I don't know how to choose kelp in our daily life? Kelp is one of the most commonly used ingredients in our daily life. Most families prepare kelp, so we should choose from the following aspects.
With the handle: Brown Green kelp selection viscous, dark green kelp after processing, the surface is not sticky. After chemical treatment of kelp, feel no toughness.
Choose white frost: kelp is high in iodine and contains a substance called mannitol. These two substances will adhere to the surface of dry kelp in white powder form. Therefore, it is better to choose dark brown dry kelp with white frost on the surface. If the dried kelp shows part of red or part of yellow, do not choose, such kelp may be polluted, the quality and nutritional value will be poor. In addition, dried kelp also has a strong seafood flavor. If there are other odors, the quality of kelp is also discounted.
Look at the meat quality: the meat of high-quality kelp is tender, wide and long, with dark brown or brown green color, less sand content and miscellaneous quality; the next is kelp, on the contrary, with thin meat, short and narrow leaves, yellow green color, more sand content and miscellaneous quality.
Look inside: when buying, we'd better open the kelp. The complete kelp is better; if there are small pieces of kelp mixed, it indicates that the quality is poor; if there are holes or large areas of damage, it may be that there were moths or mildew in the storage process.
Smell: kelp without bleaching and dyeing has a strong flavor of seafood, while kelp with bleaching and dyeing has a less flavor of seafood.
Four seas cuisine tips: as long as you remember it, kelp has two authentic colors, brown green and yellow. Other colors are best not to choose, and for the thickness of kelp is due to the different growth environment of kelp, generally thin kelp is used for cold, and thicker kelp is used for stew soup.