Is Waiwacai harmful to health?
Pickled mustard tuber and pickles contain nitrite, which is a carcinogen. It is recommended to eat less. You can eat it properly to improve your taste and increase your appetite. If you often eat pickles, it is recommended to soak them in water for a while before eating. It can reduce the intake of nitrite. Pot vegetables are harmful to the body. The salt content of pot vegetables is too high. Excessive intake of salt will reduce the elasticity of blood vessel walls and increase the brittleness, which in turn will cause hypertension, and most patients with cerebral hemorrhage are accompanied by hypertension. Tancai is pickles pickled in jars. It is an ancient specialty, crisp, salty, spicy, sour and sweet, which can easily stimulate appetite. Pot dishes originated in ancient times, and fresh vegetables were sealed in clay pots for emergency use. After thousands of years of oral instruction and innovation, jar food has developed into a local specialty with unique flavor and diverse varieties.
Why is Waiwaicai called Waiwaicai?
Waipo cuisine originated from a beautiful legend: it is said that when the daughter of every family in Xiangxi got married in ancient times, the elders at home would cook a dish for their daughter to leave home. Because it is difficult for a married daughter to go back to her mother's home to visit her relatives, this dish away from home contains all kinds of flavors, such as salty, sour, spicy, crisp and sweet. The taste of the dish is integrated into the daughter's mouth, and from then on, they begin to experience their own sweet and sour life, and mothers are relieved. This dish has been handed down from generation to generation because of the mother's love for her daughter. After constant exploration and improvement, Mr. Li Zhixiang finally added secret seasoning with wild vegetables from Gaoshan Mountain in western Hunan and nearly ten kinds of green pollution-free vegetables from Changsha, and invented a delicious new dish through various processes such as pinching, drying, salting and frying. In order to commemorate the unforgettable trip to Xiangxi, Mr Li Zhixiang named this new dish "Xiangxi Waipocai".
Can Waiwaicai be eaten directly?
Waiwocai can be eaten immediately. Waiwocai is a kind of next meal, which is packaged in cooked food and does not need to be stir-fried twice. Xiangxi Waiwaicai is a delicious dish, originally a common local home-cooked dish in Xiangxi. The raw materials are selected from various wild vegetables in Xiangxi, and the main materials are purslane, diced radish, big leaf vegetables, native dishes in Xiangxi, minced meat and so on. Waipo cuisine originated from a beautiful legend: it is said that when the daughter of every family in Xiangxi got married in ancient times, the elders at home would cook a dish for their daughter to leave home. Because it is difficult for a married daughter to go back to her mother's home to visit her relatives, this dish away from home contains all kinds of flavors, such as salty, sour, spicy, crisp and sweet. The taste of the dish is integrated into the daughter's mouth, and from then on, they begin to experience their own sweet and sour life, and mothers are relieved. This dish has been handed down from generation to generation because of the mother's love for her daughter.
How long is the shelf life of Waicaicao?
There are two different types of pickled mustard tuber in the market, one is vacuum packaging, and the other is non-vacuum packaging. The shelf life and storage methods of the two kinds of pickled mustard tuber are different. Vacuum-packed mustard tuber generally has a shelf life of up to one year as long as it is unopened, but it is recommended to store it in the refrigerator. Instead of vacuum-packed mustard tuber, it can be stored for a week at room temperature, but it should be sealed tightly. If it is hot summer, it is recommended to eat it within 72 hours. Just put it in a cool and ventilated place for storage. Once the sealed mustard tuber is opened, it should be sealed with a clip and then put into the refrigerator for refrigeration.