Soft shelled turtle has artificial breeding and wild. Generally, people prefer wild ones. Wild turtle is more nutritious. In the face of a wide range of turtle on the market, how can we distinguish whether it is artificially reared or wild? How to select turtle? Select a good turtle to share tips for you.
How to choose a turtle
1. The clear water turtle with blue back light is better than yellow sand turtle with yellow back shell.
2. If the tail of soft shelled turtle exceeds its back shell, it is male, otherwise it is female, and the male is better than female. Generally, 750 grams of male soft shelled turtle is the best. The quality of turtle bitten by mosquitoes is the worst.
3. If you buy turtle, you must buy it alive. Never try to buy a dead turtle cheaply. After the turtle dies, it will decompose a large number of poisons, which is easy to cause food poisoning. Even if it is refrigerated, it is not edible.
5. When buying turtle, the key is to see whether its abdomen and back are smooth and spotless. The scarred turtle shows that it has been sick. If there are blood spots, it means that it is still sick. If there is blood on the belly, it means that it has been caught for some time, or there are other problems.
6. Be careful to buy soft shelled turtle
First of all, buy fresh turtle without water injection. Now many black hearted traders use syringes to pump water into the turtle to increase the weight and make huge profits. When buying soft shelled turtle, first put the turtle's back down to see if it turns over quickly; secondly, check whether there are needle holes of syringe in the muscles of four feet; whether the thickness of turtle is normal. All soft shelled turtle that can't turn over quickly, have tiny pinholes, and have abnormal thickness are the ones injected with water. This kind of soft shelled turtle has a great influence on the taste, so don't buy it.
How to distinguish whether soft shelled turtle is wild or farmed
Because of its high value and large market demand, wild soft shelled turtles are often caught before they reach adulthood. If more than this weight, consumers should be more careful to observe
It is a kind of artificial turtle with rough and lusterless armour back. It feels uneven and stabbing when you touch it with your hand. However, the back of wild turtle is very glossy and smooth by hand. The color of artificial breeding is mostly dark black and thick, and a lot of fat oil can be seen by cutting open, while the color of wild nail back and nail bottom is mostly dark yellow. After careful observation of limbs, the skin is also light yellow, and it is very rare to have a large amount of fat when dissected.
After processing and cooking, the carapace of artificially reared soft shelled turtle will be broken after biting with teeth, and the bone will be very loose, while the shell of wild turtle will be very hard, which is totally different from that of breeding. If you pay attention to the above points when buying soft shelled turtle, even if the cheater smears fish gall or excessive acid a coating on the turtle, it is difficult to deceive consumers.
When you see the soft shelled turtle with quick movements and shiny abdomen, you can temporarily judge it as a good one. When you buy it, you can turn the turtle upside down, and its head and legs can move flexibly. If you can turn it back soon, you can buy it. Don't buy the kind of soft shelled turtle that is clumsy or seems to be dying. Because dead turtle body will decompose a large number of poisons, easy to cause food poisoning, even if it is refrigerated can not eat.