Only a half-meter-deep pit was left in the original spot, and then the mud and sand were put back in the original spot, leaving only a geoduck weighing four or five pounds in the space.

Geoduck clams, also known as bullwhip snails in some places, live their entire lives in a single burrow. When hungry, they stretch out of the seabed mud and sand to feed on single-celled algae.

The rest of the time they would stay quietly in the safe cave until the end of their lives, and they would never move.

The most interesting thing about them is when they squirt water, like a male urinating. Geoduck clams also have a beautiful name: "elegant goddess clam".

We don't know who is so talented. If you're going to name someone, just name them. Why not choose any name? Why associate it with "elegance" and "goddess"?

Geoduck clams are also graded, and their main production areas are the North Pacific coast of the United States and Canada, with some also found in Japan, South Korea, and Mexico.

It is said that Canadian geoduck clams are of the highest quality and most famous. Canadian geoduck clams are farmed in near-shore waters.

In order to reduce costs, most geoduck clams in the United States are farmed in the intertidal zone.

Geoduck clams need to be farmed for six years to grow to the standard market weight of one kilogram.

Geoduck clams like to bury themselves deep in the mud and sand, making them very difficult to harvest.

The quality of geoducks from Canada and the United States demonstrates that the deeper the seawater, the better the quality of the geoducks produced.

Moreover, geoduck clams are a prized seafood that grows in cold waters. In fact, the best quality geoduck clams in the world are those produced in the northern waters of China.

However, it is said that geoduck clams in China do not grow very large, but this is not true; it is just a rumor.

Geoduck clams have a long lifespan, sometimes exceeding one hundred years. They grow very slowly, and giant geoduck clams can be found in our country.

However, we Chinese love food so much that geoduck clams in our country are eaten before they even grow up.

Geoduck has the effects of promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, as well as strengthening the kidneys and improving male virility.

Especially in our country, there is a long-standing folk saying that you are what you eat. This is because geoduck clams not only resemble male genitalia, but also do indeed have the medicinal effect of promoting sexual function and aiding in sperm production and fertility.

It is especially effective in treating impotence, lower back pain, and frequent urination, and also has the effect of nourishing the five internal organs.

Therefore, it is especially popular among male diners in China. In recent years, modern medical research has also shown that geoduck clams have the functions of nourishing yin, beautifying the skin, and improving complexion.

This has also attracted the curiosity of many women, leading them to also fall in love with eating geoduck clams.

According to statistics, 90% of the geoduck clams sold in the world each year are consumed by Chinese people.

Geoduck has always been a top-tier seafood. For seafood connoisseurs, the taste of the sea doesn't need any complicated cooking; simply slicing it thinly is the best sashimi.

If you don't like sashimi, you can blanch it, peel off the outer membrane, slice it thinly, add glass noodles and minced garlic, steam for three minutes, and then enjoy.

Fishermen by the sea sometimes eat geoduck in a simpler and more direct way: they slice the geoduck thinly, put it in boiling water, blanch it for one minute, and then take it out immediately. No seasoning is needed. They eat it while it's hot, and it's smooth, tender, crisp, and has a faint aftertaste.

Of course, the best way to prepare it is to grill it with minced garlic over charcoal. When the geoduck is heated, it releases its juices. When you eat it, you suck the juices and the clam meat into your mouth together. The fresh and delicious flavor is especially addictive.

While digging for geoduck clams in the sea, Chen Hong was thinking about recipes. Fortunately, there was plenty of seawater, and her saliva mixed with the seawater and disappeared without a trace.

Haha, she was amused by the scene she was imagining!

Ultimately, she's just an ordinary person who loves good food. As the saying goes, life is all about eating and drinking!

These are basic survival needs for everyone. Only after basic needs like food and drink are met will people consider clothing and strive for a presentable appearance. This is true for everyone!

The once smooth and clean beach is now covered with small craters the size of ping-pong balls, traces left by geoduck clams as they retreated into the mud.

There were so many! The sea was full of holes of all sizes! Chen Hong only went for the big holes, and the geoduck clams he dug out weighed more than three pounds for the smaller ones and five or six pounds for the larger ones.

These are all adult mussels that have grown for at least six years. In the words of professionals, the color of their long noses has darkened, and some even have what are called "age spots".

This is when geoduck is cooked to its freshest flavor and is also more nutritious.

Chen Hong also picked up quite a few crabs, which are natural enemies of geoduck clams. Other starfish, snails, and flounder also prey on juvenile geoduck clams. Once they grow up, they hide deep in the mud and sand, and their natural enemies decrease.

The breeding season for geoducks is from April to July each year. Geoducks are dioecious animals, and once they enter the breeding season, they will seek out mates to reproduce.

Then, a female geoduck lays its fertilized eggs in the water. The eggs develop into larvae after four days, and it takes a month for them to grow their shells.

Therefore, geoduck clams are currently at their most vulnerable. This area has been designated as her private breeding farm by Chen Hong, and she has been busy here for a long time, meticulously cleaning up the crabs and starfish on this seabed.

They also picked up over two hundred pounds of sea cucumbers, each weighing about a pound. They worked until eleven o'clock before returning to the boat.

After tidying up the sea cucumbers and geoduck clams to sell to Zhang Baiqiang, Chen Hong hurried back.

On the way, he called Zhang Baiqiang and told him to get ready to pick up the goods at the dock.

Upon arrival at the dock, the clams were immediately weighed. This year, Zhang Baiqiang paid Chen Hong 800 yuan per jin for geoduck clams, regardless of size.

The market price for wild deep-sea sea cucumbers this year is 380 yuan per catty (approximately 500 grams), which generally refers to those weighing more than half a catty but less than a catty.

The sea cucumbers that Chen Hong caught this time were mostly large ones, each weighing about one pound.

According to experienced fishermen, such a large wild sea cucumber is at least five years old.

When Zhang Baiqiang saw the two baskets of sea cucumbers Chen Hong had left on the boat, his eyes narrowed with a smile.

"Girl, the sea cucumbers you caught are of the best quality! Looks like you raided their nest."

I remember you've never sold me live sea cucumbers before; you always dried them yourself.

"They're willing to give me fresh sea cucumbers this time; it seems they're really eager to get back to Jinan."

As he spoke, he rummaged around the sea cucumber basket with great interest, pinching and squeezing this one, feeling the thick, fleshy texture of the sea cucumber, and grinning from ear to ear with satisfaction.

"Wow! This is the best quality wild sea cucumber I've seen all year! Look how thick the flesh is, look how sharp the spines are! This is truly a real deep-sea wild sea cucumber!"

Nowadays, apart from experienced old fishermen on the coast, there are very few people who have actually seen such high-quality goods.

In recent years, farmed pond sea cucumbers, intertidal sea cucumbers, and bottom-seeded sea cucumbers have been sold as wild sea cucumbers in the market, and the quality of sea cucumbers is really not guaranteed.

It's really not easy to find pure wild sea cucumbers these days; even most high-end hotels are lucky if they can get sea cucumbers from bottom-cultured sea cucumbers.

"Little sister, I won't say anything more. I'll buy these two baskets of sea cucumbers from you for 680 yuan a pound. Come on, weigh them!"