Do loaches need to be gutted? How to clean loaches

Many people like to buy loaches to eat in the summer. There are many ways to cook loaches. They taste especially good when steamed or fried. It is a food that people like to eat very much. The nutritional value of loach is also very high, but it is very troublesome to handle loach every time you eat it, especially because you don’t know whether the internal organs need to be cleaned. So today I will share with you whether loach needs to have its internal organs cleaned.

Method 1.

Put the loaches just bought from the market into a basin of water, add appropriate amount of water to ensure that the loaches will not swim out, and then sprinkle a layer of salt evenly on them. Don't feed too much, otherwise the loach will not be able to adapt to the environment and die.

Method 2.

After two hours, change the water in the basin. Replace the water with clean water and sprinkle a layer of salt evenly on the water surface. The salt content should be less than in the previous step.

Method 3.

After three hours, change the water in the basin and add clean water. Sprinkle a layer of salt evenly on the water surface. The salt content should be less than in the previous step.

Method 4.

After three hours, change the water in the basin and add clean water. No need to add salt at this time. Change the water again the next morning. If the water is still clear in the afternoon, you can cook. If the water is still cloudy, continue changing the water. Basically, it takes two to three days for the dirt in the loach's internal organs to come out.

Method 5.

Be sure to remove the head and internal organs before cooking. Pour out the water in the basin. The skin of loach is sticky, so it is recommended to cut the head with scissors. After cutting off all the heads, remove the internal organs one by one. Then wash it carefully three times with clean water and you can start cooking.

The benefits of eating loach

The mucus secreted from the loach's skin is the so-called "loach slippery fluid", which has good antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. Mixing it with sugar and applying it to the affected area can cure pain and swelling. Loach meat is rich in nutrition, containing 9.6 grams of protein per 100 grams, which is much higher than ordinary fish and meat. Loach contains high levels of amino acids and lysine needed by the human body, and also contains a large amount of vitamins. Its vitamin B1 content is 3-4 times higher than that of crucian carp, yellow croaker, and shrimp. Its vitamin A and vitamin C content is also higher than that of other fish. Loach contains low fat and very little cholesterol. Therefore, it is beneficial for patients with cardiovascular diseases, anemia, hepatitis, etc. to eat more loach.