How to clean clams

Seafood is a favorite food of many people in inland areas. There are many types of seafood, and people will wash it carefully before eating it. Because seafood in the ocean feeds on microorganisms in the sea sand, there is sea sand in every kind of seafood. Clams are a kind of seafood that people often eat. If you want to eat clams, how can you clean them so that the sea sand is clean? Let's learn about it together.

1. Cleaning method

(1) Clean the surface of clams:

1. First, rinse the clams repeatedly with running water, then rub them lightly with your hands to remove the mud on the shells.

2. If there are places that cannot be washed off by hand, you can use a harder brush to brush them off little by little.

(2) Soak the clams to make them spit out the sand

The water used to store clams is usually very turbid, and there will be a lot of mud and sand in the clams you buy. Therefore, you cannot just scrub the surface of the clams at this time, but soak the clams in water for a while (about 2-3 hours).

1. When soaking clams, it is best to add an appropriate amount of salt to the water, so that the clams will be easier to adapt and can spit out the sand faster.

2. Adding sesame oil will help the clams spit out water.

5. When soaked to a certain degree, the clams will open their mouths and spit out sand to breathe. This will remove most of the mud and sand inside the clams, so they will not taste unpleasant to the teeth when eaten.

6. When washing or soaking clams, do not use dishwashing detergent or other detergents, otherwise it will contaminate the clams.

Special tips for clams:

When buying clams, buy closed ones. If they are fresh, they will open naturally after cooking. If they do not open after a long time of cooking, they are dead.

2. What are the nutritional values ​​of clams?

Flower clams are usually the common name for certain clams of the family Curculidae produced in the coastal waters of my country. They are widely distributed in the southern and northern seas of my country. The production in coastal areas such as Liaoning, Shandong and Fujian is relatively large, and they are the most common shellfish seafood on the market. Clams have the characteristics of rapid growth, short breeding cycle, strong adaptability, and long survival time out of water. They are very suitable for artificial breeding and are one of the four major farmed shellfish in my country. Clams have tender meat, delicious taste, rich nutrition, good value for money and can be boiled, fried, or served cold or used as stuffing. In addition to being eaten fresh, they can also be canned or made into dried clams.

Nutritional value:

1. It has low fat content and high unsaturated fatty acid content, and is easily digested and absorbed by the human body.

2. It contains many essential trace elements for the human body, such as calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, etc., and can be used as a nutritious green food for humans.

3. Clam meat has the effect of lowering serum cholesterol.

4. Clam meat has the effects of nourishing yin, improving eyesight and resolving phlegm.

Applicable people:

It is edible for most people.

1. People with weak spleen and stomach should not eat too much.

2. People with chronic illness should eat with caution.