1, the eggplant has a bitter taste of the reasons
1. old eggplant
Eggplant if the growth time is too long, there will be an accumulation of eggplant alkali, eggplant alkali content is too high, there will be a bitter taste of the situation, the eggplant skin should be completely removed at this time, and rinsed with water for a period of time, so that fried out of the The eggplant is less bitter.
2. Cold-affected eggplant
The storage temperature of eggplant is about 10 degrees Celsius, while the refrigerator freezing temperature is 0 to 8 degrees Celsius, so the eggplant will be placed in the refrigerator cold-affected situation, that is, the center of the black, this is the internal structure of the eggplant changes, deterioration of the flavor of the situation, so the eggplant will be bitter.
3. salt put too much
Stir frying process, even if very normal eggplant put more salt, there will be a change in flavor, too much salt will generally appear in the dish has a bitter taste of the situation, so salt put too much, eggplant will be bitter.
4. soak too long
Cut eggplant into the water soak for a while, you can avoid the eggplant yellow, but also remove some astringency, but soak too long, the bitter taste of the in and out of the eggplant meat and seeped into, there will be a bitter situation, so soak the eggplant can not soak too.
5. too much fertilizer
In the eggplant growth process, if the sunshine situation is not good, but to increase production, many people will impose a lot of nitrogen fertilizer to promote the growth of eggplant, but a large number of nitrogen fertilizer buildup, will generate bitterness, so that the eggplant itself with a bitter taste.
2. Eggplant buying tips
1.
May is the high production period of eggplant, basic market after the beginning of May is common eggplant. Summer and fall season is a good time to eat eggplant, because the eggplant itself has the effect of swelling and detoxification, so often eat eggplant on the body has a certain recovery effect.
2. Look at the skin.
The first thing to look at is the skin of the eggplant should be rounded and shiny, itself has a kind of purple luster shows that it is fresh and good eggplant. Be careful not to have spots on the skin.
3. Look at the surface.
Pressing the surface of the eggplant, it should be elastic, press in and bounce back quickly is fresh eggplant. On the contrary, press in a pit is not fresh, do not choose.
4. weigh.
Eggplant has a hollow, so picking the time to pay attention to not pick to the hollow eggplant, to choose the solid, more weight for good, hollow eggplant is lighter.
5. Look at the color.
Purple-black is the best, purple vegetables contain vitamins and anthocyanins, etc. very good for the human body. So choose the best dark color.
6. Look at the whole.
The best is a straight eggplant, not crooked kind of eggplant is not good. Also pay attention to the location where there is no rot. Eggplants with all the stalks intact are fresh eggplants to pick.