Hotpot is generally referred to as a pot as a utensil, with a heat source to burn pots, water or soup to boil to shabu-shabu all kinds of food cooking methods, but also refers to this cooking method of pots and pans used. It is characterized by the fact that the food is cooked and eaten at the same time, or that the pot itself is insulated so that the food is still hot when it is eaten, and the soup is served in a single bowl. Similar dishes can be found all over the world, but are especially popular in East Asia. Hot pot now eat now hot, spicy and salty fresh, oil but not greasy, relieve depression and dehumidification, suitable for the climate of the mountains and rivers, the development of today's mandarin ducks pot, spicy, light, each take what you need, according to personal preferences plus different soups, food, young and old savory, to the winter of the best products.
Typical hot pot ingredients include a variety of meat, seafood, vegetables, soy products, mushrooms, egg products, staple foods, etc., which are put into the boiling water or special soup pot base hot cooked and eaten. Some eating methods will also be dipped in seasonings and eaten together.
Autumn hot pot taboos
Error one: a hot when the three fresh
Performance: hot hot pot in the delicious a clip up will be sent straight to the mouth, hot tongue numb forehead sweating shouted addictive, and beautifully called: "a hot when the three fresh".
The real damage: the oral cavity, esophagus and gastric mucosa can only tolerate a temperature of 50 ℃, too hot food, will damage the mucosa, and hot pot soup temperature can be as high as 120 ℃, take out to eat, it is easy to scald the mouth cavity, tongue, esophagus, and the mucosa of the stomach. Some people who already have recurrent mouth sores, eat hot pot is easy to fire, the chance of mouth sores and therefore several times more, or the original oral mucosal inflammation symptoms aggravated. So repeated, but also induced esophageal cancer. The most dangerous is those who suffer from oral mucosa white spots or lichen planus and other pre-cancerous lesions, hot pot of high temperature and seasoning stimulation, will make these conditions worse.
Correction: eat hot pot must not be anxious, from the hot pot to take out the amount of food should be small, and wait for cooling down after the entrance is appropriate. Should do "rather give up three fresh, not too hot".
Wrong 2: Half-cooked is the best
Performance: In pursuit of a fresh, crispy and smooth texture, the food is scalded in the hot pot and eaten.
The real damage: this way of eating in addition to cause indigestion, hidden in the food of bacteria, parasites eggs will be swallowed with the food into the stomach and intestines, thus leading to the occurrence of disease. According to research, three serious parasitic diseases - trichinella, tapeworm and cysticercus - can be transmitted through hot pot. Unclean pork and beef slices are likely to contain all three types of parasites. It is not certain that lamb contains trichinella, tapeworm and cysticercus, but there have been reported incidents of people getting trichinosis from eating shabu-shabu. If you get parasitic disease, you will be weak, have muscle aches and pains, your body will be swollen, and sometimes your feet will feel a tingling sensation when you step on the ground. Correction: When eating hot pot, be sure to slice the meat thinly and blanch it more often, and when shabu-shabuing slices of pork or beef, be sure to shabu-shabu it before eating it. At the same time, also look for white, rice-like substances on the meat slices, if any, it may be cysticercus eggs.