How to clean clams

The main meat of clams is delicious and is loved by many people. Usually we eat clams at food stalls or night markets. The price is not very expensive, and it feels great to eat it together with several people. The method of cooking clams is very simple, but the sand in the clams' body must be drained out before cooking. Many people fail to handle this detail properly, which greatly affects the taste. So, how to clean clams? Let’s take a look below.

Steps for cleaning clams:

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.

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.