In fact, the origin of oyster sauce is quite early, with a history of 130 years. Its appearance is also very dramatic. Li Jinshang cooks oysters for a living. Once he cooked a pot of oysters but forgot. He accidentally cooked a pot of delicious black soup and got oyster sauce from then on, which is also the source of wealth for his descendants.
Oyster sauce can really make dishes taste more delicious, but not all dishes are suitable for oyster sauce. Some dishes with oyster sauce are icing on the cake, while others are counterproductive. Oyster sauce is not a panacea. Remember "three don't eat and four don't let go" when cooking, otherwise it will taste terrible, and don't use it wrong again.
First, spicy food.
Spicy dishes, mainly spicy, red pepper looks appetizing, plus pepper, it is very enjoyable to eat. Oyster sauce is mainly used for refreshing and slightly salty. Too much oyster sauce will make the spicy taste less pure, which is a bit strange. If you put too little oyster sauce, it will be covered up by the spicy taste, which is purely redundant.
Second, stewed dishes
Pot-stewed vegetables are mostly meat, which takes a long time to cook and tastes partial. Usually, it is necessary to burn the fragrance with seasonings such as aniseed, and then color it with soy sauce and soy sauce. It's not umami, so it doesn't make much sense to add oyster sauce. On the contrary, the nutrients in oyster sauce will gradually lose after long-term cooking, and glutamic acid in oyster sauce and caramel of other seasonings will produce strange taste.
Third, sweet and sour dishes.
The Spring Festival is coming soon. Sweet and sour pork ribs, sweet and sour fish and sweet and sour tenderloin are absolutely necessary hard dishes on the table. As the name implies, this dish is mainly made of sugar and vinegar, and ketchup is also useful. Sugar itself will have a refreshing effect, so there is no need to add oyster sauce. On the contrary, after adding oyster sauce, there will be a strange smell, which will affect the appearance of the dishes.
Fourth, pickles
In the past, in order to preserve vegetables for a long time, people usually pickled all kinds of vegetables and added a lot of salt to achieve the purpose of long-term preservation. If oyster sauce is added, not only the taste will change, but also it is not conducive to long-term preservation, because oyster sauce itself is not a fermented product, and it will deteriorate if it is left for a long time, which will affect pickles.
One, the time is too long, improper preservation of oyster sauce can not be eaten.
Oyster sauce is different from other seasonings. It is a seafood, which will produce microorganisms at high temperature or normal temperature. If it is left outdoors for a little longer, it will find a layer of hair on its surface. In fact, this is not surprising because it is not oil. The opened oyster sauce must be kept in a cool place or refrigerated in the refrigerator. This is also marked on the oyster sauce bottle, but people usually don't pay attention to it.
Second, oyster sauce without oyster sauce can't be eaten.
Oyster sauce is a kind of seafood, and the content of oyster sauce determines the quality of oyster sauce. The higher the content of oyster sauce, the better the quality of oyster sauce. If you buy oyster sauce, there is no oyster sauce in the ingredient list, or there is oyster sauce behind the ingredient list, this kind of oyster sauce is not recommended.
Third, people who are allergic to seafood and gout can't eat it.
Many people are allergic to seafood in life. Although oyster sauce is a condiment, if you are seriously allergic to seafood, try not to eat it. In addition, oyster sauce contains more purine, and long-term consumption will aggravate the condition of gout patients.
How to buy a bottle of good quality oyster sauce;
Buying oyster sauce depends not only on whether there is oyster sauce in the ingredient list, but also on its implementation standard. The product standard of oyster sauce is GB/T2 1999, and these words are on the bottle, indicating that oyster sauce is up to standard. In addition, you can look at the bottom of the bottle. If the bottom of the bottle is reddish brown, it means the quality is good. Besides, shake the bottle again. If the oyster sauce flows and changes its face, it can stick to the bottle, just like hanging a glass of red wine, which means it is also high-quality oyster sauce.