Monopterus albus, also known as Monopterus albus, also known as cicada fish, Monopterus albus, onion, Monopterus albus and long fish, is a freshwater economic fish, widely distributed in China, India, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Monopterus albus is a kind of benthic fish, which swims in long rivers and ditches all the year round, haunts vast rice fields, burrows on the ridges of fields, burrows along the banks of rivers, hides in caves during the day and goes out for food at night.
Monopterus albus not only has gills adapted to breathing in water, but also has special "accessory respiratory organs"-mouth and throat. Monopterus albus can swallow the air in its mouth and breathe slowly when diving into the mud, which has the characteristics of hypoxia tolerance and hunger tolerance, so it can be stored for a short time and transported for a long time.
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Fan Linlin, Master of Food Safety, University of Vakhnin, Netherlands: Monopterus albus is delicious in summer. Although the fried eel is delicious, the heating time is short and it can't completely kill the parasites in the eel.
Monopterus albus likes to dig holes in the mud and feed on small fish, shrimp and tadpoles. If the environment is polluted, it may breed parasites, mainly jaw nematodes, Echinococcus neoformans and gastric cancer nematodes. In addition to causing food risks, it may also produce toxic substances.
But many people who love eating are reluctant to give up the delicacy of eel, so we must pay attention to it: it must be cooked thoroughly when cooking. Studies have shown that these parasites can be killed by heating the internal temperature of food to 100℃ for about 10 minutes. There is also the need to buy eels in regular markets or supermarkets, and the quality is relatively guaranteed. Pay attention to buying live eels.
If you order eel in hot pot, observe it first. First of all, look at the color of blood, is it bright red, if it is purple, it may be processed by dead eels; Secondly, looking at hematocele, the blood clots in the belly of live eels are solidified rather than scattered; Furthermore, according to the thickness of the meat, the live eel shredded meat is delicate and elastic; Finally, look at the skin color, is it black and bright, and the skin color is bright.
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