Abalone is one of the precious "sea treasures", which is delicious and nutritious, and is known as "soft gold" in the ocean. Abalone is a valuable marine edible shellfish, known as "table gold, the crown of sea treasures", with tender meat and rich nutrition.
The edible part of fresh products is protein 24% and fat 0.44%; Dried food contains 40% protein, 33.7% glycogen, 0.9% fat, various vitamins and trace elements, and is a high-protein and low-fat food which is very beneficial to human body. Abalone is very delicious because it is rich in glutamic acid.
Abalone's body is covered with a thick calcareous shell, and its shell is a right-handed spiral shell. Abalone's single-walled shell is hard, right-handed, and its surface is dark green and brown. The purple, green, white and other colors on the inside of the shell complement each other and are jewel-like.
Abalone's feet are particularly thick and divided into upper and lower parts.
There are many tentacles and hills on the upper foot to feel the external situation; When the lower foot is stretched, it is oval with a flat abdomen, which is suitable for attachment and crawling. We eat abalone mainly by eating the muscles of its feet.
The mantle of abalone is the same shape as the shell, covering the whole back of the body. Different from other snails, there is a crack on the right side of the mantle of abalone. The position of this crack is equivalent to the position of the hole on the edge of the shell, and tentacles grow on the edge of the crack. When abalone is active, these tentacles will protrude from the shell hole to play the role of taste.
Abalone is a traditional and precious food in China. It is one of the eight "seafood treasures" with tender meat and rich flavor, and is known as the "crown of seafood". It is an extremely precious seafood and has always enjoyed a good reputation in the international market.