Fried water turtle (dragon louse)
Overview
Modern medical research shows that regular consumption of dragon lice has good effects on lowering cholesterol, preventing and treating hypertension, obesity, nephritis, etc. In addition to its delicious taste when eaten fresh, it also has high medicinal value. According to records, dragon lice have the effects of nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys, etc., and are effective in treating enuresis in children, frequent nocturia in the elderly, kidney qi deficiency, and malnutrition. Regular consumption of dragon lice also has good effects on lowering cholesterol, preventing and treating high blood pressure, obesity, nephritis, etc. In addition to being eaten fresh, dragon lice can also be processed into powders, infusions, pills and other therapeutic products. The nutritional value of dragon lice is very high. Its protein content is as high as 23.8%, its fat content is only 3.6%, and its ash content is 9.2%. It is a typical high-protein, low-fat, and low-sterol food. Modern medical research shows that eating dragon lice regularly has a good effect on preventing and treating hypertension, obesity, and nephritis. The breeding cycle of dragon lice is short, and it takes about eight months from eggs to commercial adults. It does not have high requirements for dissolved oxygen, water temperature, pH, hardness, etc. The disease of dragon lice is rare, its feeding habits are wide, and it is easy to breed and manage. More than 80% of the edible part of the dragon louse is eaten fresh. It can also be made into powder, infusion (such as dragon louse wine), pills and other therapeutic foods. At present, the source of dragon lice mostly depends on human activities and excessive hunting. The number of wild dragon lice is decreasing year by year, so that the supply in the market exceeds the demand. In recent years, artificial breeding of dragon lice has been successful in Guangdong and Guangxi.
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Ingredients
Steps
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Bought fresh, it costs about ten yuan a pound, available in the vegetable market, blanched
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Add salt and cook until it tastes good. Some people on the Internet say to wash it after scalding it. It’s the same thing. You can do it in any way
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Drain the water, add oil to the pot and stir-fry the turtles
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Basically cooked
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It's steaming and the water is evaporating
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Stir fry over medium heat
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It’s almost healed, curled up into a ball, shiny
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It’s fragrant, but the ones in Phnom Penh are said to be more expensive
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Plate, cool and eat
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It is said on the Internet that 80% of the body is edible. I usually remove the head, wings, legs, chest and abdomen spines, remove the tail and intestines, and just throw it away and chew it. The more I chew it, the better it tastes, and now I don’t dare to eat it.
