What is the best way to eat snake gallbladder

Snakes are relatively common in southern my country. Some are poisonous, some are not. All parts of the snake are treasures and have great medicinal value. The one that everyone is familiar with must be snake gall, which has good effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, and is very effective in relieving cough. However, snake gall contains many parasites, so what is the best way to eat snake gall? The more common way is to soak it in wine.

How to eat snake gall safely

A. Snake gall wine

Before making bile wine with fresh snake gall, the blood stains should be washed off with clean water and then soaked in a small amount of white wine for about 5 minutes. After scooping out and draining, place in a bottle of spare wine, preferably grain liquor above 56℃. 2 to 5 snake gallbladders can be put into a 500 ml bottle of white wine. Three snake gall wine should contain three snake galls of different species (two poisonous snake galls and one non-poisonous snake gall). Five Snake Gall Wine is made from the gallbladders of five different kinds of snakes (three kinds of poisonous snakes and two kinds of non-poisonous snakes). It can be consumed after being soaked for three months.

B. Snake bile wine

Take 1 to 2 fresh snake gallbladders, wash and cut them, and put them into 500 ml of grain liquor. This method of brewing is usually done by soaking first and drinking first. It is especially suitable for serving directly on the table in snake restaurants or hotels for guests to drink. You can also squeeze fresh bile into a wine cup and drink it directly.

Snake gall has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying and relieving cough, but it has pros and cons. Raw snake gall contains many kinds of parasites. Improper consumption will not only bring no benefits, but may also cause you great pain.

Tools/Raw Materials

Strong liquor (60% or above recommended)

Methods/Steps

Use strong liquor to soak the snake gallbladder in the liquor for more than one month and then drink the liquor. Because there are many kinds of parasites in snake gallbladder, it is easy to be infected with parasitic diseases if you don’t soak it in strong liquor for a period of time, which will not be worth the loss.

Using high temperatures

This method is generally used in snake bile processing. High temperature is used to turn the snake bile into dry snake bile through more than a dozen complex processes. After high temperature treatment, there is no risk of parasites in the snake bile, but it must be taken in accordance with the doctor's advice.

Steamed and taken

This method is similar to drying. It also uses high temperature to kill the parasites and bacteria in the snake gallbladder before taking it. Put the snake gallbladder in a container and steam it in a pot.