The first time I heard the name of Hokkaido Scallops , it was in a very popular game. After the update, you can go to sea to catch seafood. Among them, the Hokkaido Scallops can be exchanged for pearls and DIY manuals with Ah Oat. So after the game is updated, players are squatting on the Hokkaido scallops every day, and they can summon the otter if they catch it.
Later I learned that Hokkaido scallops are a specialty of Dalian City, Liaoning Province, and are also a national agricultural product geographical indication .
Shell with stories and connotations
Habitat scallops have a breeding history in my country today, but they were not originally a species native to my country's coastal areas. Hokkaido scallops are a type of cold water large scallop. The size of can reach more than 22 cm. It is not only delicious, but also the first choice for many shell lovers to collect.
Wild Hokkaido scallops are mainly distributed in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula to the coast of South Sakhalin Island, as well as in the northern part of Hokkaido, Chitakashima and Honshu Island in Japan. my country's Hokkaido scallops were introduced from Japan.
The growth rate of Hokkaido scallops is not very fast. It takes one and a half years to two years from seedlings to grow to about 9-10 cm. If they grow to about 15 cm, it takes about 5-6 years. The rare super-large Hokkien scallops can exceed 20 cm. According to data, these Hokkien scallops with a population of more than 20 cm have survived in the sea for at least 15 years. What have these scallops experienced during a long period of time? There may be traces from their huge shells.
China introduced Hokkaido scallops from Japan in the 1980s, and now it has carried out large-scale artificial breeding and breeding in the Yellow and Bohai Sea areas of my country. After several generations of efforts, today's Dalian Hokkaido scallops has become the flagship type of Dalian's seawater aquaculture industry.
Although Hokkaido scallops are edible varieties, due to their large size and beautiful patterns, they are very popular among shell collectors. In particular, some Hokkaido scallops have patterns or are naturally whitened, which is very beautiful.
The origin of Hokkaido scallops
The naming of Hokkaido scallops, John Clarkson Jay (1808-1891), is a doctor born in New York. His favorite life is to collect shells. He is also an early American shell classification researcher. As a rich second generation, Jay received support from his family in his hobby of collecting shells. He collected many precious shells throughout his life and also named many new shells, especially the species of the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan.
It is said that Hokkaido scallops were first discovered in a city in Japan located in the south of Hokkaido . It belongs to the Hokkaido region, so it is named after its origin as a commemoration. After Dalian introduced Hokkaido scallops from Japan in the 1980s, it was widely cultivated because of its delicious taste and rich nutrition. In 2010, the Ministry of Agriculture of my country approved the implementation of geographical indication registration and protection of agricultural products for "Dalian Hokkien Scallops".
scallops are delicious, with high nutritional value
From 2001 to 2005, the breeding of Hokkaido scallops developed rapidly in Dalian and became an advantageous product for seawater breeding in Changmei County and Dalian City; in 2006, the breeding area of Hokkaido scallops in Dalian was 1.1 million mu, with an output of 170,000 tons, a five-fold increase from 2000, and the output accounted for 90% of the country; in 2010, the total production area of Hokkaido scallops in Dalian was about 224,000 hectares, with an annual output of 260,000 tons, and an output value of 3 billion yuan; in 2016, the output of Hokkaido scallops in Changhai County, Dalian is expected to produce as large as 170,000 tons, with an output value of 4.93 billion yuan. Hokkaido scallops have won the market for their deliciousness and nutrition, and have gained a foothold in Dalian.
Dalian Hokkaido scallops are an important variety among shellfish aquatic products and are very nutritious. The composition of the protein is very special, and each hundred grams contains 63.7 grams of protein, as well as calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc. In addition, Hokkaido scallops are also rich in unsaturated fatty acids EPA and DHA, which are of some help to the human blood vessels and intellectual development.
How to eat Hokkaido scallops?
There are many ways to eat Hokkaido scallops. In addition to traditional steamed scallops, there are many fresh foods. Come and learn about it with the souvenir!
cheese baked Hokkaido scallops: fresh Hokkaido scallops, wash and use a knife to insert them into the gap at the back end of the shell, and stroke the shell against the flat side until the closed muscle is cut off; open the shell, remove the black viscera and orange cheeks, clean and drain the meat left by the scallops; place the scallops face upwards in a baking tray, drizzle with lemon juice, sprinkle with thyme , salt, pour honey mustard sauce, and finally spread the mozzarella cheese evenly on the shell meat; preheat the oven at 200 degrees for 10 minutes, put the scallops in the oven at 200 degrees for 9 minutes, and then take it out and serve.
butter fry scallops: The frozen Hokkaido scallop meat I bought will be restored to room temperature after thawing, wipe dry with kitchen paper ; chop rosemary with sea salt and black pepper, and sprinkle evenly on the front and back of the shell column; add butter and olive oil in the pot, heat over medium heat, and wait until the oil bubbles up and start frying scallops; put gently in the shell column, do not turn it, and fry for medium heat for 90 seconds; turn over and fry for 90 seconds; drizzle lemon juice on the surface of the fried shell column and eat it!
When you come to Dalian, seafood must not be missed! You deserve the deliciousness of Hokkaido scallops. You can not only eat them on site, but also bring various processed products home as souvenirs. Let’s learn about the taste of the sea together!
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