Eel, also known as eel, long fish sea serpent, etc., taste fresh meat, spiny meat thick, often live in rice paddies, creeks, streams, ponds, rivers and canals, lakes and other silt in the bottom of the quality of the water, in all parts of our country are produced to the Yangtze River Basin, Liaoning and Tianjin production is more productive, the period of production in the June-October to the June-August production of the most fat. Eels are snake-like and cylindrical. Head thick tail thin, body surface has a layer of smooth mucous membrane protection to go, no scales, color yellow-brown, the body is irregular dark spots, the fins are undeveloped basically disappeared, eels all over the body is only a three-pronged thorns, meat is tender and tasty.
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Population
The general population can eat eel. Eel is especially suitable for weak, insufficient blood, malnutrition people eat; prolapse, uterine prolapse, women's injuries, bleeding hemorrhoids can also eat; rheumatism paralysis, limb pain and weakness, diabetic, high blood fat, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis can be eaten more eel.
Contraindications
The eel wind, itchy skin disease should not eat; chronic chronic illnesses, such as bronchial asthma, lymphatic tuberculosis, cancer, lupus erythematosus and other should be careful to eat; the other disease is a deficiency of heat, or heat evidence of the beginning of the healing process, dysentery, bloating of the real should not be eaten with the eel.
Effects
Spleen and spleen, stomach, stomach, liver, liver, tonifying qi, wind, improve metabolism
A gram of calories
89 calories
Therapeutic effect
1.Enhancement of Memory
We all know that the intake of lecithin is conducive to improving memory.
The content of DHA and lecithin in eel is very high, and regular consumption can achieve the effect of brain fitness.
2. Ideal for diabetics
The eel contains a substance called eelin, which is very effective in lowering and regulating blood sugar, plus eel has a very low fat content, which is ideal for diabetics.
3, protect your eyesight
Eel is rich in vitamin A, not only can improve eyesight, but also can effectively faster metabolism of the skin membrane.
Buying tips
Eels generally like to lie underwater, if the oxygen is not enough, will surface to breathe oxygen, which also means that eels will die soon.
Once an eel dies, the histidine in its body will break down to produce histamine, a toxic substance that can cause dizziness, chest tightness, headaches and a drop in blood pressure after consumption.
So don't buy eels that float out of the water.
Preservation tips
The best way to cook eel is to kill it now, and not to eat dead eel. If you need to store it for a day or two, you can buy a few loaches and put them in a pot with the eels to keep them fresh.
Cooking Methods
The eel should be killed and cooked, the eel body contains more histidine, taste is very fresh, after the death of the eel body of histidine will be transformed into a toxic substance, so the processing of the eel must be live.
The eel belongs to the more powerful aquatic species, so in the kill, it is best to first head with the back of the knife pat, so it is easier to slaughter.
The more common method of slaughtering eels is: put the right amount of salt and vinegar in a large tank, put the eels in, and then pour boiling water, immediately cover the tank, to be eels are open mouth, you can take out the disemboweled and washed.
Eating Methods
The eel can be sautéed, popped, fried, burned, or stewed with chicken, duck, pork and other meats, and can also be eaten as raw material for hot pot.
Because of the need to keep the eel fresh and to avoid the production of histamine, it is recommended to cook the eel immediately after slaughter, otherwise it is easy to cause poisoning, which is very bad for human health.
The amount of eel consumed is about 50 grams per serving and should not be overdone.
With the taboo
Yes:
1. Eel and tofu with food, can make the absorption of calcium doubled.
2. Eating eel and green pepper together has the effect of lowering blood sugar.
3. Eel and papaya eaten together effectively promote absorption.
4. Eating eel and enoki mushrooms together has the effect of nourishing the middle and benefiting the blood.
5. Eating eel and pine nuts together helps to improve beauty.
Contraindication:
Yellow eel can not be eaten with spinach, otherwise it will cause diarrhea.
Life tips
No life tips