(1) A better method of soaking hair is dry steaming: untie the bound kelp bundles, steam the dried kelp in a steamer for 30 minutes, take it out, rub it with alkaline flour, and soak it in clean water for 2-3 hours. Crisp and tender, no smell. It is soft and delicious for stewing, frying and cold salad.

(2) When cooking kelp, the cooking time should not be too long, otherwise it will become harder and harder. If cooked hard, adding vinegar can also soften kelp; Or put a few spinach in it when soaking, which has the same effect.

(3) Seaweed can be soaked in rice soup, which is easy to make, easy to wash and tender when cooked. Some people can also add a little edible alkali or baking soda when cooking kelp, but be careful not to add too much alkali and cook it for too long. When cooking, try to knead hard and soft with your hands. Once it becomes soft, cease fire immediately. If you soak in water, you can put some vinegar in the water or soak kelp quickly; You can also add a few spinach when cooking, because spinach contains a substance called oxalic acid, which can also make kelp soft quickly.

(4) The longest soaking time of kelp is about 2-3 days, and it is easy to deteriorate after a long time. It is best to change the water in the middle of soaking. Soak kelp with edible alkali, rice washing water and clear water, or steam kelp first and then soak kelp, which method can best retain the nutritional elements of kelp? According to the investigation, it is found that the kelp that can retain nutrition best is steamed first, then soaked in rice, then soaked in water, and the kelp soaked in edible alkali loses the most nutrition.