Hot pot generally refers to a cooking method in which a pot is used as a vessel, a pot is cooked with a heat source, and various foods are cooked with water or soup. At the same time, you can also refer to the pot used in this cooking method. It is characterized by cooking while eating, or the pot itself has the function of heat preservation. When eating, the food is still steaming and the soup is integrated. There are similar dishes all over the world, but they are especially popular mainly in East Asia. Hot pot tastes hot, spicy and salty, oily but not greasy, suitable for mountain and river climate. Today, it has developed into a mandarin duck pot, spicy and light, each with its own needs. According to personal preference, adding different soups and foods is the best in winter in Xian Yi, which is suitable for all ages.
Typical hot pot ingredients include all kinds of meat, seafood, vegetables, bean products, mushrooms, egg products, staple foods and so on. They are cooked in boiling water or at the bottom of special soup pots. Some ways of eating will be dipped in seasoning and eaten together.
Autumn hot pot taboo
Mistake 1: one hot and three fresh.
Performance: As soon as the delicious food in the hot hot pot is picked up, it is sent straight to your mouth, making your tongue numb and your forehead sweat, enjoying it, which is euphemistically called "one hot and three fresh".
Real injury: Generally, the oral cavity, esophagus and gastric mucosa can only tolerate the temperature of 50℃. Too hot food can damage mucous membrane, and the temperature of hot pot soup can be as high as 120℃. If you take it out immediately, it is easy to burn the mucous membranes of the mouth, tongue, esophagus and stomach. Some people with recurrent aphthae are prone to get angry after eating hot pot, so the chance of aphthae is several times more, or the original oral mucosal inflammation appears aggravated symptoms. Repeatedly, it will also induce esophageal cancer. The most dangerous people are those who have precancerous lesions such as oral leukoplakia or lichen planus. The high temperature of hot pot and the stimulation of spices will aggravate these conditions.
Error correction: Don't be impatient when eating hot pot. Take a small amount of food out of the hot pot and put it in when it is cold. It should be "Ning She San Xian, not too spicy."
Mistake 2: Uncooked food is the most delicious.
Performance: In order to pursue fresh, crisp and smooth taste, food is scalded in hot pot before eating.
Realistic harm: In addition to indigestion, bacteria and parasite eggs hidden in food will also be swallowed into the gastrointestinal tract with food, which will lead to diseases. According to research, three serious parasitic diseases-Trichinella spiralis, tapeworm and cysticercosis-may spread through hot pot. Dirty pork slices and beef slices are likely to contain these three parasites. Although it is uncertain whether there are Trichinella spiralis, tapeworms and cysticercosis in mutton, it has been reported that some people get trichinosis because of eating instant-boiled mutton. If you get parasitic diseases, you will feel weak, sore muscles, edema and sometimes tingling when you step on the ground. Error correction: When eating hot pot, be sure to cut the meat thin and hot. When rinsing pork slices and beef slices, be sure to rinse them before eating. At the same time, it depends on whether there are white and rice-like substances on the meat slices. If there is, it may be a cyst egg.