Is river shrimp seafood?

Shrimp is not seafood. The definition of seafood can basically be considered as seafood as long as it is edible animal or plant raw materials produced in the sea. Seafood includes fish, shrimp and shellfish.

Although seafood is rich in nutrition, it is not advisable to eat more. Affected by marine pollution, seafood often contains toxins and harmful substances. Excessive consumption can easily lead to spleen and stomach damage and cause gastrointestinal diseases. If eaten improperly, food poisoning will occur in severe cases. So pay attention to the right amount of seafood, usually once a week.

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Purchase method:

1. Crab: When choosing live crabs, you should pick them up first, and the claws are strong. When selecting sea crabs, all crabs with dark green shells and bright lights are thick and strong; Most crabs with yellow shells are thinner. In addition, you should also choose crabs with strong clamping force, full navel, white abdomen and deep and thick lines. If you encounter crabs with yellow abdomen, shallow and thin lines and light weight, they are not strong enough.

2. Fresh fish with good quality: bright and transparent eyes, prominent eyeballs, closed gill cover, pink or red gills, no mucus and dirt, no peculiar smell, bright and neat scales, straight fish body, full abdomen, no swelling, firm and elastic meat, and immediately recovered after pressing with fingers; Anal depression.

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People's Daily Online-Eight Precautions for Eating Seafood It is best not to eat out-of-season seafood.