Take fried dough sticks as an example. Adding baking soda to fried dough sticks can make it expand more and its taste more crisp. Baking soda can be used not only when frying things, but also when making steamed buns and steamed buns. It can make steamed buns and steamed buns more fluffy.
Deep frying is a cooking method with a long history. The fried dough sticks and noodle nests we usually eat at breakfast are made by deep frying. Among them, some fried dough sticks will put some baking soda when they are made.
Why does someone add baking soda when making fried dough sticks? This is because baking soda can be used as a bulking agent. When fried in a pot, the fried dough sticks with baking soda can expand more, and its taste will be more crisp.
In addition to using baking soda when frying things, we can also add baking soda when giving steamed buns, steamed buns and noodles, which can make the final steamed buns and steamed buns more fluffy and taste better.