It's the season for strawberries to go on the market. Many people are going to buy some and go home to eat them. But how to choose strawberries? Do you know? Recently, when strawberries went on the market, there were many opinions about some strawberries that could not be bought or eaten & hellip; & hellip; especially when they saw some 'strange shapes' strawberries, many northern fans would have doubts. Here are the daily questions about how to choose strawberries, and how to clean strawberries correctly.
Can't buy strawberries that are too big?
Wrong!
Strawberries are big in size. There are two main factors: good varieties are the key, and the 'bulking agent' will help.
Bulking agent is a plant growth regulator approved by the state, which is not a food additive. It can promote the growth of plant fruits, but it has no effect on animals and will not harm human health. At present, bulking agent is widely used in our country, and it has been proved that it is harmless to human body by long-term use. So big strawberries are OK. Buy them at ease. Eat them at ease. Don't be afraid.
Can't buy strawberries with strange shapes?
Wrong!
Strawberries are strange in shape, either because of the use of bulking agent, or because of the influence of low temperature, more likely, they just grow crooked accidentally. So there's no problem with crooked face strawberries. Buy them at ease and eat them at ease.
Hollow strawberries can't be bought?
Wrong!
Strawberries are hollow because the outside grows faster than the inside. It may be that 'bulking agent' is used, or it may be just that the fertilizer is sufficient and the climate is suitable. So there is no problem with hollow strawberries. You can buy them at ease and eat them at ease.
Can't you buy strawberries with uneven colors?
Wrong!
Strawberries on the market are usually white, because if you wait for all the strawberries to turn red and then pick them, the tip is likely to be over ripe and easy to turn into rotten strawberries. So it's OK to buy and eat strawberries that are not red enough.
Can't buy faded strawberries?
Wrong!
Strawberry is red because it contains a lot of water-soluble anthocyanins. Strawberries are delicate and easy to be damaged when they are washed. When anthocyanins run into the water, there will be 'discoloration'. So it's OK to buy and eat strawberries with makeup.
What kind of strawberries can't be bought or eaten?
Naturally, strawberries are rotten;
How to choose strawberries?
When eating strawberries, you should take advantage of the freshness. You should also pay attention to the selection of strawberries. Good strawberries have regular shape, bright surface, deep color, tall and straight flower base, and light marks on the hands. Smell the fragrance, taste the taste of sweet and sour, juicy is a good strawberry.
The right way to clean strawberries
1. When washing strawberries, don't go to the top of the leaves. Even if you have to go, just pull out the leaves and keep the petioles, so that strawberries don't have flesh exposed to water.
2. Do not remove the strawberry stem before washing, so as not to let pesticides and pollutants penetrate into the fruit through the 'wound' during the soaking process, which will cause pollution instead.
Remove the leaves of strawberries, wash with running water for several minutes, and remove most of the bacteria, pesticides and other pollutants on the surface of strawberries. Strawberry can also be more fresh and sweet, ruddy.
3. Try not to soak strawberries in the water first, so as to avoid that the pesticide will be absorbed by strawberries after being dissolved in the water, and will penetrate into the inside of the fruit.
4. Soak the strawberries in the rice washing water for 3 minutes. The alkaline rice washing water can decompose the pesticides. Rice flour in Taomi water will take away soil, dust, and other substances. This method can also be used to wash grapes.
5. Take a small basin of water, add a proper amount of salt to make a light salt water, and immerse the strawberries in it for 3 minutes. The light salt water can make the insects and eggs attached to the surface of strawberries float up, which is easy to be washed away by water, and has a certain disinfection effect. Rinse with running water. Rinse the strawberries with cold boiled water, and they will be clean.
6. Try to avoid rubbing with hands and never use detergent. There is almost no peel of strawberry. Rubbing will damage the peel, so washed strawberries can't be preserved at all. And detergent will penetrate into the pulp, so remember not to use detergent to clean strawberries.