Because pigeons have an instinctive desire to love the nest, strong homing, and at the same time have the ability to forage for food in the wild, and over time was recognized by mankind, so people from the unconscious to the conscious of the pigeons as a fowl to raise. As the old saying goes, "a pigeon is better than nine chickens", the nutritional value of pigeons is extremely high, both as a valuable delicacy, but also as a high-level tonic.
Pigeon meat protein content is high, pigeon meat digestibility is also high, while the fat content is low, in the animal animal meat most suitable for human consumption. In addition, pigeon meat contains calcium, iron, copper and other elements and vitamin A, B vitamins, Vitamin E and so on than chicken, fish, beef, mutton content is high. Pigeon meat is also rich in pantothenic acid, which is good for hair loss, gray hair and premature aging.
The bone of pigeon is rich in chondroitin, which can be compared with the chondroitin in antler velvet, and it is often consumed to improve the vitality of the skin cells, enhance the elasticity of the skin, improve the blood circulation, and the effect of the red face. Pigeon contains more branched-chain amino acids and arginine can promote the body's protein synthesis, accelerate the healing of wounds.
The pigeon liver contains the best cholesterol, which can help the body to utilize the cholesterol, to prevent atherosclerosis. Pigeon is also known as a "sweet-blooded animal", which helps to restore the health of anemic people.
General public can eat.
It is the ideal nutritious food for the elderly, pregnant women, children, the weak and sick, and the patients.
Making guide
1. Pigeon meat is tender and flavorful, and can be made into porridge, stewed, baked, fried, roasted, and made into snacks, etc.;
2. Steaming or soup can maximize the preservation of its nutrients;
3. Slices of fried pigeon meat are preferable to match with fine pork; fried pigeon can't be less than the ingredients of honey, sweet noodle sauce, five-spice powder and cooked peanut oil.
4. Pigeon meat can be used in all seasons, but it is most delicious in spring and early summer. Want to health brain and eyesight or after the disease and produce tonic, pigeon and ginseng and wolfberry, with green onions, ginger, sugar, wine, steamed and eaten together. Can also with astragalus and wolfberry, edible method and the same as above.
Therapeutic effects
Pigeon meat is flat, sweet, salty, to the liver, kidney meridian;
has nourishing the kidney and qi, dispel wind and detoxification, tonifying qi deficiency, benefit the essence of the blood, warm the waist and knees, and facilitating the role of urination;
could be strengthened to tonify the body and the kidneys, the vitality of the brain, brain tonic, improve memory, lowering blood pressure, adjusting the human body's blood glucose, skin beauty, skin white and tender, prolonging life.
Remarks
1. There are two ways to depilate pigeons: dry depilation and wet depilation. Dry depilation is to wait until the pigeons have died and the body temperature has not yet dissipated when the hair is plucked; wait until the body is completely cooled, the hair is difficult to pluck. Wet plucking is to use 60 degree water to pluck the pigeons after scalding. Because the pigeon skin is very tender, the water temperature can not be too high, otherwise the skin is easy to scalded.
It has the functions of nourishing the kidney, dispelling wind and detoxification, replenishing the deficiency of qi, benefiting the essence and blood, warming the waist and knees, and facilitating urination, etc.;
It can strengthen the body and replenish the kidney, give birth to vigor, strengthen the brain and replenish the spirit, improve the memory, lower the blood pressure, adjust the human body's blood glucose, nourish the beauty of the face, and the skin can be white and delicate, prolonging the life of the pigeons.