Can Loach be eaten raw?

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus is a very common animal in the paddy field in southern China, which is known as "ginseng in water" in traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that raw Loach can remove the anger of spleen and stomach, liver and gallbladder, kidney and bladder, and maintain the balance of cold and heat in the body. So can Loach be eaten raw?

Can Loach be eaten raw

Loach had better not be eaten raw, although there is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine that raw Loach is eaten raw, but with the aggravation of pollution, raw Loach is easy to be infected with parasitic diseases, such as Schistosoma japonicum, Echinostoma, and so on. And in traditional Chinese medicine, the folk prescription for eating raw Loach to remove fire was banned in the 1950s and 1960s, because it was very easy to cause other diseases.

Although eating Loach raw will have a bad impact on the human body, but cooked Loach is not only very nutritious but also particularly delicious, the edible part accounts for about 80% of the whole fish body, much higher than ordinary freshwater fish. In addition, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus is low in fat and rich in nucleosides and other trace elements, which has a good tonic and dietotherapy function for the elderly and cardiovascular patients.

2. Common cooking methods of Loach

The common cooking methods of Loach include Loach tofu pot, braised Loach and so on. The specific method of the Loach bean curd pot is to first cut and wash the Loach, slice the ginger and spring onions and set aside, add seasoning after the oil pan and stir-fry the Loach until the Loach is slightly scorched yellow, then bring to the boil and put in the boiled water, add the cooking wine and put in the chopped bean curd block, continue to boil and turn to low heat for more than 4 minutes. A pot of delicious Loach bean curd will be out of the pot.

Let's stop here about eating Loach raw. Today's Loach culture market is very broad. No matter in the international market or in the domestic market, the price of Loach is stable and rising. Apart from the others, it is still a good choice to breed Loach.