Most of the water chestnuts sold in the market are cooked water chestnuts, with dark color and waxy taste, while raw water chestnuts are tender and juicy. Raw food with tender ling as the top grade, fresh and refreshing; Cooked food is better than Laoling, and the meat is as white as jade.

Try not to eat water chestnut, water chestnut and lotus root raw, and don't chew the skin with your teeth. Be sure to wash it raw, soak it in boiling water for a few minutes or dry it for a day before eating. Otherwise, it is very likely to infect ginger worms parasitic on water chestnut and water chestnut. Moreover, eating too much fresh fruit is easy to damage the spleen and stomach, and it should be cooked before eating.

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Eating water chestnut raw is very different from eating it cooked.

1, raw food benefits: water chestnut is suitable for fresh eating when it is crisp and tender. Water chestnut contains a lot of starch, which gives people a faint fragrance and sweetness when eaten fresh, which can stimulate appetite and promote health. Except for the poor digestion and absorption of starch, other nutrients are best preserved and have the highest nutritional value.

2. Disadvantages of raw food: Water chestnut may contain parasites. When eaten raw, parasites or eggs will not be killed, which may directly cause parasitic infection, and raw starch is difficult to digest, which may also cause indigestion.

3. It is suggested that the water chestnut should be cooked thoroughly: it usually takes 15 minutes to cook thoroughly. The size of water chestnut is influenced by varieties, among which water chestnut with 4 corners is the smallest and water chestnut with 2 corners is the largest, and the cooking time is also different, generally within 10~ 15 minutes. ?

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