Introduction: Vinegar is one of the most common condiments in the kitchen, but we should learn to use it correctly and scientifically, so as to make our dishes more delicious. At the same time, we should pay more attention to how to buy high-quality vinegar when purchasing vinegar. Here, let me tell you about these two questions about vinegar. Come and study with me!
Six Benefits of Adding Vinegar in Daily Cooking
Add freshness and relieve boredom.
Add some vinegar when cooking greasy food, or dip some vinegar when eating jiaozi, which can reduce the greasy feeling and make people feel less greasy. In addition, vinegar can also enhance the umami flavor and aroma, because a large number of umami flavor and aroma substances are produced in the process of grain fermentation into vinegar.
Get rid of the fishy smell.
One of the main components of vinegar is acetic acid, which can reduce odor. Therefore, adding a small amount of vinegar when cooking fish can reduce the fishy smell. Stewed mutton with vinegar can remove the smell of mutton.
Sterilization and anticorrosion.
When mixing cold dishes such as cucumber and shredded radish, vinegar can be added, because vinegar can inhibit the growth of bacteria and improve the safety of cold dishes. In addition, when making pickles such as garlic paste and cucumber, you can also add some vinegar to prevent deterioration. Moreover, vinegar can reduce the production of nitrite and protect vitamin C in vegetables from being destroyed to a great extent.
Increase the salty taste.
In cooking, adding more sour seasoning can enhance the salty taste and reduce the salt intake. This is because the taste cells that feel sour are located on both sides of the middle of the tongue, just adjacent to the salty taste area. This means that eating some acid can increase the sensitivity of taste buds to salty taste.
Relieve the spicy taste.
Acetic acid in vinegar can neutralize spicy taste and reduce its irritation. If you put too much pepper in your cooking, you might as well add some vinegar. When eating in a restaurant, if you think the food is spicy, you can also ask for a small plate dipped in vinegar.
Neutralize alkaline taste.
When steaming steamed bread and other pasta, if there is too much alkali, you can add a little vinegar to neutralize the acid and alkali and reduce the alkaline taste in the pasta. In addition, vinegar has bacteriostatic effect, so it is not easy to get moldy when adding a little when making pasta.
So how to choose vinegar?
Tips for buying vinegar
Look at the acetic acid content indicated on the label: generally speaking, the content of prepared vinegar should not be less than 2.5g/ 100ml, and the content of fermented vinegar should not be less than 3.5g/ 100ml. Non-flavored vinegar is not subject to this restriction (such as drinking vinegar, etc.) ).
Look at the production method indicated on the label: fermented vinegar or vinegar, choose according to personal preference.
Look at the raw materials: the vinegar brewed with flour, glutinous rice and rice has good quality and nutrition, while the vinegar brewed with vinegar essence and water has poor quality and no nutrition. Therefore, observing raw materials can also distinguish between true and false vinegar.
See the production date clearly: Generally speaking, the shelf life of vinegar is 6 months to 1 year. Don't buy expired products.
The secret of vinegar
1, insomnia? Insomnia patients pour a cup of cold boiled water before going to bed, add 1 spoon vinegar, and fall asleep soon after drinking it. Rubbing your feet with warm old vinegar before going to bed will also make you fall asleep easily.
2. sprain? Mix flour and cook it into paste, add proper amount of aged vinegar, apply it on paper or gauze, and stick it on the affected area. When it's dry, gently uncover it and put it on. Sticking it several times can eliminate the burning sensation and pain at the sprain. This method is effective for trauma such as dislocation of bone and joint and traumatic injury.
3. rhinitis? Put about 5ml of aged vinegar into a washer with a capacity of 1000ml to wash the nasal cavity twice a day when 1 can treat rhinitis.
4. Foot numbness? Heat 1 l aged vinegar, pour it into a bucket, and soak your feet for 20 minutes at a time. Soak in this way for 4~5 times, and the symptoms of numbness can be alleviated.
5. Burn? According to the principle of acid-base neutralization, vinegar was made into a 5-degree solution for washing burns, especially for lime burns. Or apply it to the scald with gauze soaked in vinegar, which can also be effective.
6. Cough? After soaking garlic in aged vinegar for 65,438+05 days, eating 65,438+0 ~ 2 cloves of garlic soaked on an empty stomach every morning and drinking some vinegar juice for 65,438+00 ~ 65,438+05 days can stop coughing and asthma, detoxify and dissipate blood stasis, lower blood pressure and blood lipid, and prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases and tumors in the elderly.
Conclusion: The above is the vinegar content summarized by Sanjiu Yangshengtang. As a condiment in our life, vinegar can not only add flavor to our dishes, but also provide a lot of convenience for our lives!
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