Clams

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How do clams spit out sand clean?

The easiest and most affordable way is to simulate the clam's habitat, let the flower to soak in sea salt water (water + sea salt) for 1-2 hours, it is recommended to change the water in the middle of the water, in order to discharge the flower to the poop in addition can also be shaken to make the clams become dizzy or drop a few drops of sesame oil, the oil can be isolated from the water and the air to cause a lack of oxygen to the clams, all of these can speed up the speed of the flower to spit out the sand.

Why can't clams be kept in sea salt water?

Many people buy clams and put them in sea salt water overnight, but this can easily lead to the death of the clams. Because the clams in the habitat will produce poop, if not timely change of water, the poop will produce ammonia ammonia pollution, once exceeded the standard will cause clams poisoning.

How to keep clams properly?

Flower clams are marine animals that are resistant to low oxygen, and they will not die even if they are dehydrated for 10 hours in a low-temperature environment, so you can soak them in sea salt water for half an hour to get them to drink enough water, and then dehydrate them and put them in the refrigerator, and then take them back to sea salt water when you take them out on the next day.

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Is a clam a clamworm?

Clams are clams, but there are more clams than just clams. Clams generally live in shallow waters about 30 meters deep and can usually be dug up along the beach. Currently known clams have about 200 kinds of clams in the country there are 30 kinds, in addition to clams, the following list of nine kinds of common clams in our lives.

Clams

White clams

Oil clams

Maori

Green clams

Yellow clams

Blood clams

Sand clams

Sand clams

Bird clams

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Nutritional properties of clams

Nutritional properties Comprehensive:Flower start is characterized by high protein, high micronutrients and low fat.

Calcium and fitness: The calcium content of clams is among the highest in seafood, with 130mg of calcium per 100g, which is not as good as dairy products, but is a good source of calcium.

Preventing anemia: Flowering vegetables are also rich in vitamin B12, which is related to blood metabolism, and those who are deficient in it may suffer from pernicious anemia.

Lowering cholesterol:Flower contains cholesterol-lowering diltiazem 7-cholesterol and 24-methylene cholesterol, which both inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver and accelerate the excretion of cholesterol.

Mood regulation: Flower contains trace elements that are also helpful in relieving stress and anxiety.

Classic cuisine of clams

The clams can be steamed, boiled, fried or baked, and do not need MSG when cooking because of their freshness. If blanching, it is recommended to use warm water in the pot until the opening, the cooking time should not be too long, the meat will easily become old.

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History of shellfish

As early as the Cambrian Era of the Paleozoic Era, there were traces of shellfish, and in the history of human civilization shellfish not only in addition to food, but also served as currency, decoration, rituals, and divination.

Right cargo shellfish is the earliest human currency, the birth of money is the human out of barbarism towards civilization is one of the important symbols.

The world's oldest clam

Arctic round clam "Ming"

In 2006, British scientists in Icelandic waters to find a clam, the clam body also has a wheel of the year, every year of growth, the wheel of the year will be turned over, and later found that there are 405 circles on the body of the TA, on behalf of the TA at least 405 The clam's 405 rings mean that it is at least 405 years old, and it was named "Ming" because it was presumed to have been born during the Ming Dynasty in China.

"Ming" as the longest-lived mollusk, belonging to the Arctic round clam, which is a kind of long-lived clams, usually lurking in the depths of the ocean, in the Irish Sea, the North Sea and other areas can often be found more than a hundred years old clam earthworms. Since the industrial revolution, the atmosphere, sea water temperature and other huge changes, and these clams on the body of the wheel of the year, like a phonograph record, recorded the change of the times as well as the changes in this world!