Biological characteristics and value of locusts: locusts are medicinal and edible insects, which lay eggs and belong to ORTHOPTERA and Acridoidea. According to statistics, there are 859 kinds of grasshoppers in Acridoidea, and there are two kinds of grasshoppers that can be used as medicine, namely, oriental migratory locust and Chinese grasshopper. These two kinds of grasshoppers are rich in nutrition, tender in meat and delicious as shrimp. According to the study of migratory locust and its feed value, locusts are rich in protein, carbohydrates, insect hormones and other active substances.
Grasshopper is not only a delicious food, but also a good medicine for treating diseases. It has the effects of warming the stomach, invigorating the spleen, promoting digestion, expelling wind and relieving cough.
Compendium of Materia Medica records that grasshoppers alone or in combination can treat many diseases, such as tetanus, infantile convulsion, fever, asthma, abdominal distension, cormorant plague, chilblain, tracheitis and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Take ten pieces of decoction, or stir-fry and grind into powder, five pieces each time, stir-fry and grind sesame oil for chilblain and the affected area.
With the development of society and the continuous improvement of the quality of life, the traditional dining table of human beings has changed from chicken, duck and fish to green game. Grasshoppers are nutritious, tender and delicious like shrimp. They have the reputation of "flying shrimp" in Hong Kong and other places, and are the favorite foods of people all over the world. In the United States, people hold "insect banquets" to entertain distinguished guests, including locusts.
It is reported that at present, some patients with obesity, hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases tend to eat insects in order to lose weight and get rid of diseases. Subsequently, some countries and regions also improved insect food accordingly. Cooking with insects, or making canned food, biscuits, ice cream and other foods are very popular.
Grasshoppers, also known as grasshoppers, are not only rich in protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and manganese, but also a good medicine for treating tetanus, convulsion, fever and asthma. It is edible, medicinal and nourishing, and many large feed manufacturers need to grind dried mussels into powder as animal feed additives.
Grasshoppers are rich in chitin. Nutrition experts believe that chitin is regarded as the sixth life factor after protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Chitin can raise the PH value of body fluids, improve the acidic environment in the body, scavenge human free radicals, inhibit the damage of peroxide to human tissues and cells, activate cells, delay aging, eliminate toxins in the body, and achieve the efficacy of detoxification and beauty (chitin is used as a preparation for sewage treatment in Japan).
Therefore, chitin is recommended by nutrition experts as the last treasure of mankind in 2 1 century.
Grasshoppers are low in fat and cholesterol, and the fat content is 5.25%. They mainly eat grasses and don't eat other feed. It is reported that at present, some patients with obesity, hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases tend to eat insects in order to lose weight and get rid of diseases. According to the research of relevant experts, it is an ideal space food for human beings in the future, and it is also an ideal food for slimming and bodybuilding in modern society.
Treatment of live insects: collection → hungry defecation (2 ~ 3 hours) → boiling water (about 2 minutes, after the grasshopper turns from green yellow to brown, take it out to dry, remove its wings and feet) → frying or quick freezing in the refrigerator.
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Grasshoppers have the effects of relieving cough, asthma, shock and digestion.
Grasshoppers have extremely high medicinal value. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, they can be used alone or in combination to treat various diseases, and have the functions of relieving cough and asthma, detoxifying and penetrating rash. It is mainly used for treating pertussis, bronchial asthma, infantile convulsion, sore throat, astringent rash, bronchitis, spasmolysis, etc. Long-term consumption has the effects of lowering blood pressure, losing weight, lowering cholesterol, nourishing stomach, strengthening stomach and strengthening spleen, and preventing heart disease.
Rich in nutrition, fresh and tender in meat, delicious as shrimp, and more reasonable in nutrient composition structure than livestock and poultry.
Grasshoppers are low in fat and cholesterol, and the fat content is 5.25%. They mainly eat grasses and don't eat other feed. It is reported that at present, some patients with obesity, hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases tend to eat insects in order to lose weight and get rid of diseases. According to the research of relevant experts, it is an ideal space food for human beings in the future, and it is also an ideal food for slimming and bodybuilding in modern society.
Special diet method
1, eighteen monsters in Yunnan, three grasshoppers and one dish
Grasshopper cooking is also called "jumping vegetables" in some places in Yunnan. Take the collected grasshoppers home, blanch them with boiling water, remove their wings, and slowly roast them in a pot until the water is dry and brown. Add sesame oil, pepper seasoning and yellow grasshopper, and it will reveal an attractive fragrance. There is a faint scent of cereal grass in the crispness. Or dry the grasshopper, and when "friends come from afar", fry a plate and get a couple of drinks to entertain friends.
2. The unique grasshopper eating method of Mojiang Hani people-grasshopper kimchi.
The caught grasshopper was scalded to death and dried, and its wings, stinging feet, tail and intestines were removed, leaving only its head, body and thighs. After cleaning, put it in an iron pan and fry it with slow fire. After drying in the sun, it is mixed with salt, ginger, garlic, pepper, pepper, star anise and brown sugar in a certain proportion, evenly mixed, put into a crock, sealed and taken out when eating. Or soak live grasshoppers in wine for medicinal purposes, and the secretions in the mouth of live grasshoppers are the most nourishing after drinking.
It has the effects of relieving convulsion, treating tetanus, relieving cough, relieving asthma, expelling wind and removing dampness, activating bones and muscles, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
3. "Fried grasshopper" is a unique snack in Tianjin.
Once upon a time, the northern countryside suffered greatly from it, and Tianjin people hated it to the extent of "peeling its skin and eating its meat". Over time, locusts have not been eradicated, but have eaten a famous snack. It is a great pity to visit Jincheng without eating fried grasshoppers. Fried grasshoppers, fat but not greasy, crispy and delicious. If it is sandwiched in a hot cake that has just been baked, it is really full of different flavors and tastes great.
Therefore, there is a very popular two-part allegorical saying in Tianjinwei, "Fried grasshoppers with pancakes-go home and eat!" During the Guangxu period, the fried grasshopper "Yu Shi" in the north of Gulou was very famous, which was known to all women and children. Later, there was a stall in Ximen Shenjia fence, and the grasshopper was blown red and tasted better. Later, people scalded live grasshoppers with boiling water, then dried them or dried them, and stored them for frying in winter, which was also delicious.
4, "pancake roll grasshopper" is also a unique way to eat in Tianjin.
Tianjin people especially like grasshoppers. Around autumn, before grasshoppers give birth, the meat is fat and delicious. At this time, vendors selling fried grasshoppers can be seen everywhere. Fry grasshoppers with home-cooked cakes baked with white flour, pluck off wings, pinch off tied calves, and keep them as bodies. Fry them in an oil pan until brown, take them out and drain them, sprinkle with salt and pepper, mix with chopped green onion soy sauce, spread them on the cakes, and roll them up to eat. Tianjin's speech is "really beautiful"!
Mr. Zhang Boling, president of Nankai University, said humorously, "Fried grasshoppers are salty and pepper. Please invite me to Yishun and eat russian cuisine, but I won't go." . Although it is a joke, we can see how crispy and attractive fried grasshoppers are.
5, the northern folk barbecue grasshoppers
Remove the wings and legs of the grasshopper, insert bamboo sticks, and slowly roast them with charcoal fire. When baking, brush the grasshoppers evenly with cooking oil to ensure that the baked grasshoppers are tender outside. Sprinkle a little cumin powder, salt, monosodium glutamate, rosemary powder, Chili powder and so on according to personal taste. The baked food will definitely make other audiences salivate.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-grasshopper