Dry sea cucumber has a shelf life. The shelf life of dry sea cucumber can reach 2-3 years after it is sealed and placed in a ventilated and dry place. Dry sea cucumber is a processed product of sea cucumber, which is easy to store and transport, so it is very popular with people and the market. Dry sea cucumber is usually divided into salt dry sea cucumber, light dry sea cucumber, sugar dry sea cucumber and ready-to-eat dry sea cucumber according to different processing technologies.

The method of selecting dry sea cucumber:

1, depending on the size: Choose dry sea cucumber, which is bigger, because that kind of sea cucumber often grows better and tastes much better. Try not to choose dry sea cucumber, which is smaller.

2, look at the shape: the shape should be complete, and the sea cucumber of the same grade should be full and thick. Incomplete sea cucumbers may be dried after the rotten parts are removed. The distorted and shriveled shape indicates that the sea cucumbers are not processed and dried immediately after fishing, which may cause external drying and internal pollution deterioration.

3, look at the color: good dry sea cucumber color is brown or black, and some are gray-black, the surface is not bright.

4. According to the degree of dryness: the water content in dry sea cucumber should not exceed 15%, and dry sea cucumber which is wet or not completely dried is easy to deteriorate.