In recent days, the issue of "foot-stepping on soil kang sauerkraut" exposed after the "315 Party" has aroused widespread collection. Some people think that it is a traditional craft, and there is nothing wrong with foot-stepping. Others think that foot-stepping, The seemingly traditional techniques of pit pickling are not a fig leaf for food safety. Even if traditional techniques are used, the quality still has to pass.

As the incident continues to ferment, the impact becomes wider and wider, from instant noodle manufacturers such as Uni-President and Master Kong that produce Laotan pickled cabbage noodles, to catering brands that specialize in pickled cabbage fish.

The pickle production companies, as well as the farmers and growers who provide fresh mustard to the companies, are all facing the risk of losses and bankruptcy.

In addition, two officials were suspended and two officials were dismissed because of this incident.

At present, the problem of Tukeng pickled cabbage is not completely over yet. It is not yet clear what kind of treatment plan the local department will give us in the future, but I believe that a solution that satisfies everyone will be given.

In fact, it’s not just “sauerkraut that’s stuck in the ground”. Many agricultural and sideline products we usually buy in wet markets, on the street, and even eat in restaurants also have problems in the production process. It's just that you don't know.

1. Braised beef (fake and real)

When friends know that I am engaged in the veterinary industry, many people will ask me a question, that is, why do braised beef shops in wet markets sell braised beef? The price of braised beef is cheaper than fresh beef. Do they have any secrets?

Of course there is a secret. The secret is to fake the real thing or pass it off as good. To pass it off as good is to use some imported frozen beef or dead beef instead of high-quality beef, and to fake the real thing is to use the meat of other animals as beef. , the most common ones are old female pork or male pork.

Nowadays, the price of culled sows or boars is less than 3 yuan per catty, while the price of live cattle is close to 17 or 18 yuan per catty. Seeing this, it is not difficult to understand why braised beef is so popular. The price is cheaper than fresh beef.

The same is true for some so-called air-dried beef jerky, which is actually made from other meats and then added with seasonings to give us the taste and texture of beef, but it is not actually beef. .

2. Street roast duck

Similar to braised beef, street roast duck is the best. Buying a live duck at the wet market costs at least fifty or sixty yuan, which is expensive. It costs hundreds of yuan, but a roast duck in a street roast duck shop only costs more than ten yuan. Where do the ducks in these shops come from?

If it is a regular roast duck restaurant, the roast ducks used are usually centralized farmed ducks. Although the quality is not as good as the free-range ducks raised by farmers, at least the quality is good.

The ducks sold in street roast duck restaurants are so cheap, and many of them are sick ducks processed by duck farms, culled laying ducks, etc. The quality of roast duck made from such inferior ducks is also quite worrying.

Even if the ducks are raised normally, there may be many hygiene problems in such roadside stalls.

3. Wild honey

In recent years, I often see people selling honey sticks attached to branches, claiming that they are wild honey they cut from the trees. Honey is actually completely artificial. The production method is not difficult. You only need to add a large amount of sugar, pigments, additives and other auxiliary materials to make a honeycomb pattern. In fact, there may not be any honey at all.

A real wild bee hive will have a honey storage area, a pollen storage area, a bee breeding area, etc.

4. Duck blood

Duck blood is a must-order dish for many people when eating hot pot, spicy hotpot and other foods, but in fact many so-called duck blood is not duck blood. It might be chicken blood or pig blood.

The storage time of fresh duck blood is very short. The duck blood in many hot pot restaurants and Malatang restaurants is packed in boxes. I don’t know what kind of blood is used, but it will definitely contain a lot of preservatives. and various additives, so it’s better to eat less.

5. Grilled sausages on the street

The most common snack in pedestrian streets, snack streets, and tourist attractions is grilled sausages. You can smell the aroma of grilled sausages from a distance and fill your mouth with one bite. The fluid smells really good.

Did you think you were eating pork sausage? In fact, it may indeed be pork sausage, but it uses the lowest quality lymph nodes and neck meat from pigs, or it may not be pork at all, but the meat of fur animals such as foxes and minks.

Once, I took my child to visit an attraction. When we passed by the sausage machine, the child insisted on eating it and bought two sausages. My wife and child each had one. My wife took a bite and let me taste it. There was an indescribable smell when I ate it. It was obviously not made from pork, so I threw it away in the end. From then on, I never ate street sausage again.

6. Pigskin jelly

Most families in the north will cook a pot of pigskin jelly during the Spring Festival. It is very comfortable to have a cold bite when eating in winter, but Because pig skin jelly requires low temperature to form, our own pig skin jelly can only be made in winter.

But now you can buy it in the market all year round, even in summer when the temperature is as high as 30 or 40 degrees Celsius. Obviously, these pig skin jelly will have a lot of coagulants added to it. It is not known whether it is harmful to the human body.

7. Crab meat sticks and cuttlefish balls

Nowadays, crab meat sticks and cuttlefish balls are sold in the frozen section of most supermarkets, but in fact there is no crab meat in crab sticks and cuttlefish balls. There is no cuttlefish, just various starches and food additives. Although they may all meet food quality standards, eating too many of these meatballs will not be good for the human body.

It’s even better to eat sauerkraut with your feet in the soil. At least the sauerkraut is real sauerkraut.

8. Pickled pepper fish skin

Some time ago, some netizens revealed that the pickled pepper fish skin they bought melted away after being scalded with hot water and could not be picked up with chopsticks. Although some chefs confirmed that the pickled pepper fish skin is indeed fish skin, it has only been treated with alkaline substances to make the fish skin look thicker, more elastic, and more appetizing.

However, many netizens are still worried that unscrupulous merchants will artificially fake it, or use some substances that are not good for the body to prepare fish skin, so it is better to eat less of this kind of food.