Cantonese people love to drink beautiful soup is not a new thing, there is a saying: "rather food without food, not rice without soup". This shows the importance of soup in the hearts of Cantonese people. There are also many types of soup, old-flame soup, stewed soup, rolling soup, etc., boiled in different ways and time, each with its own flavor.

Most people think that the longer the old-flame soup is boiled, the better the nutrition in the soup. However, some experts pointed out that after a long time of boiling, many nutrients were destroyed, the broth contains more cold purine, both easy to cause gout, but also damage to the kidneys. So, how to drink soup is a healthy way?

Old Fire Soup

"Old" means that the fire should be enough to cook, and the soup is rich and sweet.

Generally, the ingredients in the soup are boiled, then boiled over medium-low heat for two to three hours, and in some cases for 8-10 hours. There are numerous ingredients to choose from for the old fire soup, and you can also make the right nourishing soup according to your physical condition, and drinking it properly will help to regulate your body.

Stewed Soup

The point is that the soup is clear but rich in flavor, so that you can taste the original flavor of the ingredients, and the nourishing effect is more obvious.

Generally, the ingredients and herbs are put into the stewing pot, covered with a lid and simmered in water for 4-5 hours.

Rolling Soup

As the name suggests, a rolling soup.

Rolling soup is one of the most homemade ways to make a soup, usually using lean cuts of meat or fish as the base and adding easy-to-cook ingredients such as vegetables, tofu, and mushrooms. The ingredients are added as soon as the water boils, and the dish is served as soon as it is cooked, which is convenient and quick, with relatively little loss of nutrients.

From the boiling time point of view, stewed soup is even longer than old-fire soup, rolling soup is the shortest, the most convenient way;

From the taste of soup point of view, stewed soup has the most intense flavor, rolling soup flavor is not as sweet as the old-fire soup and stew;

From the nutrient content point of view, stewed soup has the strongest flavor, rolling soup taste not as old-fire soup and stew;

From the nutrient content of soup point of view, stewed soup is the most concentrated. strong>nutrient content point of view, the rolling soup time is short, so the nutrients lost less, in the nutritional intake is more comprehensive.

Healthy way to drink soup

Drinking soup before meals

Before eating, drink some soup, can play the role of a "lubricant", which allows you to eat meals, food more The food goes smoothly into the stomach without irritating the mucous membranes of the digestive tract. And can bring you a sense of satiety, play a healthy weight loss purposes.

"Eat and drink"

As the saying goes, "Eating meat is not as good as drinking soup", and people think that the nutrients are all in the soup, which is wrong. Boil more than two hours in the soup, the protein content is only about 5% of the meat, and 95% of the nutrients remain in the "dregs of meat".

Therefore, it is best to eat and drink the soup.

Control the time of the soup

After a long time of boiling, many nutrients in the food have been destroyed, and the old fire soup contains only a very small amount of protein solubles, sugar and minerals, and the nutrient content is not high.

So, boil the old fire soup time should not be too long, generally within two hours is appropriate.

All kinds of soup alternation

Can't drink only one or two kinds of soup for a long time, all kinds of soup alternation is more can increase appetite, balanced nutrition. The old fire soup is not suitable to drink every day, should be controlled once or twice a week, or use the soup instead.