How to eat crickets: popular eating methods and practical guides on the Internet
In the past 10 days, discussions about crickets have surged on social media and food forums. This small crab has become a favorite on the summer table because of its delicious meat and various cooking methods. The following is a guide to eating crickets compiled based on hot topics across the Internet.
1. Basic introduction to crickets
Crickets, also known as "crabs" or "river crabs", are mainly distributed at the junction of coastal beaches and fresh water. Its body is small (usually 3-5cm), but its meat is delicate, especially around the eighth lunar month.
| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Best eating season | August-October (yellow fat season) |
| average weight | 15-30g/piece |
| Popular origin | Qidong, Jiangsu, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Minjiang Estuary, Fujian |
2. Top 5 popular ways to eat on the Internet
| cooking method | heat index | Core features |
|---|---|---|
| Drunken cricket | ★★★★★ | Marinate rice wine for 48 hours, Douyin-related videos have exceeded 100 million views |
| Wild Tofu | ★★★★☆ | Steaming crab roe and egg liquid, with over 100,000 Xiaohongshu notes |
| Soy sauce crickets | ★★★☆☆ | Stir-fried bean paste, recommended by "Lao Fangu", the UP owner of Station B |
| Cockroach porridge | ★★★☆☆ | Chaoshan practice, Weibo topic read volume 50 million+ |
| Salt baked crickets | ★★☆☆☆ | Baking with coarse salt, Kuaishou live broadcast sales exceeded 1,000 pounds in a single session |
3. Three key steps to deal with crickets
1.Purifying and nourishing the sand: After soaking in water and salt for 2 hours, Douyin master "Seafood Lao Tie" measured that the sand spitting efficiency increased by 60%
2.Brushing Tips: Use an old toothbrush to focus on cleaning the abdominal area. Weibo polling showed that 89% of users ignored this step.
3.Secret recipe for removing fishy smell: Marinate ginger + lemon juice for 15 minutes, Zhihu highly praised the recommended method
4. Precautions for safe consumption
| Risk type | Precautions |
|---|---|
| Parasite risk | Need to be frozen at -20℃ for 24 hours or cooked at high temperature for more than 15 minutes |
| allergic reaction | First time eaters are advised to try a small amount |
| Heavy metal enrichment | Avoid eating the hepatopancreas (the dark green part) |
5. Creative ways to eat that are hotly discussed by netizens
1.Dragonfly Pizza: Taobao data shows that weekly sales of related food packages increased by 300%
2.Air fryer version: Bake at 180°C for 12 minutes, and the number of collections on the kitchen app exceeds 10,000
3.Thai hot and sour pickle: The short video platform’s “#蛞蜞新法” challenge has received 23,000 participations
6. Purchasing Guide
According to JD.com 618 sales data:
| Specifications | price range | Suitable practice |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4cm | 25-35 yuan/jin | Drunk marinated and stir-fried |
| 4-5cm | 40-50 yuan/jin | Steamed and salted |
| Yellowish individuals | 60-80 yuan/jin | Steamed eggs and porridge |
It is recommended to purchase early in the morning or within 2 hours after low tide, when the crickets are most active. Baidu Index shows that the search volume of "蜛蜞选" has recently increased by 210%.
7. Comparison of nutritional value
| Nutritional information | Content per 100g | Compared to ordinary hairy crabs |
|---|---|---|
| protein | 18.5g | 12% higher |
| Calcium | 126mg | 35% higher |
| zinc | 3.2mg | 15% lower |
The health topic that attracts the most attention at present is "Can cricket shells supplement calcium?", and public accounts such as Dr. Lilac have published relevant popular science articles.
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