2011/05/30

Delicious snails and Protein-Rich

In the event you are in to Italian, there is a famous dish called escargot. What is it? You may be surprised that an escargot snail dishes made from raw meat. In Japan, this is the case, even the processing of these snails is so simple, basically seasoned with ginger, vinegar and sweetener. But, how scrumptious snail meat that!

For seniors Indonesia snail reminds them of the Japanese colonial period that miserable, so was made to eat snails. But why the snail meat in to a prestigious food in other countries?

That is why Germany and Japan have always relied on snail meat supply. Several other countries have also always import the snail meat, such as Hong Kong, Netherlands, Taiwan, Greece, Belgium, Luxemburg, Canada, France and the United States.

They belong to country exporters of snails. But the volume and continuity not meet the needs of the market importers. Well, not this agribusiness opportunities that lie before our eyes?

Perhaps raises a query mark, why people love the snail meat? Yes, look at abortion. In order to meet the demands of nutritional adequacy, snail is alternative to be reckoned with.

Rich in Calcium and Amino Acids

Creswell and Kopiang (1981) detailing the chemical composition of snails, it turns the meat is rich in protein. Snail shells are rich in calcium, and the meat is still there's lots of amino acids.

Meanwhile, other information sources indicate, the protein contained about 12 grams per 100 grams of meat. Another is the fat content of 1%, 2% carbohydrate, 237 mg calcium, phosphorus 78 mg, one.7 mg Fe as well as B complex vitamins, vitamin B2.

Besides amino acid content of snail meat is prominent. In 100 grams of dried snail meat among others consisted of two.62 g leucine, lysine two.35 g, arginine two.88 g, four.98 g aspartic acid, glutamic acid and 8.16 gr.

Does not contain salmonella bacteria snail meat? It is true! But there's methods to get rid of the bacteria, the correct processing techniques. In lieu of the findings in the field, in Kediri, those who regularly eat snail meat can claim to cure itching, cough, scabies and so on.

Kediri is named the City of Tofu, but also as a forerunner to the manufacturer snail. In the early 1970s or villagers Jengkol and Plosokidul, District Plosoklaten, Kediri District who became interested in developing and utilizing snails.

Processing Steps

Sadi is Suryaatmaja of Plosokidul arguably as 'snail actor' for successful mendayagunakannya. Either as chips snail, snail sate, peanut brittle snails, and so on.

Initially snail farming venture in the area only a small work. Then opened shop snail, and some are sold around. Increasingly individuals who go try working on it.
Further Kediri with bekicotnya able to attract the attention of businessmen from other cities. This can be evidenced by the presence of cattle fanatics snail-enthusiasts, who learn and gain experience to Kadiri.

Through 7 Stage

Based on experience in Kediri breeder snail, snail meat yield about 15-18%. That is, for every 100 kg of fresh snails (alive) would get around 15-18 kilograms of snail meat.

Pemberakan or cleaning dirt. Snails surviving inserted in to the tank for one days, without any fed. Do watering every evening. Pemberakan aims to spur spending dirt and slime and removing musty smell.

To get nice results, snail meat has to go through stages.

Preliminary boiling. Snails that have been soaked put in boiling water for 15 minutes while inverted back, and then cooled.

Immersion. After completed pemberakan, snails soaked in saltwater with a tiny vinegar. Soaking takes about 5-10 minutes, stirring or dikopyok, then water is removed. Soaking is completed 3-4 times until water becomes clear marinade.

Separation. Snails that have been boiled earlier it ought to be separated between the shells, feces, eggs and meat. The trick is to poke the meat snail from its shell with a pick. After the meat, eggs and feces of snails out of their shells and then separated. Snail eggs can be immediately washed out, fried and eaten. While the meat is still need further processing.

Laundering. Snail meat that has been separated from the shell, then washed. Better if the washing is completed with walking water.

Boiling finish. Snail meat that has been soaked it boiled again for 15 minutes. After the boil, one times again thoroughly washed and sliced ��according to our tastes. This snail meat that has been prepared to be cooked.

Immersion. Meat that has been washed, soaked in vinegar water for 15 minutes.

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