Eggplant can be eaten raw, but it should not be eaten in excess. Eating raw eggplant can better retain vitamin D in eggplant, so eating raw eggplant in moderation is good for us. However, if excessive consumption of raw eggplant is easy to cause poisoning and harmful to human health, cooked food is generally recommended.
The benefits of raw food
1. Eating eggplant raw in hot weather can help people clear away heat and detoxify, but people with indigestion and diarrhea should not eat more, because eggplant is rich in vitamins, and it also contains protein and calcium, which can prevent arteriosclerosis and help reduce senile plaques.
2, eggplant also has the effect of removing blood stasis, which can reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
3, eating raw eggplant also has the effect of losing weight. Eggplant is rich in vitamin E, which can stop bleeding and resist aging, so it can delay human aging.
Harm of raw food
Raw eggplant will be very unpalatable. Eating raw eggplant is easy to cause poisoning, and it will be very astringent to eat, and it also contains some substances harmful to human body, which is easy to cause abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Therefore, in general, it is not recommended to eat eggplant raw. You'd better steam or boil it before eating. It tastes better and is not easy to be poisoned.
Raw food practice
It can be made into cold eggplant. First, peel the eggplant and cut it into shreds, then mix well with salt, chicken essence and other seasonings, add a little fresh, but not too much, otherwise it will affect the color of the eggplant, then cut the onion into small pieces, cut the garlic into foam, sprinkle it evenly on the mixed shredded eggplant, and finally mix well to eat.