Red meat refers to the muscle tissue of all mammals, such as beef, pork, lamb, horse, and rabbit.
White meat refers to poultry and seafood and aquatic products, such as chicken, duck, goose, fish, and shellfish. Salmon feeds on algae, fish and shrimp, and the astaxanthin in the body makes salmon meat appear orange-red. So, "red meat" is not always red, such as certain pork, rabbit, veal, etc., and red meat is not always "red meat", such as tuna, turkey legs.
The difference between red meat and white meat is myoglobin, a protein that transmits oxygen to an animal's muscles, so the more exercise you do, the more oxygenated the meat is, and the redder the meat is. In terms of meat quality, red meat has coarse, hard muscle fibers and higher fat content, while white meat has fine muscle fibers and lower fat content.
In terms of nutrition, red meat is rich in protein, vitamins (B1, B2, A, D), and is also richer in minerals such as iron and zinc. While white meat is richer in protein, some of the deep-sea fish and shellfish meat also have nutrients such as EPA and DHA, which are not found in red meat.
Cooking meat taste better method
1, starch method: cut the meat, add the right amount of dry starch mix well, after 30 minutes of resting in the pan frying, you can make the meat tenderized, the entrance is not greasy.
2, beer method: the sliced meat with beer and dry starch paste hanging slurry, fried meat tender and crisp.
3, egg white method: add the appropriate amount of egg white in the meat stirred after 30 minutes to stir fry, can make the meat tender lubrication.
4, cooking oil method: frying shredded beef, first in the cut shredded meat add ingredients, and then add the right amount of cooking oil and mix well, after 30 minutes of resting in the pot, can make the meat tender.
5, brine method: with a high concentration of brine to make frozen meat thawing, into the dish after the meat is tender.
6, mustard method: cook beef, can be evenly coated in mustard on the beef on the first night, wash with water before cooking, so that the beef is easy to cook, and tender meat.
7, soda method: the cut beef slices into the baking soda solution soaked before frying, can make the meat soft.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Red Meat
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-White Meat