海参又名沙噀、海鼠、海男子,在生物学上属于棘皮动物海参纲。中国所产海参约有20余种可供食用,主要有刺参、方刺参、梅花参、乌参、黄玉参等。古人对海参的种类仅分为刺参和光参两类,如《本草从新》这样解释:“有刺者名刺参,无刺者名光参。”无论古人还是今人,视海参为高档烹饪原料者只认刺参。故本文所论述者,也以刺参为主。 Sea cucumber, also known as sand crab, sea mouse, sea man, in the biology of echinoderm sea cucumber. There are about 20 species of sea cucumber produced in China available for consumption, mainly including sea cucumber, sea cucumber, plum, ginseng, topaz. The ancients on the types of sea cucumber is divided into two categories, namely, sea cucumber and light ginseng, such as “Materia Medica re-explained” this way: “stinger sting ginseng, no thorn name ginseng.” Whether the ancients or people, as sea cucumber as high-grade cooking ingredients Only those who identify stichopus. Therefore, this article discusses, but also mainly to stichopus.