There are several kinds of hot pot base
1. Butter hot pot base
Butter hot pot base is undoubtedly the use of butter as the main raw material simmering, this kind of hot pot base from the color, taste, aroma is very attractive, the texture of the texture is a little bit thick, the taste is usually more heavy.
Selection advice: the flavor of this type of hot pot base is more spicy, not very suitable for people who can not eat spicy pick, at the same time, the butter hot pot base of the greasy feeling will be relatively strong, prefer a light taste of the people are not very suitable for selection. But for those who prefer a heavier taste, butter hot pot base is particularly suitable, especially for those who like spicy food and are afraid of acne, butter hot pot base is also a good choice.
2. Clear oil hot pot base
Clear oil hot pot base using "vegetarian oil" is also canola oil production, looks more refreshing, the taste to spicy, most people can accept.
Selection advice: the taste of this type of hot pot base will not be too heavy, like the refreshing taste of the people can rest assured that the selection. These two types of hot pot base from the health point of view is more recommended to pick the clear oil hot pot base, butter hot pot base in the consumption of the stomach is likely to condense a layer of butter, the stomach is difficult to digest directly. Therefore, for people with bad stomach, it is better to avoid butter hotpot base when choosing hotpot base. In terms of cholesterol content, the clear oil hot pot base almost does not contain cholesterol, more suitable for the three high people who want to occasional addiction to pick, eat it will not cause excessive burden on the body.
3. Other hot pot sauces
The two mentioned above are spicy hot pot sauces, but there are also milder ones:
(1) Sour pickle hot pot sauces: The combination of sour and spicy flavors are especially suitable for those who want to eat spicy food, but are not quite able to eat spicy food.
(2) tomato hot pot base: refreshing sour taste, mild taste, eat more appetizing, more suitable for families with elderly children to choose.
(3) Mushroom hot pot base: Mushroom hot pot base is the lightest, with a fresh flavor, especially suitable for people with health needs to pick.
Hot pot base quality how to see the good and bad
1. Before cooking
The form of hot pot base before cooking is usually block, due to the addition of different ingredients, the block of hot pot base will usually show a different color, but we can also distinguish the quality of the varieties of the general. Usually high-quality hot pot base looks more glossy, the color is more positive, but not too bright, if you come across the color is too bright, be sure to avoid picking to avoid picking to add more pigment types. Usually the surface layer of a high-quality butter hot pot base usually has a layer of obvious grease, but also be able to clearly see the color of the chili pepper. As the temperature rises, hot pot base usually becomes slightly soft, if at any time to maintain a firm texture, it is likely to be added to cross over the white wax, do not recommend picking.
2. After cooking
Many people feel that the hot pot base after cooking the color is more bright and shiny the better, but in fact, not, if after cooking the hot pot base showed bright red, then the hot pot base is likely to add more chili essence or coloring and other additives. At the same time, high-quality hot pot base will look slightly thick and cloudy, but not overly thick and sticky, you also need to pay attention to this point in the selection. General use of fresh fat boiled out of the hot pot base, in the cooking boil is no white foam, if the foam is more likely to be the use of "back to the pot oil" made.
Overall selection advice: in the selection of hot pot base should choose a harder texture but not hard products, and the color can not be overly colorful, the bottom of the pot after cooking should be slightly thick surface clean and no foam, rather than more foam.
Hotpot base smell how to distinguish between good and bad
1. Note that the aroma persistence
Hotpot base will generally use a lot of seasonings and spices with the addition of simmering, the smell of the rich and rich, but a lot of poor-quality hotpot base will be added to most of the aroma enhancers to make up for the effect of the aroma. Although the hot pot base with added flavor enhancers will have a strong flavor at the beginning of cooking, the flavor can not be sustained for a long time. So in the selection we should choose a long-lasting flavor, continuity of the hot pot base, so that you can avoid to some extent to add too much flavor enhancer hot pot base.
2. Pay attention to whether the spicy flavor is pungent
Usually hot pot base will have a spicy aroma, but the spicy flavor of high-quality hot pot base will smell softer, and the fresh aroma will not be overly pungent. If you come across a type of hot pot base that smells overly spicy, you need to be careful so that you don't pick a hot pot base with too many additives.
Overall selection advice: To summarize, when selecting hot pot base, you should choose the type of flavor that is soft, not pungent and persistent, so that you can better avoid excessive additives in the hot pot base.
Eating hot pot notes
1. avoid raw
First of all, eating hot pot is concerned about the first meat after the dish, and meat, because they are cut thin slices of hot food is good, that is, thin slices of meat into the hot pot, the color of the meat changed, and also cooked, you can eat, then like meatballs, you can be a little bit longer cooking before eating, in any case, it is necessary to cook before eating. The first thing you need to do is to cook the meatballs before you eat them.
2. avoid hot
Because the hot pot is now eaten, then after the ingredients are cooked will certainly be very hot, so there is a "hot when the three fresh" said, but this time it is best to put the food on the flavor of the plate or bowl to dry for a while, because the human body, the human oral cavity, the esophagus and the mucous membranes of the stomach can only tolerate 50 ℃ temperature, high temperature food will be too hot to eat. temperature, the temperature of the food will be too high scalding oral cavity, esophagus and stomach, especially some people have mouth sores, oral mucosal inflammation, stomach upset people, it is more inappropriate to eat too hot food.
3. avoid beer
Eat hot pot when drinking cold beer is not good, first of all, hot pot is hot, beer is cold, hot and cold alternating consumption will stimulate the intestines and stomach, the stomach is not good, and secondly, due to the hot pot in the cooking of a lot of ingredients, such as meat ah, seafood, these purine content of its own ingredients, then the hot pot of the soup in the purine content is relatively high, the human body in the intake of excessive purine, will be converted to urinary tract infections. The human body in the intake of excessive purine, will be converted to uric acid, and beer will be converted to uric acid transportation to the joints or soft tissues, which will lead to gout, so eat hot pot drink beer is particularly undesirable.
4. Avoid soup base
As mentioned above, the ingredients cooked in the hot pot are many and varied, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, mushrooms, soy products, etc., which will lead to a good taste of the soup base of the hot pot, but it also contains a large amount of purine, oxalic acid, etc., which is converted into uric acid in the body, and the excessive uric acid is deposited in the blood, joints and soft tissues, which can easily cause gout. Especially easy to cause gout, so when eating hot pot should not drink soup, but should drink more water, which can promote the discharge of uric acid.
5. avoid spicy
Nowadays, most of the young people are not spicy, so many people eat hot pot will choose spicy, and spicy generally with heavy oil, heavy taste, but spicy will stimulate the esophagus and gastrointestinal, so the stomach is not good for people who should not eat spicy, and heavy oil, heavy spicy and heavy taste is particularly easy to catch fire, leading to constipation, so it's best not to be too spicy when you eat hot pot, especially Do not drink so spicy soup base.