Mantis shrimp turns green after cooking

Mantis shrimp is a popular seafood. Recently, some people have been buying green mantis shrimp. It was alive and lively when I bought it. But after I bought it and steamed it, it started to turn green. In summer, this situation is more worrying. Will eating it be harmful to the body? According to experts, the green color may be related to the water quality in which the mantis shrimp live. It is best not to eat such mantis shrimp if you buy them.

The greening of mantis shrimp may also be related to the following situations.

First, some mantis shrimps turn light green after being cooked. This is because they feed on plankton and algae and are caught before they have fully digested the algae. Such mantis shrimps are harmless to the human body and do not affect consumption. Most mantis shrimps turn light purple after being cooked.

Second, the vendors put chemicals in the containers containing the mantis shrimps and then added oxygen, which would make the mantis shrimps active.

Third, it is possible that this mantis shrimp is contaminated, and the green color indicates that it contains a large amount of copper.

Fourth, there may be unexpected situations such as illness during transportation. Industry insiders said that the specific reason for the greening can only be known through testing, but before the reason is clear, it is recommended that citizens should not eat it.

So how should we choose mantis shrimp?

How to quickly and easily

Peeling cooked mantis shrimp?

Countless people have picked good mantis shrimps and cooked them well, but in the end they have to face the bloody fact that the shell of mantis shrimps is very hard and has many thorns, making it really difficult to cut. I hope the following methods of peeling shrimp can help you.

The first method: peel in order

This method is more traditional and simpler. Pick up a mantis shrimp, break off the shrimp head first, and then peel it down one section at a time starting from the thoracic segment. This method is rather laborious. It is okay if you are an experienced eater of mantis shrimps. However, if you are not skilled, it is easy to peel off the shrimp meat together with it.

The second method: using scissors

Use scissors to cut along the junction of the back and abdomen of one side of the mantis shrimp, then cut the other side, and then gently peel it off, and a complete mantis shrimp meat will appear in front of you.

The third method: using chopsticks

First, twist off the two outermost small feet of the tail, then pinch the tail and gently fold it upwards, then twist it off, and the meat on the tail will come out. Then, use a chopstick to insert it from the tail to the head of the shrimp shell. Fold the shell with your left hand, press the chopstick with your right hand, and apply force in opposite directions with both hands at the same time, and the entire shell on the back will be opened.