"Sea eggplant" is often regarded as "sea cucumber". Old fishermen: pay attention to the distinction and understand that they don't spend money unjustly.

sea cucumber has extremely high nutritional value, and it has been loved by people since ancient times, and is known as one of the "eight treasures of the sea". With the development of aquaculture technology and the improvement of people's living standards, sea cucumbers are increasingly appearing on the dining tables of ordinary people. In the market, there is also a kind of seafood called sea eggplant, which looks like sea cucumber and is often mistaken for sea cucumber. So, what is the difference between sea eggplant and sea cucumber? Next, I'll talk to you about sea eggplant and sea cucumber.

sea cucumber, we usually refer to Stichopus japonicus; Sea eggplant, we usually refer to ginseng. In fact, they belong to Echinoderma, but they belong to different genera under Holothuria, so they are different in many places. The details are as follows:

1. Sea cucumbers with different appearances are also called "Stichopus japonicus", and there are obvious flesh spines on the surface; The sea eggplant is called "ginseng" and has a smooth surface without thorns.

2. Sea cucumbers with different nutrition are rich in protein, amino acids and trace elements beneficial to human body, and are high-grade nourishing products; However, the nutritional composition of sea eggplant is not as high as that of sea cucumber, and its edible value is also relatively low.

3. Sea cucumbers from different places generally grow in the colder northern seas; However, sea eggplant generally grows in the southern waters with higher temperature.

4. The price of sea cucumbers with different prices is higher. The price per catty in dry sea cucumber is generally more than 1 yuan, and the quality can reach more than 1, yuan; The price of sea eggplant is low, and generally the price per catty will not exceed 1 yuan.

The biggest difference between sea cucumber and sea eggplant is the price and nutrition. In order to prevent buying sea eggplant at a high price, I will share with you the experience taught by the old fishermen, mainly as follows:

1. Look at the appearance, whether the sea cucumber is fresh, dry or salted, its surface has very obvious stings. If you see that the surface of sea cucumber is smooth, no matter how others introduce it, it is not a real sea cucumber, but a sea eggplant.

2. Looking at the price, as the saying goes, "You get what you pay for." No matter how cheap the sea cucumber is, it won't cost 2-3 yuan a kilo, so don't buy too cheap sea cucumber, otherwise it's likely to be sea eggplant.