the other day
I just went to the beach
Met a ship boss and we saw each other as we were!
That night, he sent me a plate of "fried turtle feet"
My wife was shocked by this appearance!
"Can this monster-like foot be eaten?"
Turtle feet
(Gooseneck barnacles)
Is it because it resembles the feet of a turtle?
Eager to learn,
Seafood I know you eat too much,
This seafood that I'm going to introduce this time,
Don't say eat, it's the people who have heard and seen it,
Not much to estimate.
It is estimated that you will see it at the beach, I wonder if you have tasted it?
Let me popularize the knowledge of this kind of "marine species" to you!
Don't look at this thing looks crooked and cracked dates are a bit ugly,
Shaped like a chicken crown, it looks like a turtle's foot and like a buddha's hand,
It's delicious to eat.
Its scientific name is
Stone slug (jié)
Stone slug, also known as turtle foot,
It is found along the coasts of the East China Sea and the South China Sea.
It has the effect of urinating and eliminating blocks.
For urination unfavorable, prosthetic, edema, fullness.
Sea objects on the reef like turtle feet,
Not many people know.
In fact, it has a lot of stories,
Some are funny, some make people drool, and some can kill people.
Because its shape is really strange,
So various aliases describe what it looks like:
Bergamot shell, dog claw snail, cockscomb shell, Guanyin palm, pen holder, gooseneck barnacles
The Japanese call it "Turtle Hand"...
(Not really a turtle's hand!) ）
Today, its Chinese name in the scientific community is "Turtle Foot".
The body of the turtle foot is divided into a head and a stalk,
The head is claw-shaped, and the stalk is inverted triangular,
Looks like the toes of prehistoric dinosaurs.
Turtle feet are social animals like humans,
Often clinging in groups in crevices of rocks,
Very timid, once touched,
and the tightening handle is hidden in the crevice of the rock,
It's even harder for acquisition.
This seafood is a real giveaway by the sea,
Because they are edible.
Due to the strange appearance,
Turtle feet have been called "seafood from hell"
<h1>Historical records</h1>
Non-oysters and non-mussels, shu claws for feeding
Although the common name is given the name of shell and snail,
But Nie Huang, the author of "Sea Mistake Map", has a clear understanding.
He said that the turtle's foot is "not a oyster, not a mussel, but a unique shape."
The animal "turtle's foot" in "Sea Fault Map" is from the Forbidden City Publishing House
It is true that turtle feet and shellfish are not related,
And belongs to the crustacean subphylum,
Cranopoptera, Pectoralera, Chochocenae.
It is closer to shrimp and crab.
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But why can't it crawl like shrimp and crabs?
In fact, its larvae can swim and crawl.
Once the right reef is found, the larvae will fix themselves,
Then slowly change into the shape of a turtle's foot.
The "claw" part is its head-like part.
Nie Huang observed very carefully:
"The claws, no matter how big or small, have five fingers each... The middle three fingers can be opened and closed,
Open long and thin claws, to feed on the tide water worms.
"Looking at the real thing, it is indeed 5 "fingers".
In fact, the turtle foot has a total of 8 shell plates,
Three of the fingers are made up of two shell plates.
After the shell plate in the middle is opened,
It will stretch out its "thin claws" (scientifically called the foot),
Catch plankton in the water.
As for the "foot and neck" part,
It is its handle, which is responsible for fixing the body.
Because of the need to resist the impact of the waves,
The muscles of the stalk are particularly developed, and there are rough scales on the outside.
Turtle feet usually hide their stalks in stone crevices, revealing only their head-like parts.
<h1>Living environment</h1>
Turtle feet mainly inhabit subtropical and tropical coastal high tides,
It is often densely entrenched in crevices of reef rocks where the sea is clear.
Turtle feet have particularly high requirements for the living environment,
Once the sea is polluted, the turtle foot will die,
Don't look at it as small, but it looks like a slow,
If the fingernail cover is so big, it will take two or three years.
<h1>Why is it expensive</h1>
Picking is extremely difficult
More harvests are taken in summer and autumn.
Because turtle feet grow in unusually extreme environments,
It only grows on the steepest cliffs and is extremely difficult to catch.
Every time you go to the sea to pick, you have to see if it is in line with the high and low tide period of the sea,
Generally, the first day of the first lunar month, the first few days around the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar is the period of the great low tide
(Only this time period can go fishing, other time periods do not dare to go.) ）
Otherwise, you can be eaten by the sea at any time!
▼ Look at the waves when foreigners pick them and you will know how severe they are
The story behind the ingredients
The gatherer is known as the "turtle foot hunter",
They use the most rudimentary equipment,
Fix yourself to the rock,
In the great impact of the waves, risking your life,
Go collect turtle feet on cliff rocks.
The more expensive the turtle foot collection, the more dangerous it is,
They grow deep below the watermark,
The "turtle hunter" must be agile and strong,
We must also learn to observe and listen to the message of the sea,
It is estimated that five "turtle foot hunters" will die for it every year.
Each "turtle foot hunter" can have a harvest of 400 euros per day,
But when this ingredient is transported to the city center, the price is more expensive than gold.
In order to salvage this rare ingredient,
Every year someone sacrifices their lives for this,
This is also the most valuable story behind this expensive ingredient.
<h1>Cannot be artificially bred</h1>
At present, turtle feet are still natural resources,
The growth is slow and it is not yet possible to artificially raise seedlings.
So everyone eats wild oh ~
<h1>The number of resources is small</h1>
Due to the large number of artificial harvests in recent years, the resources have been seriously damaged,
The number of turtle feet is getting smaller and smaller, and now the large turtle feet on the market are relatively rare.
The common length is between 1.5-2.5 cm.
Generally 2-3 years to grow to the size of a fingernail,
The largest can grow up to 4.5 cm wide.
<h1>Low yield</h1>
The shank is elastic, and when touched, it is tightened in the crevice of the stone, and the hermaphrodite is homophroditic.
It is mostly distributed along the coast, but the production is very small.
<h1>High nutritional value</h1>
Turtle feet are rich in iodine, calcium, protein and vitamins, etc.
After eating there is a recovery and enhancement of the function of the body tissues,
Promote blood circulation and metabolism, longevity effect,
It is a high-grade nutritional product.
<h1>Cooking method</h1>
Steamed or boiled
Boil in water, dip in some vinegar and mustard after coming out of the pot,
Put it in your mouth and suck it gently,
The juice flows down the corner of the mouth, and the meat in the mouth is delicate and tender,
The umami taste goes from the sides of the tongue to the cheek teeth, and the fingertips leave a fragrance;
If a small amount of oil is poured in, stir-fry the turtle feet,
A small amount of cooking wine is added to freshen up, which is also a delicacy with wine.
Stir-fry in a frying pan
Wash the pot and stir-fry, taste like melon seeds, open the upper bergamot,
Biting open the "skin bag" under the Buddha's hand, the best thing to eat is this small piece of "clam-footed" flesh,
It tastes tender and knotted, and it's chewy!
Well, today I will talk so much, rich friends,
Take advantage of this summer to go to the beach to taste this earthly delicacy!
Oh, by the way, I heard that this magical creature also has a magical legend!
But it is related to the Senju Kannon, so you should find out slowly!