1. Look

Look at the color. Generally, the color of fresh beef is relatively dark, deep red. Fake beef, also known as artificial beef, is made from other meat plus beef essence. The color is relatively lighter and looks slightly yellow.

Also look at the white tendons of beef. Generally, the tendons of other meats are not that tough, and beef is relatively tough and generally not easy to tear by hand. You can also look at its texture. The texture of beef is generally irregular, unlike pork, which has smooth lines.

2. Smell

Beef has a mutton smell. Although it is not as strong as mutton, it still has a bit of a mutton smell if you smell it carefully. Other meats do not have a muttony smell. Pork only has a fishy smell but no muttony smell.

3. Touch

Touch. Generally, beef that has not been soaked in water will be relatively sticky to the touch, and the texture of the meat will be relatively solid. This trick is a trick to teach you how to tell whether the beef has been watered. Also, if it’s fake beef, it won’t be so sticky to the touch.

4. Taste

If the fake beef is white when cooked, the fiber is not thick, and it is easy to chew, it means it is fake beef.

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Tips for selecting fresh beef

1. Observe the color. Normally fresh beef muscles are dark red, uniform, shiny, and slightly dry in appearance. Especially in winter, a thin air-dried film is easy to form on the surface, and the fat is white or cream-colored. On the other hand, the muscle color of stale beef is dark and dull, and the fat is yellow-green;

2. Feeling. Fresh beef is elastic, and the dents can be restored immediately after acupressure, and the muscle fibers of the new cut surface are fine. The dents of stale beef cannot be recovered after acupressure, leaving obvious indentations;

3. Smell the smell. Fresh meat has a meaty taste. Stale beef has an odor or even a bad smell.

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