The starfish is a marine echinoderm that looks peculiar, many people do not know how to eat the starfish, and some people do not even know that the starfish is edible.

In the following, we will discuss how to eat the starfish.

Starfish is an echinoderm, due to its shape like a five-pointed star and named, starfish eat a light salty taste and rich fresh taste, but also contain a wealth of nutrients, such as protein.

The more common ways to eat starfish are: steamed. Boiled. Steamed eggs. Soup, etc.

Steamed starfish

Ingredients: Starfish, Soy sauce, Vinegar, Pepper powder (optional).

Steps

1. Choose a thicker starfish, brush it with water and wash it well.

2. Then put it into a plate with the foot side up.

3. Then put it into a steamer, turn on high heat, and steam for about 15 minutes, then take it out to cool.

4. Put soy sauce. Stir in the soy sauce, vinegar, and pepper to make a sauce.

5. Break the starfish in the middle and divide it into flaps.

6. Take out the flesh of the starfish-like fish roe inside.

7. You can eat it directly or dip it into the sauce if you are afraid of fishy food.

Starfish steamed eggs

Ingredients: Starfish, Egg, Salt, Sesame oil.

Directions.

1. Take 3-5 starfish and steam them, take out the seeds, beat them, and set aside.

2. Knock in two eggs, stir well, then add the right amount of water and stir well.

3. Add the starfish seeds, then add a little salt and sesame oil and stir well.

4. Put the seasoned egg mixture into a steamer and steam over high heat.

5. When it is slightly solidified, break it up again so that the starfish seeds and the egg mixture are well mixed.

6. Steam until completely solidified, then remove the steamed egg and serve.

Starfish soup with lean meat

Ingredients: Starfish, Lean meat, Figs, Honey dates, Salt.

Method.

1. Soak the starfish and figs in water for 3-5 hours, respectively.

2. Wash the lean meat, cut it into small pieces and set it aside.

3. Put all the ingredients into the stew pot.

4. Add the right amount of water and stew in water for about 4 hours.

5. Finally, add the right amount of salt to taste.

The meat of the starfish is actually very little, basically no food value, people mostly use the male starfish to make soup for health.

If you really want to eat, you can take the eggs of the female starfish (starfish seeds).

The eggs of female starfish look just like normal fish eggs.

They can be used in soup or stir-fried with egg whites, scallops, and fresh shrimp, and then stuffed back into the starfish shell.

Although the starfish roe is not very attractive, you can taste its sweet and soft texture, and it is used with the sweet scallop and smooth egg white, and the taste of the three is very good.

The acidic mucopolysaccharide in starfish has the effect of regulating immune function.

In recent years, the medicinal value of starfish has been gradually paid attention to, many marine pharmaceutical or food companies have developed products such as starfish nutrient capsules, which have significant effects on dispelling diseases and strengthening the body.

However, there are toxins in the body of starfish, home tonic health must be used with caution.

Starfish can be understood as eternal and unchanging love.

Because the starfish often adsorbs in one place, it symbolizes eternal love.

The starfish also represents something that can be found but not sought, the faith that can be missed but not possessed, and symbolizes happiness.