This kind of bug is called sandworm. As the name suggests, this kind of bug mainly lives in the sand by the sea.

Its shape is a cylinder, and it is very similar to a intestine. The length of its appearance is generally about two inches. In China's Hainan Island, Fujian, Guangdong and other coastal areas, it is usually used to make dried products, fresh products and processed products for sale, and the food made from it is very fresh and tender.

Sandworm is also known as "sea ginseng". It is an edible insect. It is an edible substance, and it is extremely rich in nutrients. It contains a lot of protein amino acids, calcium and iron, and some trace elements necessary for human body. Taurine contained in it also has the function of regulating and improving brain function.

For some women with too little postpartum milk secretion, it can also promote milk secretion. For children with frequent nocturia, they can also eat sand worms for treatment. Sandworm has a good curative effect on some patients with high blood pressure, irritability, dry mouth, heavy internal heat, weak body, backache and leg pain.

It can not only be used as an edible material. It can also be used to make medicines, and can be processed with Chinese medicines such as Lycium barbarum to form oral liquid and other medicines. It has the effects of tonifying kidney, nourishing yin and so on.

First, matters needing attention: although the nutrients contained in the worm are of great benefit to the human body. But it is not suitable for excessive consumption. And when it is used to make dishes, it is best to clean it completely, then dry it and steam or fry it completely before eating.

Second, the nutritional value of frozen bamboo shoots

Its edible and medicinal value is recorded in many pharmacopoeias in China. Starworm is cold, sweet and salty. It has the functions of nourishing yin and reducing fire, clearing away lung-heat, tonifying deficiency, promoting blood circulation and strengthening the body, and nourishing kidney and caring skin. It can be used to treat bone steaming hot flashes, night sweats due to yin deficiency, cough due to lung deficiency, chest tightness and excessive phlegm, and women's postpartum milk scarcity. It has effects on treating tuberculosis, cough, neurasthenia, frequent nocturia due to spleen deficiency and kidney deficiency in children.

At the same time, Starworm is a kind of nutritious food, which is rich in protein, amino acids, trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus and iron, and taurine, which can regulate brain function. In addition, Starworm is a high-protein seafood containing a variety of amino acids, so it has the reputation of "beach sausage" and is well received by consumers in Quanzhou and at home and abroad.

"There are winter worms in the mountains and starworms in the sea" embodies the extremely high nutritional value of frozen bamboo shoots. Therefore, in Quanzhou, the origin of frozen bamboo shoots, children can often see the scene of eating frozen bamboo shoots.