Simple tips to distinguish between golden snails and apple snails

In fact, many people mistakenly buy apple snails for golden apple snails. 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 veins and is not as shiny as the apple snail. In addition, on the shell of the golden apple snail, near the mouth, there is 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 openings are 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 the slime and mud in snails is rice water. Use a basin full of 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 in sour rice

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

According to phunutoday.vn