Speaking of our oyster in Haiyang, it is not famous, because there are few farmers, and its limelight has already overshadowed Rushan, the neighboring city, but the oyster producing areas are all in the same sea area, around Biwa Island in Haiyang, with blue sea and blue sky and pleasant climate.
The culture area starts from Dalu Mountain in the east and reaches Qingdao in the south, with less wind and waves. This sea area contains a lot of nutrients and rich natural bait. It is an excellent place for oysters to grow and tastes delicious.
The oysters we usually eat are basically farmed. In Haiyang and Rushan, seedlings are placed in cages and then put into the sea, which can only be said to be semi-wild.
Real wild oysters lie tightly on the rocks, and they may not be knocked down with special tools. Local people may have wild oysters in the sea, but they are generally small, and the big ones are in the deep sea, so someone told you that you can send wild oysters, which is basically a fool.
So how did the oysters we usually eat come from?
Oysters are the most fertile in winter, and are generally listed in 10 and April of the following year. Every day, fishermen braved the cold wind and sailed on the sea before dawn, usually coming back with cages full of oysters in the morning.
When the oysters arrive at the dock, someone will take care of them. Because oysters grow together, the aunt at the dock will separate them one by one with an axe, from morning till night.
At this time, the separated oysters will be covered with dirt and debris, and then they will be cleaned uniformly. Some farmers with good conditions will even use large-scale cleaning equipment to automatically clean and grade.
After cleaning and sorting, oysters will be placed in the cleaning pool for customers to deliver.
The oysters at this time are the oysters we usually eat.
How do raw oysters open their shells?
Please prepare the gloves and knives we gave to Xiao Xiansen.
What are the common ways to eat oysters?
One: raw food
Fishermen living by the sea have the habit of eating oysters raw and shrimps alive, naturally because they can enjoy the most primitive delicacies to the maximum.
If life is full of ritual, add lemon juice or red wine after chilling to remove the fishy smell and put a knife and fork to show high-end temperament.
Two: steaming
This is the most grounded way to eat and the most common way to eat. Put the washed oysters into the steamer, and after five minutes, open the lid. Don't put anything, just open the shell and eat.
Three: charcoal burning or oven baking.
After the oysters are shelled, they are seasoned with minced garlic, Jiang Mo, vermicelli and sauce. Grill directly on a charcoal fire and then invite a group of friends to sit around and drink and brag. This is a great pleasure in life.
Four: stir-fry
After the oyster is shelled, peel off the meat, blanch it with boiling water, and season it with chopped green onion, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. This is similar to home cooking. It's very appetizing.
Five: Hotpot
Peel off the oyster meat, and when the bottom of the pot is boiled, throw it in and cook. Even the hot pot soup will blend into the taste of the sea, and the oyster meat will be more tender.
Six: oyster soup
Oil and onion, add oyster meat and tofu, add water and heat, add egg blossoms, and then take out the pot. This thick fresh soup tastes good. It is said that tofu and oyster soup can promote women's qi and blood circulation, maintain beauty and prevent dry skin, which is the best interpretation of the sentence of men's gas station and women's beauty salon.
How to tell whether oysters are fresh;
Look: See if the oyster is open. Fresh oysters are tightly sealed without any gaps. If there is a slight opening, press the oyster shell. If it is closed, the oyster is still alive. If there is no response, it means it is dead.
Second smell: smell the oysters. Fresh oysters taste like the ocean, and dead oysters taste like rot.
How to store oysters;
First, try not to store fresh oysters, because the longer the time, the lower the fullness of oysters, the change of taste, and the decrease of fullness and tenderness. It is best to eat as soon as you buy it.
Second: if you have to save it, you'd better keep it below zero. Oysters have strong vitality, so don't be afraid of freezing to death. They can survive for more than 10 days without water. At the seaside, especially in winter, the inexhaustible oysters will be directly thrown outdoors.
Problems that should be paid attention to when eating oysters;
Oysters contain high zinc content, which is beneficial to the nutritional supplement of pregnant women, the intellectual development of children and the aphrodisiac effect of men. It is called milk in the sea.
But eating raw seafood has many taboos, especially for patients with liver problems and pregnant women. Never eat any undercooked seafood.
Cold knowledge of oysters;
1. Oysters have three hearts and can live for a long time.
2. Crayfish are all males when they are young, and they can change sex when they grow up.
3. jellyfish is not an aphrodisiac, but it can really strengthen yang and tonify kidney.
There is less information about the inside of oysters than Xiansen's.