01The first step in buying razor clams at home is to ? Spit out sand?

Because razor clams are seafood, only fresh razor clams are mined from the sea, resulting in many people buying razor clams that are dead. However, as far as personal advice is concerned, it is not recommended to buy the kind of razor clams that are quick-frozen because that kind of razor clams are basically not after ? spitting sand? process. It's possible that you've removed the sand from the inside of the shell, but there's no way you can remove the sand from the top of the razor clam's digestive organs, especially that fine sand from the sea. So when you buy a live razor clam, the first step is to get it to spit out the sand.

02The second step is to brush the razor clams with a brush to prevent the surface from carrying mud and sand and so on

Anyone who has bought or handled razor clams knows that there is a layer of mucus on the shells of the razor clams, which is both the razor clams' motivation to walk and a way for them to excrete their own fecal matter. Therefore, when razor clams spit out sand, because there are a lot of razor clams together, their shells will leave a lot of climbing traces (commonly known as mucus), and if you wash hard it is easy to break the shells (because razor clam shells are so thin and fragile).

03There is a ring of kelp around razor clams, that is not edible and needs to be disposed of

Many people think that the ring of kelp next to the razor clams can be eaten, but I don't think it is edible. Because razor clams rely on that apron for movement and eating. Or that is also a threshold between the inside and the outside of the razor clam, therefore, this must have old dirt on it, which is not recommended to eat, and of course, its flavor is not very good!

04 razor clams must be cooked with wine and ginger

Seaside people eat razor clams may be directly cooked and eat, but mainlanders eat it, or feel that it means fishy. As a pure southerner, I think you must put enough ginger and cooking wine when cooking, no matter whether you eat light flavor or strong flavor. As we all know, creatures in shells are generally cold foods and ginger is hot, so another function of putting in ginger slices is to neutralize the coldness of the food.