When it comes to sea cucumber, I am afraid that it is a very expensive thing in the common people's impression, which can easily cost three to four thousand dollars a catty. But because it has a very high nutritional value, after eating can obviously feel the body state of the better, so in the view of many people, eat sea cucumber, although expensive, but also value for money, rather expensive to eat.

So, after eating so many sea cucumbers, do you know the structure of sea cucumber? Which part of the sea cucumber do we usually eat? Which part of the sea cucumber is the most nutritious?

First of all, the dense thorns on the back of the sea cucumber, these thorns are also called wart feet, and the wart feet of the sea cucumber are usually arranged in 4-6 irregular longitudinal rows, which is often called "four rows of thorns, six rows of thorns". And the fineness and firmness of these spines are usually used to judge whether the quality of dried sea cucumbers is good or not.

Sea cucumber

The sea cucumber's abdomen is full of dense tube feet with suction cups at the end, and the sea cucumber usually relies on these tiny feet to walk slowly on the seabed. Wild or bottom-seeded sea cucumbers have short, thick and powerful tube feet because they usually have to use their tube feet to hold onto the reefs on the seabed, while farmed sea cucumbers have long, thin tube feet because of their better growing environment.

Sea cucumber

The sea cucumber is generally spindle-shaped, with two slightly pointed ends and a thicker center. One end is the head of the sea cucumber and one end is the tail of the sea cucumber. When we cut open the sea cucumber, we can see the internal structure of the sea cucumber.

The more obvious part of the head of the sea cucumber is its mouth, which is often referred to as the sand spout, which is removed during the foaming process of the sea cucumber. Then there is the inner wall of the sea cucumber, which is also the most important edible part of the sea cucumber. Generally speaking, the sea cucumber with thick and elastic interior is a good sea cucumber. On the inner wall of the sea cucumber are the sea cucumber tendons, usually five, arranged vertically. Sea cucumber tendons are also nutritious, but because they will affect the sea cucumber's rise and development, they should be cut into small segments when they are being developed.

The dried sea cucumber has been processed to remove the internal organs of the sea cucumber, and some of the internal organs of the sea cucumber are inedible, so they have been removed during the processing. The remaining part of edible sea cucumber is generally known as sea cucumber flower, which mainly includes sea cucumber intestine, eggs and so on. Sea cucumber flowers are only found in female sea cucumbers with a growth period of 4 years or more, and are a very nutritious substance.

Sea cucumber

The sea cucumber flower is usually orange in color, and it is said that every 1,000 kilograms of live sea cucumber can only get one kilogram of sea cucumber flower in the process of slaughter, which is known as the "gold in the cucumber". Similar to the way of eating sea cucumber, sea cucumber flowers can also be used to cook soup, porridge, cold, can also be used to stir-fry vegetables, are used as a longevity, nourishing the body.

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Now, do you know which part of the sea cucumber we are eating?