Drying and drying dried squid are mainly carried out in autumn and winter, so it is sunny and rainy, and the climate is dry, so the fish body is easy to dry. Squid drying usually takes 6- 10 days. Hanging drying method and net drying method can be used for drying.

Hanging and drying method: When operating, put the squid on the barbed wire, spread the carcass with a bamboo stick, hook the tail of the squid with a small iron and hang it on a fixed bracket, so that the fish head faces down, so as to ooze water from the body. When the sun is 40% to 50%, it will be shaped, mainly to check whether the small bamboo stick plays a role in shaping. If it is found that the appearance is not beautiful enough, the bamboo stick can be used to puncture and open the shape again.

Net drying method: lay squid flat on the net curtain, first dry the fish back to facilitate draining, then turn over the belly meat, and shape it when it is dried to 40% to 50%, and stretch the meat surface and wrist with your fingers to make it flat and symmetrical. Turn it 4-5 times in l days (if the female fish has yolk, it will be dried separately).

7. marinate and steam. When the squid is dried to 8000%, if the finished product needs to be frosted, it is necessary to put the dried squid into a basket, seal it with straw or sacks, and leave it for 7- 10 days for salting and steaming. The function of salting and steaming is to make part of the water in the fish body spread outward and precipitate betaine and other nitrides from the muscle. After drying, 1 layer of white crystalline objects will be attached to the body surface, like frost flowers, which are commercially called "blood owl". This substance has a sweet taste and can add flavor. Move the dried fish salted and steamed to threshing ground, sun-dry it until it is fully dry, and then pack it and put it in storage.

8. Classification: According to the national standard, the back length is above 25 cm, the back length is 1 grade, the back length is 14-20 cm, the back length is grade 2, and the back length is 8- 14 cm, and the moisture content is less than 20%.