Meretrix meretrix is a common name for some shellfish of Claudioside family, especially Ruditapes variegatus and Ruditapesphilippinarum, among which Ruditapes philippinarum is also called Meretrix, which is different from Ruditapes philippinarum. Commonly known as Meretrix meretrix, it is called Meretrix meretrix (xi m n z ǐ) in Liaoning, Meretrix meretrix (gá là) in Shandong, ァサリぁさり] asari in Japanese and short-necked clam in English.
Meretrix meretrix is a common shellfish in the market, which is widely distributed in the north and south seas of China. Rapid growth, short culture period, strong adaptability (wide temperature, wide salt and wide distribution) and long survival time without water. It is an excellent shellfish suitable for artificial high-density culture and one of the four major cultured shellfish in China. Edible cooking.
Clam shell is delicious, rich in nutrition, high in protein and reasonable in amino acid composition and proportion. Low fat content, high unsaturated fatty acid content, easy to be digested and absorbed by human body, containing a variety of vitamins and medicinal ingredients. It contains calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc and other essential trace elements, which can be used as human nutrition and green food, and is favored by consumers. Clam meat and mollusks contain cholesterol-lowering agents 7- cholesterol and 24- methylene cholesterol, which can lower serum cholesterol. They have the unique functions of inhibiting liver cholesterol synthesis and accelerating cholesterol excretion, thus reducing cholesterol in the body. They are more effective than sitosterol, a commonly used cholesterol-lowering drug. Chinese medicine believes that mussel meat has the effects of nourishing yin, improving eyesight, softening and resolving phlegm, and some shellfish are also beneficial to refinement, moistening dryness and turning dirty. Everyone can eat it. It is especially suitable for people with high cholesterol and hyperlipidemia and people with goiter, bronchitis and stomach diseases.
Tip: shellfish such as clams are very delicious. Never add monosodium glutamate or more salt when cooking, so as not to lose the flavor. Shellfish should spit sand and eat it when it is ripe. Shellfish such as clams are cold, and those with deficiency of spleen and stomach should not eat more.