Its scientific name is Gecko, a reptile that grows in the tropics. It is called this name because of its voice, in which the male voice is like a clam and the female voice is like a cockroach.

First, the role.

It smells fishy and tastes a little salty. Bian Xiao came into contact with this thing for the first time in a brine training class. I was curious why it was added to salt water. After consulting, it was found that it was to prevent the brine from becoming sour. Especially in the south, the humid climate is easy to breed bacteria, and protease can inhibit bacteria, which can keep brine longer. After the addition, when marinating meat products, it can also reduce the sour taste discharged from meat products and make the brine sour, thus prolonging the shelf life of the brine.

Second, the benefits of joining.

It is the natural enemy of mosquitoes. Especially in summer, brine is easily targeted by various insects. At this time, if gecko is added, it can prevent some insects from flying around the brine, thus polluting the brine. It also has the function of health preservation. He has no smell except some fishy smell, but it can be covered with salt water. After adding, brine can play a good health care role. Not only that, but also the role of traditional Chinese medicine, which can play its medicinal properties. When put into brine soup, it can release its own medicinal properties after a long time. Because there are more rock sugar in brine and more substances in spices, you can mix some flavors to prevent throat discomfort.

In Bian Xiao's view, the medicinal function of brine is the most important, and other functions are less. After all, in halogen medicine, we only use halogen soup to cure meat. We eat meat instead of bittern soup. So adding it to salt water is not very scary, and it is good for our health.