Entering the dog days, the chirping of cicadas on the trees is even more noisy. There is also a delicacy on people's dining table - cicada monkey.
Cicada monkey, which carries childhood memories, is not only rich in nutrition, unique in flavor, but also has certain medicinal value, and is welcomed by many people.
Wild cicadas are in short supply. In order to satisfy people's appetite, cicada monkey breeding has become popular.
harvesting "artifact" upgrade
can catch 10,000
in a forest near Xiaojiatun Village, Baoshan Town, West Coast New District, Qingdao, several beams of flashlights swept across tree trunks.
"There are many on this tree, there are seven or eight." The man who spoke was Yu Guolong, the manager of the production area. I saw him holding a flashlight in one hand and a small bucket in the other, harvesting cicada monkeys from the tree.
The reporter saw that there were more cicada monkeys on some tree trunks, seven or eight, and five or six fell into the hanging cups. Every time he came to a tree, Yu Guolong first put the cicada monkeys on the trunk into a small bucket, and then fished out the cicada monkeys in the plastic cup of water.
"We usually harvest at 7:30 in the evening, and we will harvest again after 9:00. The peak harvest period in summer usually lasts for about a week, and the average number of harvests can reach 10,000 per night during this period." Yu Guolong said.
sells for 1.2 yuan each
"The market is better than gold"
"After harvesting, we will clean the cicada monkeys, put them into custom-made plastic bottles, and put them in the refrigerator to freeze." Yu Guolong introduced. The reporter saw two large freezers at the storage point, and inside were cicada monkeys packed in plastic bottles.
"This aquaculture forest is in its fifth year. There was no income in the first three years. Last year, more than 70,000 animals were produced. Last year, the price was 1 yuan each. This year our price is 1.2 yuan each. After deducting the cost, we should be able to earn more than 100,000 yuan this year." Yu Guolong said.
When raising cicada monkeys in the early years, the income was not ideal because the price was cheap, a few cents each, and there were no sales channels. "In the early days, I went out to sell by myself. In recent years, the market has become bigger and bigger. Many of our customers were introduced by friends, and there is not enough to sell. Often the cicadas harvested in the evening are snatched by customers in the evening. Some citizens and tourists will make an appointment and bring their families to experience harvesting. A few days ago, a customer from Henan caught more than 2,000 monkeys in one night." Yu Guolong introduced.
"I know that the market of monkeys is better than gold. The price only goes up but not down. Now one can only be sold for 1.5 yuan in the market, and some can even reach 1.8 yuan." Yu Guolong introduced.
Cicada monkey is not only delicious, but also has high nutritional value. Studies have shown that cicada monkeys have high amino acid content, and also contain various minerals and trace elements such as calcium and phosphorus.
It is known that cicada monkeys are very rich in protein, but for the human body, this is a foreign protein. After some allergic people eat, the immune system will attack them as "invaders", releasing a large amount of specific immunoglobulin, and the body will have an allergic reaction. Mild symptoms include rashes, itching, etc., and severe cases may cause vomiting, diarrhea, anaphylactic shock, and even cause laryngeal edema, leading to suffocation and death.
editing Lu Xiangyong Gai Yuanyuan
proofreading| Sun Zhicheng
Source of this article: Peninsula Metropolis Daily
Daily Economic News
