Some people say that "the whole body of a pig is a treasure" and you can eat any part of it. It would be a big mistake to think that way. Not all pigs are full of treasures. From the perspective of safety or nutrition, some parts of the body are not suitable for consumption, such as the blood neck meat on the pig's neck.

Blood neck meat is the neck meat of pigs. When slaughterhouses kill pigs, they start bleeding from the neck, so there will be blood accumulation in the neck meat, which looks terrible. It is called "blood neck meat", also known as trough meat and cheek meat.

1. There are important lymph nodes such as mandibular lymph nodes, parotid lymph nodes and retropharyngeal lymph node centers under the pig neck. Normal lymph nodes are yellowish-white or brown. Although they are not of good color, they are harmless to the human body after being eaten. However, if the organs are diseased, it is not good to eat them.

2. There is a thyroid cyst at the back of the throat. Ingestion will cause nausea, vomiting, increased blood pressure and other symptoms.

Friends with experience will definitely get rid of these lumps, but for beginners without experience, finding lumps may not be an easy task.

The lymph nodes are under the skin and hidden in the fat. They are distributed independently in particles and are also connected into a long piece. The color is mainly red and light yellow, and some abscesses will continue to form. Turning purple, the difference from the meat is still very obvious. They can be peeled off with force, which is what we usually call the "bones and tendons" part. Even beginners with no experience can easily identify them. .

The blood neck meat with lymphatic meat has an obvious uneven feeling to the touch, and the small pieces of meat are relatively hard, with many lymph nodes, lipomas and thyroid cysts;

The bloody neck meat with lymph nodes has a strong smell.

How to choose?

(1) Buy beef: Reliable markets to buy, especially for dumpling fillings, it is best to buy fresh pork that is produced and processed; removal of glandular ducts from "blood neck meat" is an important process for livestock quarantine certificates According to regulations, the glandular ducts of "blood neck meat" must be removed before fresh pork leaves the factory, and the sale of live pigs must have two certificates and two chapters.

"Two Chapters and Two Certificates" means: "Small animal quarantine certificate, meat product inspection certificate, meat product inspection certificate; animal quarantine certificate, meat product inspection certificate"

(2) Put an end to unreliable street steamed stuffed bun shops: The raw materials of these steamed stuffed bun shops come from meat that is hardly reliable in shopping malls and supermarkets. The price of blood neck meat is relatively cheap, so "blood neck meat" and "leftovers" Dumpling fillings, which are used to make steamed buns, dumplings, pancakes and other foods, are also a way for good stores to control costs.

(3) Eat at home as much as possible: it is better to go to small restaurants and rice noodle shops less often; it is better to eat thin noodles at home.

We basically need meat every day, chicken legs, beef, and pork neck. These are all delicacies that we often eat, but these parts of the body of small animals can cause harm. Please pay attention to your physical and mental health!