The most common meat in our daily life is no more than pork, almost everything on the pig can be eaten, even the pig's tail is also favored by many friends, but there are people who never eat animal offal, think about it is really a pity, because one of the fat intestines is not only the taste is good, but also more importantly, more nutritious, and of course, has become a small portion of the friends of the hot dishes, because of its unique texture and taste, edible pig sausage which safety hazards?
What is pork sausage?
Pig large intestine pig's internal organs, pig intestines are used to transport and digest food, there is a strong toughness, and not as thick as the pig belly, there is a moderate amount of fat, pig intestines, also known as fat intestines, is a common pig offal by-products.
According to the function of the pig intestine can be divided into large intestine, small intestine and intestinal head, their fat content is different, small intestine is the thinnest, intestinal head is the most fat. Pig intestines are most flavorful when stir-fried, and Hunan cuisine generally prefers the stir-fried approach, which is very tasty when served hot.
Benefits of consuming pig intestines
As we have seen, pig intestines have strong toughness, not thick but also have some fat. Pig intestines can be used to treat weak constipation, laxative effect can also stop coughing and bleeding, even hemorrhoids and blood in the stool can also be very good to improve, fat intestines in the human body is used to transport and digest food, so it is rich in protein and the human body needs iron, zinc and other elements, but also contains vitamins that can replenish the human body lacks.
What are the safety risks of consuming pork sausage?
At the same time, it is important to recognize that industrial feed plus hormone-ripened animal flesh has an unfavorable side. Pig intestines are more sensitive than pork, because it is the part of the absorption and excretion, toxins slowly accumulate in it, it is difficult to clean off. If it is not strong detoxification ability of people eat, the harm is a little more.
We are most afraid of those unscrupulous traders who use harmful substances to clean out the pig intestines,
A, caustic soda,
It is understood that caustic soda is a corrosive agent, the state expressly prohibited in the food added. After consuming caustic soda will have a corrosive effect on the digestive system, which is very harmful to the human body.
Second, (peroxyacetic acid) cleaning whitening and fattening pig intestines,
Peroxyacetic acid on the eyes, skin, mucous membranes and upper respiratory tract has a strong irritating effect. Inhalation can cause inflammation, edema, spasm of the larynx and bronchial tubes, chemical pneumonia, pulmonary edema. Exposure can cause burning sensation, cough, wheezing, laryngitis, shortness of breath, headache, nausea and vomiting.
Some unscrupulous traders add excessive amounts of additives such as (sunset yellow) and other harmful ingredients when cooking pork sausage to make the color look good.
How to buy pork sausage safely?
1, look at the color: the color of fresh pork sausage is slightly gray, if some pork sausage color is very dark, and even black and other colors mixed in, indicating that the product deterioration or the production process is not clean, or add excessive sauce, should not be purchased.
2, look at the shape: when buying pork sausage, try to choose a slightly thicker, so that the pork sausage to eat good taste. Coarse some of the sausage more meat, meat will be more chewy. Sliced pork sausage depends on the thickness of the meat, try to pick the thicker pork sausage.
3, smell: fresh pork sausage with a little meat smell, if it is cleaned this odor is relatively light, there is a clear raw meat flavor and other odors may be slightly spoiled or cleaned products. Cooked pork sausage has a very fragrant flavor, is the natural aroma of pig intestines, if mixed with other strong spices and other special flavors, indicating that the process of adding excessive additives to the human body is not conducive to such a pig sausage do not buy.
4, feel with your hands: the surface of high-quality pork sausage is relatively dry, if the wet requirements are not sticky hands. Degraded pork sausage will be very sticky hands, simply can not hold.
5, look at the impurities: high-quality pork sausage surface without impurities and other foreign matter, no holes in the surface, the organization does not have traces of fracture.
Finally, be sure to choose a formal place to buy, such as large formal supermarkets, generally clean products, easy to eat, product quality is more guaranteed.
Pig sausage food taboos
1, pig sausage cholesterol and fat content is high, frequent consumption may cause hyperlipidemia. People with this disease are naturally avoided. Experts recommend that fatter people had better eat less, because the animal intestines are high in fat. Excessive consumption of animal offal may lead to vitamin A and vitamin D poisoning.
2, pig intestines are cold, have the effect of moisturizing the intestines to cure dryness, spleen deficiency and loose stools are best not to eat. On the contrary, people who are often constipated can eat. It is because the pig intestines have a certain therapeutic effect, Chinese medicine commonly used in the treatment of frequent urination, hemorrhoids, bleeding stool or bloody diarrhea.