A, why is the clam so expensive
Why is the clam so expensive, the root cause is the strong demand for Chinese diners to pull up the price, 90% of the foreign mussels were flown to Hong Kong and mainland China's dinner table. In addition, Chinese table culture considers it a man's status symbol to be able to afford mussels. A single elephant trunk clam is purchased for $10 and arrives in a Chinese restaurant for $150. The price is 200 pounds (1,800 yuan) in a fine Chinese restaurant in London and 600 yuan a catty in a Beijing restaurant. The slicing of the mussels requires good knife work, and a plate of delicious sashimi is a great test of a chef's skill.
The mussels' high price tag is also related to the way they are caught, which requires divers to dive in and catch them. The mussels live in underwater caves, digging only one hole in their lives and dying once they are caught out of the hole. In Canada, the government issues only 55 fishing licenses, and only these people are qualified to fish.
Two, what is the nutritional value of the elephant mussels
Nutritional value:
1, rich in protein, with the maintenance of potassium-sodium balance; eliminate edema. Improve immunity. Regulate low blood pressure, buffer anemia, conducive to growth and development.
2, other effects: lung deficiency cough, kidney deficiency for asthma, deficiency labor wheezing cough. The kidney deficiency impotence. The quality of this quality Run not dry, tonifying the kidney to help the sun and can benefit the essence of blood, there is a solid root to cultivate the power.
Chinese medicine dietary therapy:
1, to improve immunity: protein: the most important nutrients to maintain immune function, for the composition of white blood cells and antibodies to the main components.
2, aphrodisiac and waist: promote sexual function, spermatogenesis and fertility. It strengthens the essence, improves the quality of semen and enhances sperm vitality. It is suitable for treating impotence caused by kidney yang deficiency, lumbago, frequent urination and replenishing the deficiency of qi of the five organs. Suitable for men with sexual dysfunction, spermatorrhea and impotence.
3, diuretic swelling: can remove toxins and excess water in the body, promote blood and water metabolism, diuretic, edema effect. Containing diuretic ingredients, it can eliminate water and sodium retention in the body, diuretic swelling. It can treat generalized edema, urinary incontinence and so on.
4. Compensate kidney deficiency: symptoms of cold, lumbago, cold extremities, chills, edema of kidney yang deficiency.5. Dispel lipids and lower blood pressure: make blood pressure easier to control, and make capillary dilation, blood viscosity reduction, microcirculation improvement. It can soften and protect blood vessels, and has the effect of lowering blood lipids and cholesterol in the human body.
Three, the mussels can not eat with what
1, can not eat with cold food: mussels are cold in nature, it is best to eat to avoid eating with some cold food *** with food, such as cabbage, cucumber and other vegetables, meals should not be drinking some of the like soda, ice water, ice-cream such as ice cream drinks, but also pay attention to eat less or do not eat watermelon, pears and other cold fruits!
2, can not be eaten with beer, red wine: consumption of mussels drinking a lot of beer, will produce too much uric acid, thereby triggering gout. Too much uric acid will be deposited in the joints or soft tissues, thus causing inflammation of joints and soft tissues.
3, skin disease patients fasting: skin disease patients can not eat elephant mussels because elephant mussels in the protein contained in the human body, can be used as an allergen, the body to produce an allergic reaction, such as itchy lumps, etc., or to make the original skin disease recurrence, aggravation. Therefore, dermatologists regard seafood as one of the causes of disease, requiring certain patients to avoid. Allergic dermatosis caused by eating elephant trunk mussels, mostly belongs to the type I allergic reaction, can cause smooth muscle spasm, vasodilation, increased permeability, plasma extravasation, edema, and eosinophilia. Clinical manifestations are itchy skin, urticaria, angioedema and other systemic symptoms, or recurrence or exacerbation of infantile eczema, chronic eczema and so on.
4, edible mussels need to be cooked: mussels are not cooked contain bacteria, mussels in the germs are mainly Vibrio parahaemolyticus and other heat-resistant, more than 80 ℃ to kill. In addition to the bacteria brought in the water, seafood may also exist in the parasite eggs as well as processing to bring germs and viral contamination. Generally speaking, 4-5 minutes in boiling water to be considered completely sterilized.