Sea cucumber is a common seafood in coastal areas, and it has very rich nutritional value. Sea cucumber is one of the "eight treasures" among all kinds of delicacies, and it also has a variety of nourishing and health-keeping functions specifically designated by Chinese medicine. Generally speaking, fresh sea cucumbers are not easy to preserve, so they can be dried. So, what is the 10 method for selecting dry sea cucumber? Let's take a look!

Select 10 methods in dry sea cucumber.

1, look-the high-quality dry sea cucumber is uneven taupe, with dark back and light abdomen, and the tube foot can be seen. The inferior sea cucumber is uniform in color and mostly dark gray, and the tube foot is covered with additives and cannot be seen.

2. Smell —— High-quality dry sea cucumber has a unique sea cucumber taste, while inferior sea cucumbers are covered with additives, and most of them have no taste.

3. Listen-the high-quality dry sea cucumber has a crisp sound when struck, while the poor quality sea cucumber has a dull sound after struck.

4. Cutting —— The incision of high-quality dry sea cucumber is tight and free of impurities, while the incision of inferior sea cucumber is filled with impurities after eversion.

5. Source-The quality of sea cucumber is closely related to the place of origin. The sea area with high latitude and low water temperature has longer growth cycle and higher effective substances. The best sea cucumbers in China are located at the 39-degree north latitude line, because the water temperature in this area is around 10 degrees all the year round.

6. Soaking —— High-quality dry sea cucumber will not soften until it is soaked for at least 24 hours, and the dried salt/sugar dry sea cucumber usually softens in 12 hours. Through this feature, light dry sea cucumber can be quickly identified.

7. Clean —— The sea cucumber soaked in high-quality dry sea cucumber and cut open is clean, with intact tendons and milky white color, and there may be a little fine sand. If the sea cucumber contains a lot of sawdust, different colors and black substances, it should be noted that it is a "feeding" sea cucumber.

8. Swelling —— The length of high-quality dry sea cucumber is 2~2.5 times, the volume is 4~6 times, and the weight is 8~ 12 times.

9. Thickness —— The ginseng wall after high-quality light dry sea cucumber is thick and translucent, and the transparency of the body can be seen in sunny conditions.

10, elastic-high-quality dry sea cucumber has a delicate and elastic taste after soaking. Whether the sea cucumber is good or not is not known until you eat it.