烟台那些小海味儿

Small Seafood in Yantai

住在海边的烟台人是幸福的。每当春阳含羞、桃花初绽,烟台第一批小海味像海虹、海肠子、沙肠子、爬虾、桃花虾,就赶着趟儿爬上餐桌了。如果说螃蟹、对虾是一桌海鲜盛宴的话,那么这些小家碧玉似的海鲜只能算得上锅台灶脚的配菜了。可恰恰是这犄角旮旯的小海味儿,吃起来更具风味,更贴地气儿。老烟台特有的海鲜是海肠,通常的吃法像蒜蓉海肠、肉末海肠,咸脆而极香滑。

People living near the sea in Yantai are happy.In the early spring when peach blossoms start to bloom,the first batch of small seafood in Yantai,such as mussel,sea intestine,sand intestine,mantis shrimp,and peach blossom shrimp,begin flocking to the table of the locals.If crabs and prawns are considered as the main dishes on a seafood feast,these varieties of small seafood can only be considered as side dishes in the kitchen.