1. First of all, the clams should be rinsed repeatedly under running water, and then slightly rubbed by hand to remove the silt on the shell. If there are places that can't be washed off by hand, you can use a harder brush to brush it off a little bit.

2. Soak the clams in water for about 2-3 hours, and put an appropriate amount of salt in the water while soaking, so that the clams will be easier to spit sand.

3. When washing or soaking the clams, don't use dishwashing or other detergents, otherwise the clams will be contaminated. After the clams spit out the sand, rinse them 2 times with water.

extended information

Clam meat flavor, nutrient-rich, high protein content, the composition of the types of amino acids and a reasonable ratio;

Low fat content, unsaturated fatty acids, high, easy to be digested and absorbed by the human body, there are a variety of vitamins and medicinal ingredients. Containing calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc and other essential trace elements, can be used as human nutrition, green food, favored by consumers.

Clam meat, as well as shellfish mollusks, contains a serum cholesterol-lowering effect of 7-cholesterol and 24-methylene cholesterol, which both inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver and accelerate the excretion of cholesterol unique role in the body so that cholesterol down. They are more effective than the commonly used cholesterol-lowering drug, glutathione.

Chinese medicine believes that clam meat has the effect of nourishing yin and brightening the eyes, softening hardness, and resolving phlegm, and some shellfish have the effect of benefiting the essence and moistening the organs. All people can eat. People with high cholesterol, high blood fat body and people suffering from goiter, bronchitis, gastric diseases are especially suitable.

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