Wax apple is a kind of tropical fruit. It looks red and beautiful. Wax apple is relatively rare. Many people may not have eaten it. So, how to eat the wax apple? Do you want to peel it? How to clean it when eating it? Let's get to know it.
Do you want to peel the wax apple
There is no need to peel, but make sure it is clean. Wax apple is a fruit with skin to eat, and when you eat it, you can eat it with skin. However, it is easy to hide dirty things at the bottom of the wax apple. If you eat it with skin, you must rinse it with water. It is better to eat it after soaking in some salt water. When eating, you can cut off the navel at the bottom of the fruit. It is suggested that the pit on the top of the fruit should be removed before eating raw wax fog, and the handle should be cut off, and then dipped with licorice, salt or sugar for better flavor. In addition, the wax apple can be cut in half, which is more convenient to eat, but the whole one can fully enjoy the crispy taste. The more you eat, the more sweet you can eat. If the wax apple is cut in half and sliced, it will lose its good flavor.
How to eat wax apple
1. Wash and eat directly. The fruit is juicy and delicious, with high moisture content. It contains special fruit flavor, a small amount of protein, fat and minerals. It is sweet, light and rich in water. It is not only special in flavor, but also a holy product for cooling and thirst quenching. It has the functions of appetizing, refreshing and digesting.
2. Dig a hole in the center of the wax apple, fill it with minced meat and steam it over a high fire for more than 10 minutes. It is a famous traditional food in Taiwan. It is called "four seas of Tongxin".
3. It is not only good in color, shape and taste, but also crisp and delicious. It is a rare summer food therapy delicacy.
4. In addition, Hainan people like to cut the wax apple and sprinkle it with a little salt, or dip it in some soy sauce. It's a bit like eating bayberry. It's more refreshing to eat like this.
How to clean wax fog
1. Soaking water washing method: water washing is the basic method to remove other dirt and pesticide residues on vegetables and fruits. Generally, the surface dirt should be washed off with water, and then soaked in water for at least 10 minutes. For the core vegetables, they should be cut first, soaked in water for 1-2 hours, and then washed with water to eliminate pesticide residues.
When soaking, if a small amount of detergent or fruit and vegetable detergent is added, the effect is better. However, because some of the pesticide penetration ability is very strong, even on the root, especially leek. Therefore, washing with soaking water may remove the pesticide residues on the surface of vegetables, but it can't do anything to the pesticides that have penetrated into the vegetables.
2. Alkaline water immersion method: organophosphorus pesticides decompose rapidly in alkaline environment, so this method is an effective measure to remove pesticide pollution. It can be used for all kinds of vegetables and fruits. The method is to wash the surface dirt, soak it in alkali water (generally 500 ml water is added with 5 to 10 g of alkali surface) for 5 to 15 minutes, and then rinse with water for 3 to 5 times.
3. Heating method: with the increase of temperature, carbamate insecticides decompose faster, so for some vegetables and fruits that are difficult to be treated by other methods, some pesticides can be removed by heating, such as celery, beans, green pepper, etc. The method is to wash the surface dirt with clean water and put it into boiling water for 2-5 minutes. According to the test, this method can remove more than 50% - 90% of pesticide residues. But this method is easy to lose the nutrition of vegetables.
Tips: to save the wax apple, you can wrap it with newspaper and put it into a plastic bag, and then put it into the refrigerator for ice storage. The main reason is to delay the loss of water and prolong the storage time. Pay attention to take it out and wash it when you want to eat it again. Don't wash the wax mist and then refrigerate it.
Tips
Although the nutritional value of wax apple is high, traditional Chinese medicine believes that the attribute of wax apple is relatively cool. It is recommended that people with cold constitution should take a small amount of it, especially for women who will have pain when the physiological period comes. At the same time, it also has diuretic effect, and people with frequent urination should not eat more. In addition, those with gastric ulcer should avoid taking it on an empty stomach.