1, wax gourd can't be eaten with adzuki beans. Anyone who knows a little about dietotherapy should know that wax gourd and adzuki bean are both diuretic and drainage foods. If they are eaten separately, the drainage effect is already very obvious. If we mix these two foods and eat them together, normal people will have a sudden increase in urine volume after eating them. If they are not replenished in time, dehydration will easily occur. Therefore, people should not eat these two foods together, and it is best to eat them separately.
2, melon can not be eaten with vinegar. Some ingredients in vinegar will destroy the nutrients in wax gourd, so when cooking wax gourd, you must not add vinegar in it, otherwise, the nutrients in wax gourd will be ineffective and will not play a role in supplementing nutrition.
3. Winter melon can't be eaten with crucian carp. Wax gourd can't be eaten with crucian carp for the same reason as adzuki bean, which will lead to enhanced drainage and dehydration.
Wax gourd itself is a kind of versatile food, such as kelp, shrimp, ribs, chicken and so on, which we often eat in our daily life. These foods can be well matched with wax gourd and have a good nourishing effect on our health. Just keep in mind that these foods mentioned above should not be eaten together with wax gourd. If we eat these foods, it is best to eat them at intervals of more than two or three hours with wax gourd, so that there will be no discomfort.
Can wax gourd be eaten when it is frozen?
I believe everyone has seen it in the food market, even in winter, there are wax gourd for sale. Because of the low temperature in winter, if it is not well protected, it will cause the wax gourd to freeze. Can the frozen wax gourd still be eaten? Let's take a look at it together.
We know that a large part of wax gourd belongs to water, followed by some common ingredients such as protein and vitamins, so even if wax gourd is frozen, it will not go bad, so we can continue to eat the frozen wax gourd.
Many people will have this question, that is, is there any difference between frozen wax gourd and fresh wax gourd? In fact, there are still some, the main difference is the taste. Because the degree of taste of the wax gourd itself is not high, and after freezing, the original supporting tissue has changed and become easily broken, so the frozen wax gourd will taste a little bit rough, and then the water will lose to some extent.
Therefore, we don't recommend that you stir-fry the frozen wax gourd, because the fried wax gourd is not as delicious as the original fresh wax gourd because of the loss of water. But the frozen wax gourd is not useless. We can bring the frozen wax gourd to braise in soy sauce. Especially if it is stewed with meat, because after freezing, some changes have taken place in the wax gourd tissue, and the taste in the broth is easier to enter the inside of the wax gourd. In this case, the burnt wax gourd tastes better.
Therefore, in the future, if you buy winter melon and accidentally freeze it, you can try braising it in soy sauce or stewing it with meat. The taste is very good, which is better and more delicious than direct stewing of fresh winter melon.
How to preserve wax gourd after cutting
People who have been to the vegetable market to buy food should know that because the wax gourd is relatively large, the average wax gourd weighs about ten pounds, and a family of three may not be able to eat it all in a week. Therefore, when selling wax gourd in the general vegetable market, it is cut according to the needs of customers, and as much as needed, it is very convenient to buy it and eat it all at once. But sometimes when we buy wax gourd, we can't just buy a small part. At this time, we can only buy a whole wax gourd. After buying it back, cut the wax gourd. How can we preserve the cut wax gourd so as not to deteriorate?
The skin of winter melon is very thick, so the intact winter melon can be preserved for a long time as long as it is placed in a ventilated and cool place. But once cut, because the water content of wax gourd is a lot, the cut wax gourd is easy to be infected with bacteria and deteriorate. Therefore, it is urgent for us to know how to preserve the cut wax gourd.
We can cut the wax gourd, take out what we need, put the rest in a plastic bag, be careful not to leave air, and then put it in the refrigerator. The low temperature of the refrigerator can inhibit the generation of harmful bacteria to some extent. In this case, it can prevent the melon from deteriorating and rotting, and extend the shelf life of the melon to some extent. Generally, it can be kept for 2-3 days.
We can also prepare a piece of white paper, cut it into the same size as the section of wax gourd, then stick it tightly on the section of wax gourd, smooth it and put it in a cool and ventilated place. This method can be preserved for 3-4 days.
In addition, we can peel and seed the wax gourd, cut it into palm-sized pieces, and then cut each piece three times, taking care not to cut off the bottom, then soak it in rice washing water for 24 hours, and then change it into cold water or add a little salt. This method can be preserved for 2-3 days.
Matters needing attention in eating wax gourd
As a kind of home-cooked food, wax gourd is deeply loved by everyone. However, as food, it is definitely not allowed to be eaten indiscriminately. There are some precautions that we need to know, so as not to cause harm to our health by eating it wrong. Let's take a look at it in detail.
1, wax gourd is a cold and cool vegetable. When the weather is hot, we can eat wax gourd to relieve summer heat, which is excellent. But for people who are physically weak or have spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, eating too much will have adverse effects, so I suggest you eat less.
2. Because winter melon is cold, it is not suitable for women to eat more winter melon during menstruation.
3. Wax gourd is relatively large, and you may not be able to finish several meals. Therefore, it is recommended that you don't buy a whole wax gourd back, because wax gourd is easy to deteriorate, so it is better to buy as much as you need, so that it is relatively fresh.
4. It is best not to eat winter melon overnight. Eating winter melon overnight can easily lead to diarrhea, bloating and other discomfort. Therefore, when cooking winter melon, it is best to burn as much as you can, and burn the amount you eat for one day. Don't think about eating it until the next day, which is not good for our health.
5. Whether it is winter melon planted in spring or autumn, its maturity is generally in summer and autumn. Therefore, it is best for everyone to eat less or not to eat winter melon in other seasons, because the winter melon that is out of season may contain some hormones, which is harmful to our health.
6, melon itself has obvious diuretic and detumescence effects, so it is not suitable to eat with foods with the same effect, otherwise it may lead to an increase in urine volume and dehydration.
These precautions: When you usually eat wax gourd, you must be extra careful so as not to damage your health.
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