In fact, compared with other animals' internal organs, the pig's large intestine does not have any nutritional advantages, but it is delicious for people who love to eat. However, in animal viscera, the fat content of pig large intestine is relatively high, otherwise it will be a veritable "fat intestine".
Because of the high fat content in fat sausage, it is not suitable for people with hyperlipidemia, obesity and fatty liver.
Is the pig's large intestine really dirty
The pig's large intestine is where the pig's excrement passes. There are indeed some parasites, germs and other problems, and even some diseases that can be transmitted through feces will exist in this place. But it is not inedible. Clean the dirt on the surface and cook it to kill pathogenic microorganisms. And I've never heard of anyone who ate the pig's large intestine and got sick.
In Chinese medicine, the pig's large intestine even has the function of regulating diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the function of treating large intestine diseases, such as hemorrhoids and hematochezia. Compendium of Materia Medica says that fat intestines moisten intestines and cure dryness. But from the point of view of nutrition, pork intestines are just a kind of delicious food with special "fragrance", which is rich in fat and protein. Why can beef be eaten raw but pork can't? Actually, that's it.
Everyone in every place has his own secret recipe about cleaning the pig's large intestine. In order to remove the odor in the pig's large intestine, here are several cleaning methods that can remove the odor:
1. Wash with white vinegar and alum. This is one of the most commonly used methods. Generally, the pig's large intestine is rubbed with alum and white vinegar a few times, and then washed with water.
2. Wash with salt and edible alkali. It can remove odor and reduce greasy feeling.
3. Wash with rice bran, corn flour or flour, and use the adsorption of grain starch to reduce odor and remove greasy surface.
4. among the people, there is also the practice of cleaning the pig's large intestine with sauerkraut water.
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But no matter which method is adopted, it often needs to be cleaned 3-4 times, or even multiple methods are used alternately. In cooking, in order to further reduce the odor, we will choose to use fragrant spices, such as pepper, vinegar, star anise, pepper, cooking wine or white wine.
Selection of fat sausage
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First, if you feel sticky when touching the fat sausage, or even can't hold it, it's not caused by fat, but a sign of bad taste.
Second, smell. Although fat sausage has a special taste, it tastes different from rotten food. Even the steamed fat sausage, in addition to the "fragrant" taste, there is also the taste of meat.