You can kill the turtle and freeze it in the refrigerator to eat the next day, but it should not be kept for too long.

The fishy smell of soft-shell turtle meat is difficult to get rid of. Just washing or adding onions, ginger, wine and other seasonings cannot achieve satisfactory results; when slaughtering soft-shell turtles, pick out the internal organs of the soft-shell turtles. Take out the gallbladder and take out the bile. After washing the soft-shell turtle, add some water to the soft-shell turtle bile and smear it all over the soft-shell turtle.

The whole body of the turtle is edible, especially the drooping soft part around the turtle, which is called the "turtle skirt". It is extremely delicious and unique. It is the freshest, tenderest and most delicious part of the turtle. Partly, soft-shell turtle meat is very easy to digest and absorb, produces high calories and is extremely nutritious. It is generally made into "turtle soup" for drinking, and can also be made into delicious delicacies for people to enjoy.

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Selection of soft-shell turtle:

At first glance, mainly look at the various parts of the soft-shell turtle. Those with a complete appearance, no injuries or diseases, thick muscles, shiny abdominal armor, fuzzy dorsal ribs, thick and upturned skirts, thick and strong legs, and agile movements are considered superior soft-shell turtles; otherwise, they are considered inferior soft-shell turtles.

Grab the soft-shelled turtle's back leg nest with your hand. If it moves quickly, kicks its legs wildly, and is fierce and powerful, it is a superior turtle; if it moves inflexibly, its four legs move slightly or even doesn't move. It is an inferior turtle.

The three inspections mainly check whether there are hooks and needles in the neck of the turtle. Turtles with hooks and needles cannot be kept for long periods of time or transported over long distances. Inspection method: Use a hard bamboo chopstick to stimulate the turtle's head and let it bite it, then pull the chopstick with one hand to lengthen its neck, and touch the neck carefully with the other hand.

Fourth try: Turn the turtle over on its back and lay it flat on the ground. If it can turn over quickly, escape quickly and move flexibly, it is a superior turtle; if it turns over slowly and moves slowly, it is an inferior turtle.

The clear water turtle with a cyan backlight is better than the yellow sand turtle with a yellow back shell; the turtle whose tail extends beyond the back shell is male, and vice versa, the male is better than the female. Generally, male clear water turtles weighing about 750 grams are the best.