Simple tips to distinguish between golden snails and stuffed snails

In fact, many people mistake apple snails for golden apple snails when buying them. So please refer to the extremely simple way to distinguish below:

Snail shell

Golden apple snail (left) and apple snail.

The apple snail has a smooth, shiny shell, while the golden apple snail has a shell with lines and is not as shiny as the apple snail. In addition, the golden apple snail's shell near the mouth has a small, deep spiral hole, while the apple snail does not have one.

Snail cloud

Golden apple snails are usually large, with unevenly patterned shells, slightly yellow in color, and shaped like jackfruit snails but slightly concave. Their shells are thin, so the mouth of the snail shell is often crushed.

The secret to keeping snails from smelling fishy

Soak snails in a metal basin

Snails will release mud very quickly when they smell metal. Therefore, you need to soak the snails in a metal basin or pot containing water, add other metal objects such as knives, spoons, forks, chopsticks... In less than 3 hours, the snails will release all the mud.

Use rice water

For people in the countryside, the best way to remove slime and mud from snails is rice water. Use a basin filled with rice water and soak the snails for about 2 hours, all the mud in the snails will come out. Just rinse with water and you will have clean snails to prepare delicious dishes.

Boiled snails with sour rice

Take a moderate amount of yeast, mix well with the snails and boil. The sour taste of yeast helps the snails release all the mud and dirt and remove the fishy taste.

According to phunutoday.vn