Water bamboo shoots are a relatively common aquatic vegetable, also known as wild bamboo shoots and wild rice shoots. They have a fresh and tender taste and extremely high nutritional value. They are known as "water ginseng". They are both vegetables and medicinal materials. In recent years, they have become more and more popular. Become more and more popular with the public.

When we buy wild rice, we will see that some wild rice are oblate and some are flat and thin. So, which one is better? The answer is oblate body shape. Generally, wild rice is flat and thin, with a somewhat curved shape, and most of them have a poor taste. Those water bamboo shoots that are round and straight in shape and have a smooth skin usually have sufficient moisture, tender meat and a better taste. In particular, the wild rice with strong swelling above the roots is more tender and of higher quality.

Many people like to buy peeled wild rice, thinking that it is very convenient. But when purchasing wild rice, it is best to choose those that have not been shelled. Why? Because some unscrupulous traders will soak the peeled wild rice in an aqueous solution containing sodium metabisulfite, which has a bleaching effect and makes the yellowed wild rice bright, white and tender again, making it look particularly good. Regular consumption of such wild rice will not only damage liver health, but may even cause acute poisoning. Therefore, it is recommended that you try not to buy wild rice that has been peeled. Even if you do, it is best not to buy wild rice that looks too bright and fresh and looks very good to avoid encountering "beauty" wild rice.

Sometimes when the wild rice is cut open, you will find black spots inside. In fact, this is not that the wild rice is bad, but a normal phenomenon. These black spots are the spores of a fungus that lives in wild rice. This fungus is harmless to the human body and has the effect of promoting human metabolism, so it can be eaten with confidence. However, if the entire wild rice flesh is blackened, accompanied by sourness and stickiness, it means that the wild rice has rotted and deteriorated, and such wild rice cannot be eaten anymore.

Things to note when buying wild rice

1. The fewer knots in wild rice, the better. Buy wild rice with fewer knots to make it fresh and delicious.

Buy 2: Buy water bamboo shoots with high meat density at the root, which has enough water and tastes fresher and more delicious.

3. Buy: Choose relatively thin and smaller wild rice. Generally, such wild rice has less fiber and a slightly better taste.

3. If the color of the shell is too light or gray, the quality of the wild rice is poor and should not be purchased. Most of the high-quality wild rice has a turquoise shell color.

4. If the color of the shell is too green, especially if the root is dark green, it is older. Such old wild rice has thicker fiber and thicker skin, so do not buy it.

5. If the appearance of wild rice has turned yellow and is accompanied by black spots, it means that it has been stored for a long time and is no longer fresh, and it is not suitable to buy.