As the saying goes in the countryside, "Monopterus albus doesn't eat its head and snails don't eat its tail". Why can't we eat its head and snails' tail?

People always like to eat some seafood every summer. It is a very pleasant thing for us to chat and have some beer together. But there are many places where you can't eat fresh seafood. What should you do? In fact, many fresh rivers are also delicious, such as eel and snail.

This aquatic creature must be cleaned before cooking. There may be many kinds of parasites in their bodies, which will have serious consequences for humans to eat. There is a saying about eating eels and snails-"eels don't eat heads, snails don't eat tails." Why on earth is this?

Let's talk about why we can't eat eel heads first. In fact, in ancient times, the head of Monopterus albus was safe to eat, and it could even be used as a blind medicinal material, which had the functions of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, but it was all wild unpolluted Monopterus albus. In modern times, the eels we eat are generally farmed. Some unscrupulous businessmen will give eels some drugs to ripen for their own benefit, and the residues of these drugs are generally in the head, so they don't eat eels' heads. But the head of Monopterus albus is usually bone, but there is no meat. Even if you don't eat your head, you can still have fun.

As for not eating snail tails, there are two reasons. First of all, the tail of a snail is all its internal organs. Some harmful substances in the water will accumulate in that place after being absorbed by the snail, which is harmful to the human body. The second reason is that we usually eat snails with our mouths, and the meat of snails will be more easily sucked out after the tail is removed.

The most important thing to eat is safety, and you can't ruin your body because of gluttony. So be careful when handling ingredients.