The difference between salted sea cucumber and dried sea cucumber

Sea cucumber is a common seafood. Many people like to eat it because it has a very good tonic effect. Most men think that sea cucumber has a strong aphrodisiac effect. In fact, there are two types of sea cucumbers, dried sea cucumbers and salted sea cucumbers. Generally, fresh sea cucumbers are dried before being sold. So what are the differences between salted sea cucumbers and dried sea cucumbers?

1. Salted Sea Cucumber

Salted sea cucumbers refer to processed fresh sea cucumbers that are evenly heated to a suitable temperature in a double-layer pot under certain temperature conditions and then pickled with salt. Salted sea cucumbers are divided into dried salted sea cucumbers and salted sea cucumbers preserved in salt soup. Salted sea cucumbers refer to processed fresh sea cucumbers that are evenly heated to a suitable temperature in a double-layer pot under certain temperature conditions and then pickled with salt.

There are salt crystals on the surface of dried salted sea cucumbers, and you can taste the saltiness when you lick it with your tongue. Salted sea cucumbers preserved in salt soup are made by soaking heated and cooked sea cucumbers in saturated salt water for preservation. The processing time of this type of sea cucumber is shorter than that of dry salted sea cucumbers, and the market price is relatively lower.

Preparation method: Cut open the belly and remove the intestines of freshly caught sea cucumbers, put them into boiling water and cook them. Then put them into jars or other containers and add salt. Salting is a necessary process for dehydrating and preserving sea cucumbers. The salted sea cucumbers are what we usually call "salted sea cucumbers in jars". If you want to process dried sea cucumbers, several further steps are required. It can be said that salted sea cucumbers are semi-finished products in the process of processing dried sea cucumbers. Because sea cucumbers that have passed this processing step are also easy to store and circulate, they can be easily purchased in the market. Because salted sea cucumbers have not been dried and contain a certain amount of water, their price is much lower than that of dried sea cucumbers.

The difference between salted sea cucumber and dried sea cucumber

2. Dried Sea Cucumber

Dried sea cucumbers are processed products of sea cucumbers. Although their nutritional value is not as good as that of fresh sea cucumbers, their nutrients are more easily absorbed by the human body than those of fresh sea cucumbers, and they are easy to store and transport. Depending on the processing technology, qualified dried sea cucumbers generally refer to salt-dried sea cucumbers and lightly dried sea cucumbers.

Dried sea cucumbers are processed products of sea cucumbers. Although their nutritional value is not as high as that of fresh sea cucumbers, their nutrients are more easily absorbed by the human body than those of fresh sea cucumbers, and they are easy to store and transport, so they are very popular among people and the market. Depending on the processing technology, qualified dried sea cucumbers generally refer to salt-dried sea cucumbers and light-dried sea cucumbers. Although the country prohibits the sale of sugar-dried sea cucumbers, sugar-dried sea cucumbers still have a large market share and are sold semi-publicly.

Generally, there is a knife cut on the belly of dried sea cucumbers. Because sea cucumbers have the property of self-dissolution, if they are not processed immediately after being caught, the sea cucumbers will melt into liquid by themselves. Therefore, sea cucumber manufacturers will immediately remove the intestines of the sea cucumbers after catching them. The cut on the belly of the sea cucumber is the knife cut left when removing the intestines.