Tea egg, a famous snack of Han nationality, is one of the traditional foods in China, which is found in most parts of the country. It is a kind of flavored boiled egg with tea added in the cooking process. Because of its simple method and convenient carrying, it is often cooked and sold in small pots in stations, streets and lanes, and places where there are many tourists and pedestrians. Cheap and good. It can be used as dinner and snack in leisure time, which is both practical and interesting.

What kind of tea are tea eggs made of?

Green tea can be used to make tea eggs, but black tea is used more. Tea eggs cooked with green tea taste slightly bitter, and green tea is cold, which is not suitable for people with stomach problems, infirmity and pregnant women. However, black tea leaves are fermented and baked, and tea polyphenols are enzymatically oxidized by oxidase, so the content is reduced, so the irritation to the stomach is also reduced. Black tea is rich and mellow, without bitterness and bright color. Boiled tea eggs are rich in fragrance, uniform in color and excellent in appearance, so black tea is generally used to cook tea eggs.

major function

Tea: Tea contains caffeine, which can refresh the mind and eliminate fatigue; Contains tannic acid, which can effectively prevent stroke; Fluoride can prevent dental diseases; Black tea can effectively prevent and treat skin cancer, and it is a good product in beauty beauty. Tea polyphenols, which are rich in green tea, are excellent antioxidants that people are familiar with, and have the functions of cancer prevention, anti-aging, anti-inflammation and sterilization. Moderate drinking tea is good for both body and mind.

Eggs: Needless to say, there are many ways to eat eggs, such as steaming, boiling, frying and frying, which are rich in amino acids, protein and trace elements. 65438+ 0 ~ 2 eggs a day, so that the human body can fully absorb its nutrition.

Matters needing attention

Tea eggs should not be eaten more than 1 at a time. This is mainly because theanine in tea will penetrate into eggs when cooking, and will combine with iron in egg yolk to form iron sulfide, which will further affect the absorption and utilization of iron by human body and produce anemia symptoms, which is not conducive to human health.