Edible alkali is a meat tenderizer, which can make chicken tender and taste better.

When the chicken is soaked in caustic soda, it will be bright and white with too much water. Chicken wings absorb a lot of water, gain about 20%, and look fatter. Sodium hydroxide can also bleach the melanin on the surface of chicken wings, making them look cleaner and less prone to deterioration. However, caustic soda is corrosive, so it is forbidden to be used in food.

Edible alkali is solid, round, white and easily soluble in water. Alkali is not a common condiment, but a kind of food swelling agent and meat tenderizer, which can make dry raw materials swell rapidly, soften fibers and remove the sour taste of dough. Proper use can bring excellent color, fragrance, taste and shape to food, thus increasing people's appetite. Alkali is widely used in the processing of noodles, bread, steamed bread and other foods.

The alkali used for chicken feet is not industrial alkali, but edible alkali, which can be used in food. There is no essential difference between edible alkali and baking soda. In many places, edible alkali and baking soda are equated.

Edible alkali is solid, white in color, and dissolves in water very quickly. It is a kind of food crisper and meat tenderizer, which can make dry goods expand rapidly, soften fibers, remove the sour taste of dough, and make food have good color, fragrance and shape.