What are the benefits of eating cicada pupae? How much half a kilo? What are the practices?

Cicada pupa, generally refers to the larva of grasshopper cicada, edible. Folk also generally refers to cocoon-breaking insects, such as golden silk pupae and other silkworm pupae. So what's the advantage of eating it? How much can I buy per jin? What are the practices? It is reported that the price of cicada pupae is about 30-50 yuan per jin, and about 0.3-0.5 yuan per catty, but prices vary greatly in different places due to market, season, quality and so on. The aged larvae newly unearthed from cicadas are very rich in nutrients, with a protein content of 580.58% and a fat content of 100.32%. In recent years, they have been put on the table as health food, and the market demand is increasing, and the price is getting higher and higher. up to about 60 yuan per jin.

What are the benefits of eating cicada pupae?

Cicada pupa is rich in protein and a variety of amino acids, which is an advanced nutritional supplement for weak, sick, elderly and postpartum women. Cicada pupa can produce substances with pharmacological activity, which can effectively increase the level of white blood cells in human body, thus improve human immune function and delay human functional senescence. Cicada pupa oil can reduce blood lipids, cholesterol, treat hypercholesterolemia and improve liver function.

What are the practices of cicada pupae?

Fried cocoons and pupae at home

Materials: half jin of cocoon and pupa, minced ginger and garlic, chopped onions, salad oil, salt, pepper, soy sauce.

1. Rinse the cocoon pupa after soaking

two。 Bring the cold water to the boil, pick up and drain.

3. After the pot is hot, put nothing in the pot and stir-fry the cocoon pupa over low heat until the surface of the cocoon pupa is dry and dry, then stir for a while and serve as a reserve.

4. Heat the wok with oil, saute the minced ginger and garlic, stir-fry the cocoon pupae, season with pepper, soy sauce and salt, and finally put the chopped onions out of the pan.

Boiled silkworm pupa

1. Rinse the silkworm pupa and put it into the pot.

two。 Add fresh water, add spring onions, ginger and star anise, bring to a boil.

3. Add salt and cooking wine, continue to cook for 5 minutes, turn off the heat.

4. The cooked pupa is soaked in brine and taken as soon as it is eaten.