For people who are new to sea cucumbers, soaking dried sea cucumbers is a difficult task, because soaking sea cucumbers in an incorrect way or soaking sea cucumbers for an insufficient amount of time, etc., will affect the taste of sea cucumbers, and also affect the absorption and utilization of nutrients in the body.

1, the same taste, the bigger the soaking, the higher the purity, the lower the salt content.

2. According to the regulations, the foaming rate of light dried sea cucumber is more than 10 times (i.e. 1 catty of dried sea cucumber foaming 10 catty of fresh sea cucumber), and more than 13-15 times even if it is pure light dried sea cucumber.

How long to cook sea cucumber

The soaking time is determined by the quality of the sea cucumber, and there is no definite conclusion.

For example, authentic wild sea cucumber is very resistant to cooking and needs to be cooked for 1.5-2 hours; while some sea cucumbers can be cooked for half an hour.

Why the water of sea cucumber has color

1, the more common color: light green, light yellow, yellowish brown

2, the different color of the water of sea cucumber is a normal situation, which is decided by the algae that sea cucumber consumes, and there is no direct correlation with the quality of sea cucumber. The sea cucumber absorbs the pigment of the algae into its body, and when it is soaked and boiled, the plant pigment is incorporated into the water, resulting in the water changing color.

Why is the sea cucumber tendon black and gray after soaking

1, when processing sea cucumber squeezing intestine, the intestine is broken, and the seaweed and other substances flow out resulting in staining.

2. If you buy poor quality sea cucumber, it will also appear black and gray.

Therefore, when buying sea cucumbers, you must go to the regular business to buy, one is to ensure the quality of the sea cucumber, and the second is to soak the sea cucumber after consumption of the best taste, the best effect on the body of nourishment.