Sea cucumber is suitable for fall and winter season.

From the point of view of growth pattern, sea cucumber mainly grows in the cold water sea area in the north, and it prefers the seawater environment with the temperature lower than 20°C. The temperature of the seawater will drop to 15-20°C, which is the best temperature range for sea cucumber to grow. As the temperature drops, the seawater temperature will also drop to 15-20°C, which is the optimal temperature range for sea cucumber growth. In this environment, the metabolism of the sea cucumber slows down and the meat becomes full and elastic, so the sea cucumbers caught in late fall and early winter have the most plump meat.

From the point of view of deliciousness, low temperature is also more able to bring out the flavor of sea cucumber. Sea cucumbers are rich in collagen, and it is at low temperatures that this property is brought into full play, making them more chewy. Sea cucumbers in late fall and early winter have firm flesh, and when you cook soup with the ingredients, you can smell the very mellow sea cucumber flavor. Therefore, using sea cucumber in autumn and winter to process various kinds of food is not only nutritious, but also can taste its most delicious original flavor.

Precautions for buying sea cucumbers

When buying sea cucumbers, you should observe whether the body shape of the sea cucumber is complete or not. If the shape is incomplete, it is possible that the trader has removed the corrupted ones, or the sea cucumber is polluted since it has been fished for a long time.

The sea cucumber you buy must be dry enough, that is, the water content of the sea cucumber must be less than fifteen percent. Generally speaking, sea cucumbers are very expensive and the lower the water content, the more affordable they are. If some unscrupulous merchants adulterate sea cucumbers with water, consumers will lose out. In addition, if the water content of sea cucumber is too much, it is also not easy to preserve and is very easy to deteriorate.

Sea cucumbers of good quality are basically of uniform size and have no sand in their bellies, so it is important to pay attention to the fact that some traders intentionally load sand or salt and alum into the bellies of sea cucumbers in order to increase their weight.