Is the drunken yellow snail raw or cooked?

Drunk mud snail is a snack made of yellow mud snail as the main raw material. In Zhejiang, people are very familiar with the ingredient of yellow snail, not only the delicious drunk snail, but also the food with different tastes. So, do you know how to eat drunk snails? Today, we will introduce it to you. By the way, I will teach you how to make drunk mud snails, so that you can improve your cooking skills.

Drunk mud snail is a famous snack in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, which is produced in the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Among them, Una drunken snail is the most famous, with sweet, crisp, tender, salty and fresh taste and unique flavor.

It was called spitting iron in ancient times. According to Ming Wanli's Official History of Wenzhou, "When I spit out an iron mud snail, commonly known as Ni Si, I took the title of sand at the age of 18, and the sand was as black as iron until the peach blossoms." Today it is called mud paste in Wenzhou, because it grows in the mud coating.

working methods

1. The raw materials used are snails with large and thin shells, thick belly feet, no sand in the body, red and yellow feet, full and hidden meat and no broken shells. Around midsummer, mud snails are particularly tender, smooth and plump, which is the golden season for harvesting and processing.

2. Salt soaking Put the selected snails into a bucket, add 20% ~ 23% salt water (Baume's degree is 24), and quickly stir evenly until foam is produced. Then, let stand for 3-4 hours.

Step 3 rinse. Pick up the mud snail soaked in salt water, spread it on the screen, rinse it with clear water and dry it slightly.

4. Pickling: put the washed mud snail into the barrel again, add 20% ~ 22% salt water and stir evenly. The next day, cover the bamboo curtain and press the stone to prevent the snail from floating from the salt water. The curing time is about half a month.

5. Grading: Take the pickled snails out of the barrel, grade them according to the specifications and put them in different jars. Each jar and jar should not be too full, and salt water should not be added.

6. Brine production: pour the brine of pickled snails into a pot, add appropriate amount of fennel, cinnamon and ginger slices, boil for 10 minute, and then cool and filter to obtain the brine.

7. Feeding: add marinade in the mud snail jar and jar until the mud snail is submerged, and add yellow wine accounting for 5% of the weight of the mud snail.

8. seal. After feeding, the jars of the mud snail are sealed and stored for 10 day, which is the finished product of drunk mud snail, which can be sold or stored.

Nutritional value of bullacta exarata

When it comes to gourmet snacks in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, drunken mud snails are the most famous. Drunk mud snail is brewed from fresh yellow mud snail, which is sweet, crisp and salty, with unique flavor and nutritional value. So what is the nutritional value of yellow snail? Let's take a closer look!

First of all, Bullacta exarata is rich in various nutrients needed by human body, including protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamins.

In addition, the bullacta exarata also has certain medical functions. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, Bullacta exarata has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, moistening lung, improving eyesight, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst.

It is worth mentioning that there are many folk remedies that yellow snails can prevent and treat pharyngitis and wine-stained tuberculosis.

Nowadays, the yellow snail has become an indispensable appetizer in many hotels or restaurants, and it is very popular!