Under normal circumstances, preserved eggs can be eaten directly, without any toxic and harmful ingredients, but the yolk of raw preserved eggs is relatively thin, and preserved eggs themselves have a pungent taste, which will be disgusting if eaten directly. However, after steaming, the egg yolk will condense, so the taste will be better, and it smells fragrant and tastes soft and elastic. If you can't accept raw preserved eggs, it is recommended to steam them for a while.

Preserved eggs need to be steamed for a few minutes. It is recommended to steam for 8- 10 minutes.

Although preserved eggs can be steamed for cooked food, if steamed for a long time, protein, minerals and other nutrients in preserved eggs will be lost too much, thus reducing the edible value of preserved eggs. In addition, steaming for too long will lose most of the water in preserved eggs, which will be dry and hard to eat. Therefore, it is generally suggested that preserved eggs can be steamed for about 8- 10 minutes, which can better preserve the taste of preserved eggs.

It is best to eat a few preserved eggs a day, and it is recommended to eat two less.

Preserved eggs are delicious, but you can't eat too much at a time. Because preserved eggs contain a certain amount of heavy metal lead, if eaten regularly, it may cause lead poisoning, leading to insomnia, inattention, joint pain, mental retardation and other symptoms. Moreover, lead will replace calcium and affect the absorption of calcium. If children use too much, they may be in danger of calcium deficiency. Therefore, it is best to eat less than two preserved eggs a day.

What can't preserved eggs eat? Turtle is commonly known as water fish, tortoise and tuanyu. You can't eat preserved eggs with turtles, because preserved eggs contain a lot of lead, which will affect the nutritional value of turtles and make them lose a lot of nutritional value.

Lead in preserved eggs of plums will conflict with nutrients in plums, and if eaten at the same time, it will cause discomfort. Therefore, it is suggested that preserved eggs and plums be eaten separately.

Brown sugar preserved eggs are alkaline food, while brown sugar is acidic. At the same time, after eating, acidity will merge with alkalinity, leading to acid-base imbalance, which is easy to cause ultrasonic gastropathy and mild food poisoning. And preserved eggs are not recommended to be eaten with white sugar and rock sugar.