From1October 20th 10, the sale of live birds is prohibited in the Third Ring Road of this city. After two days' trial, how did the market react to fresh chicken? Many citizens are worried that fresh chicken is frozen chicken. So, how to distinguish the difference between the two? The reporter invited a professional chicken seller to teach you to identify.
Scan the QR code to know the slaughter time.
Yesterday morning 1 1 40, the reporter came to the fresh chicken stall in Sanxin market. At one of the stalls, stall owner Zhong Yi warmly greeted the guests: "What kind of chicken do you want to buy? Soup or steamed? " Ms Zhao said that she wanted to buy chicken soup, and Zhong Yi recommended an old hen to her.
Aunt Zhong's stall sells fresh chickens and ducks. Some chickens wear QR codes, some wear anklets, and some don't. Zhong Yi said that these chickens came from different manufacturers, and Chaoji Company wore the QR code. Scan the QR code to see when the chicken was slaughtered. "These chickens were killed this morning. They are fresh and safe to eat. " Aunt Zhong assured Zhao Nvshi. After the reporter scanned the QR code label worn on the chicken feet with his mobile phone, the brand, code and slaughter time of the chicken were immediately displayed on the mobile phone. Ms. Zhao said that she seldom buys live chickens. On the one hand, she thinks they are too dirty; on the other hand, she won't pick them.
The stall owner of another fresh chicken stall likes to let guests feel the temperature of the chicken when they come to buy it. "And the temperature, fresh and fresh." 10 years 10 On October 20th, she sold forty or fifty chickens. Zhong Yi said that since the sale of fresh chicken, she will be more cautious when purchasing, and dare not take the usual purchase amount as usual.
Cai Yi, who used to sell live chickens in Sanxin Market, said that she lost her job these two days after the market was not allowed to sell live chickens. She also thought about selling fresh chicken, but it depends. If everyone can change their minds and accept fresh chicken, she will open a stall to sell fresh chicken.
Fresh chickens sold out will be frozen and sold to canteens or restaurants.
Zhong Yi said that if the chickens slaughtered in the morning can't be sold, she would take some ice cubes to keep them fresh, usually selling them in the afternoon. If it can't be sold that day, it will be frozen, and these chickens can't be sold as fresh chickens the next day. "We will sell frozen chicken to customers in need, such as canteens or restaurants."
Huizhou Chaoji Food Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Chaoji) is one of the supply points of fresh poultry products. The fresh chicken with the QR code label that the reporter saw in the market is the tide. Liu Zexin, a staff member of the company, said that the live chickens they supplied to the market were slaughtered around 5 am that day and then distributed to various markets. The transportation process can ensure the freshness of chickens. The slaughter time of chicken is entered into the system at the time of slaughter, and consumers can directly know the slaughter time by scanning the QR code.
As the sale of live birds has just been banned, the market sales are not easy to grasp. Therefore, in the near future, they allow customers to return fresh poultry meat that customers can't sell on the same day, and the returned fresh poultry meat can't be sold in the market as fresh poultry meat. "For example, fresh chickens are unopened and only opened when consumers buy them. If these chickens can't be sold, freeze them directly, because they have internal organs. Even after freezing, the chickens will deteriorate and be easy to identify. "
How to distinguish fresh chicken from frozen chicken?
● Fresh chicken: There is blood on the blade, and the skin is elastic and won't open.
● Frozen chicken: white in color, with no blood on the blade, opened and no internal organs.
Zhong Yi, who has been selling fresh chicken in Sanxin Market for 20 years, said that there is not much difference between chilled chicken and fresh chicken. Fresh chicken refers to fresh chicken that is slaughtered directly without refrigeration and sold immediately after slaughter. However, chilled chicken is cooled by ice water and air immediately after slaughter, so that the temperature of chicken drops to 0℃ ~ 4℃ within 24 hours, and remains 0℃ ~ 4℃ throughout the subsequent processing, circulation and sales. For example, chilled chicken is usually sold in supermarkets.
Zhong Yi said that the color of fresh chicken looks normal, and you can also see the flesh color under the skin through the skin. There is blood on the blade, and the epidermis is more elastic. If you leave it on the table for a long time, the skin may be a little dry. However, the color of frozen chicken is white, and the longer it is left, the whiter it will be, and there is no blood on the knife edge. "Fresh chickens and frozen chickens are very easy to identify. Fresh chickens are plucked and not cut, and the internal organs are still in the chicken's stomach, while frozen chickens will take out the internal organs and freeze them. "