When the tide recedes in the coastal area of Taizhou, Zhejiang, three to five groups of people are often hovering deep and digging in the shallow sea. It is a creature that grows on the bottom of the coating and is bluish-yellow and looks like a garlic head. Once you grab it, it will be puffy and hard; it will be covered with slippery mucus, and you will spray water droplets when you touch it with your fingers. Although it looks unpleasant, it is delicious and nutritious, and it is often "wrapped by wind" once it is on the table. This is the sand garlic that coastal fishermen often eat.
sand garlic, scientific name sea anemone , inhabits the whole body of the sea and swallows the sand, so it is full of nutrients Like garlic, this is how the name Sha garlic comes from. Sand garlic is widely distributed. The coastline from Zhejiang to Jiangsu is long, and there are many tidal flats suitable for the growth of sand garlic. Early summer is the peak harvest season. Sand garlic is hard to cook, it is better to simmer. When simmering, be careful not to put salt, because it is already salty; do not add water, because of its high water content. After washing repeatedly with clean water, put the whole whole into a sand jar, add rice wine, ginger slices, garlic, etc., simmer over low heat, it is more delicious than chicken and duck gizzards, and has a unique flavor. It is generally regarded by the folks as having a higher effect of nourishing kidney and strengthening yang, and it is a good product for nourishing the four seasons.
There is also a tradition of collecting sand garlic in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. The Yongqiang area of Longwan District, Wenzhou City has always had the custom of harvesting sand garlic, making sand garlic jelly and becoming a variety of Ou Cai. In the 1950s and 1960s, sand garlic was the same as yellow croaker , cuttlefish , jellyfish, etc.It is a common dish for residents in coastal areas, and it costs only three or four cents per kilogram of sand garlic. Later, with the rapid increase in population and unlimited capture, they became less and less. At present, it is occasionally available on the market, and the price per kilogram is as high as more than 50 yuan. It is difficult for ordinary working-class people to pay attention to it. They have also changed their doors and entered the ranks of precious seafood and transferred to banquets.
According to nutrition experts, sea anemones have sedative, cough-reducing, anti-hypertensive, anti-coagulation, anti-bacterial and other effects, so the seaside People call it "Stone Milk". The sea anemone is rich in nutrients, and the stewed soup is delicious and nourishing. If you add ginseng, , American ginseng , the effect will be better. Recent studies have shown that sea anemones can be used as medicine, and coastal fishermen often use it to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
Sea anemone also has special medicinal functions of anti-hypoxia and anti-negative pressure. The effect is comparable to ginseng, acanthopanax and other drugs. At the same time, people in our country have always believed that sea anemones have the tonic function of "nourishing yin and strengthening yang", which has also been scientifically confirmed.
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