SINONOVACULA constricta generally refers to Meretrix meretrix. Similar to the flower armor, the slender body is called a bamboo razor. It is a mollusk with two shells, which lives in shallow beaches along the coast. There are aquaculture in coastal villages in Putian, and Hanjiang bulls produce the best. Razor clam is one of the famous seafood products in Putian, and it can be eaten in various ways. In addition to being processed into dried clams, there are fresh boiled clams, stewed clams and fried clams mixed with other ingredients, such as fresh clams scrambled eggs and fried clams. In particular, it is a kind of soup that people like.
The frying method is a soup made of glutinous rice meat mixed with starch and various seasonings, also called glutinous rice soup. The cooking method is very simple: wash the razor clam, shell it, soak the razor clam meat in proper amount of water, wash it, take it out, drain the water and put it into a basin to mix it with dry starch evenly. When processing, ginger, garlic and other spices are first put into a pot heated with peanut oil, fried and picked up. When the clear water comes to the surface, add the fried spices, salt, monosodium glutamate, chopped green onion and other seasonings, and mix well. The meat is tender and smooth, fresh and sweet.
Fried pork is not only a soup for family dinner, but also a soup that tourists like in restaurants.