Spring bamboo shoots are in season. They are crisp, tender and delicious. They are known as "the first vegetarian food". However, it's better to eat them leisurely. How can you eat them best in spring? Follow Xiaobian to understand.
It is forbidden to eat bamboo shoots in spring
You'd better blanch the bamboo shoots before frying
Because the fresh bamboo shoots contain a lot of oxalic acid, which will affect the absorption of calcium by the human body, it is better not to stir fry the bamboo shoots after they are cut. It is best to blanch them in boiling water for about 1-2 minutes, or even longer, so as to soften the crude fiber and help digestion. It can also remove the astringency and improve the taste, and stir fry the bamboo shoots until they are ripe, which further decomposes the oxalic acid.
Bamboo shoots can be blanched with salt water
The reason why bamboo shoots are numb is that bamboo shoots contain a lot of oxalic acid, so they taste numb. Cut the fresh bamboo shoots into slices, blanch them in boiling water, take them out and fry them again. Put some salt in the water, it won't numb.
How long can I eat bamboo shoots
Fresh bamboo shoots don't need to be soaked. Dry bamboo shoots can be soaked for one hour. Bamboo shoots should be soaked in water at the bottom to prevent bitterness and fibrosis. If you don't soak in water, you will be exposed to toxic substances (hydrogen cyanide). If you take it for a long time, it will cause damage to the human body. Soak for more than ten minutes.
Control the amount of bamboo shoots
According to traditional Chinese medicine, spring bamboo shoots are sweet in taste and cold in nature. Hair is rich in nutrition, or stimulating, especially easy to induce certain diseases (especially relapse of old diseases) or aggravate the disease has been food. Therefore, when eating, we must control the amount. We can't eat every day, let alone all at once.
Don't eat bamboo shoots on an empty stomach
Do not eat bamboo shoots on an empty stomach. Before eating, you can have a sip of soup or rice to reduce the stimulation of bamboo shoots on gastrointestinal mucosa. After eating bamboo shoots, try not to eat cold and raw food, such as ice cream, ice beer and raw seafood.