The recommended method of soaking hair is steaming first and then soaking: put kelp in a steamer, dry steam for half an hour, and then soak it in water for two or three hours.
Tips: you can't soak first and then steam!
White material on the surface of kelp contains more salt, but it is mannitol with diuretic and detoxicating effects. If it is washed first and then steamed, the nutrition will be wasted.
Small coup for rapid softening of kelp
1, put some alkaline noodles or baking soda before steaming.
Put a little alkaline noodles or baking soda before steaming, so that kelp gum can be easily dissolved by alkaline substances and will soon become soft after cooking.
2. Put some vinegar in water or soak it in rice.
After the kelp is steamed, put some vinegar in the water or soak it in rice washing water to make the kelp soft quickly;
Step 3 add spinach when cooking
You can add some spinach when cooking, because spinach contains a substance called oxalic acid, which can also make kelp soft quickly.
Friendly reminder: kelp should be eaten as soon as possible after it is bought. If you can't eat it all at once, you should put it in the refrigerator, otherwise its nutritional value will be reduced, microorganisms will continue to multiply and promote the deterioration of kelp.