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1. What does it mean when people pay attention to the “number of heads” of abalone?

An important criterion for distinguishing the grade of abalone is the number of heads. The so-called "heads" refers to the number of abalones of uniform size in a Simajin (about 0.6 kg), such as 2 heads, 3 heads, 5 heads, 10 heads, 20 heads, etc. The fewer the heads, the bigger the abalone is, and the more expensive it is. Therefore, there is a saying that "it is difficult to buy 2 heads of abalone even if you have money." Abalones with 1 or 2 heads are top-grade and are hard to find. Among the many abalones, the Japanese net abalone has the least number of heads, followed by the Jipin, and the Hema abalone has the smallest size and the most heads.

2. What does the number of heads in abalone mean?

The larger the head number, the smaller the abalone. The head number refers to the number of abalones within a specified weight.

An important criterion for distinguishing the grade of abalone is the "number of heads". The so-called "heads" refers to the number of abalone of uniform size in one Sima Jin (about 0.6 kg), such as 2 heads, 3 heads, 5 heads, 10 heads, 20 heads, etc. The fewer the heads, the bigger the abalone is and the more expensive it is. Therefore, there is a saying that "money can't buy 2 abalones". Abalone with 1 or 2 heads are top quality and are rarely seen. Among the many abalones, Japanese net abalone has the least number of heads, followed by Jipin, and Hema abalone has the smallest size but the most heads.

Additional information

1. People with frequent urination at night, asthma due to qi deficiency, unstable blood pressure, and difficulty concentrating are suitable to eat more abalone;

2. Abalone can also be used as an auxiliary treatment for diabetic patients, but it must be stewed with medicine to be effective;

3. Gout patients and those with high uric acid should not eat abalone, but only drink a small amount of soup;

4. People with chronic ringworms should avoid eating this food;

5. People with cold, fever or sore throat due to yin deficiency should not eat it.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia, double-headed abalone

3. How do you count the number of abalone heads? How many are the best?

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The number of heads of an abalone is the number of holes it has.

An important criterion for identifying the grade of abalone is the “number of heads”.

The so-called "heads" refers to the number of abalone of uniform size in one Sima Jin (about 0.6 kilograms), such as 2 heads, 3 heads, 5 heads, 10 heads, 20 heads, etc. The fewer the heads, the bigger the abalone and the more expensive it is. Therefore, there is a saying that "money can't buy 2 abalone".

Abalone with one or two heads is considered the best and is hard to find. Among all abalones, Japanese net abalone has the least number of heads, followed by Jipin, and Hema has the smallest size but the most heads.

The abalone's body is covered with a thick calcareous shell. The shell is a right-handed spiral shell that looks like an ear. Its Latin name can be literally translated as "sea ear" because its shell is shaped like an ear. In addition, the abalone shell has a series of spiral protrusions that gradually increase from the top of the shell to the ventral surface. Some of these protrusions are penetrated into holes near the end of the whorl, and the number of holes varies with different species.

There are 4-5 abalones distributed in the north of my country, and 7-9 abalones distributed in the south. In ancient my country, abalone was named "nine-hole snail" because of this characteristic.

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