It is rumored that crayfish can't be eaten.

Rumors include: crayfish are worms, not shrimps, crayfish live in sewage and eat domestic garbage, crayfish carry parasites, and foreigners don't eat crayfish.

Because crayfish is an exotic species, many people don't know the "past life" of crayfish, so there are many rumors about crayfish in the society. What are these rumors? Let's get to know each other.

Details 0 1 rumor 1: Is crayfish a worm or a shrimp?

About what species crayfish belong to, it needs to be judged by biological taxonomy. Biological classification is a branch of biology, which studies the methods and principles of biological classification. All the creatures found are classified according to the boundaries, phyla, class, order, family, genus and species. Crayfish belongs to the animal kingdom, Arthropoda, Crustacea, Decapoda, crayfish, crayfish, so crayfish is really shrimp. There are many kinds of shrimp, so it can't be said that the common one is shrimp, and the uncommon one is not shrimp.

Myth 2: Crayfish live in sewage and eat domestic garbage.

Crayfish live in wetlands, lakes and rivers with shallow water bodies and rich aquatic plants. Strong adaptability and temperature tolerance. The living environment of crayfish is the most easily polluted river and swamp. The strong tolerance of crayfish leads to their survival, and they are found in polluted water sources. So some people jump to the conclusion that crayfish live in sewage and eat domestic garbage. Imagine that when there is no high civilization, sewage does not exist, but crayfish, as an early species, has existed for a long time. So this rumor is a true rumor.

03 Proverbs 3: Crayfish comes with parasites.

Many creatures are infected with parasites. If you really want to prevent infection with parasites, you must cook at high temperature to solve your worries. Don't eat any fish, meat, seafood and other foods raw.

Myth 4: Foreigners don't eat crayfish.

Earlier, it was reported that crayfish were flooding abroad, and foreigners didn't eat them, only China people ate them. This surprised some foreigners. The origin of crayfish is the United States, and Americans have been eating crayfish for 100 years. In Louisiana, USA, crayfish is even selected as the state representative animal in 1983, and a "crayfish festival" is held every year, which shows that crayfish is deeply loved not only by people in China, but also by people all over the world.

05 crayfish, scientific name "Procambarus clarkii", is deeply loved by people because of its delicious meat and rich nutrition. The protein content of crayfish is higher than that of most freshwater fish and marine fish, and its amino acid composition is also superior to other meats. It is rich in various amino acids necessary for human body, and also contains minerals such as calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus. At present, the economic and nutritional value of crayfish has been recognized and has become a world-wide edible shrimp.