1, you can buy whole branches but not slices, and you can cut and buy slices without baking.

There are many kinds of fake technologies for velvet antler, but the more complete it is, the more difficult it is to fake or adulterate it. It is best to buy from the place of origin. There are many kinds of velvet antler, among which the better one is "Hua Er Ba". With the growth, there will be more and more branches of velvet antler, and the degree of ossification will continue to increase, so it is best to pick it at "Hua Er Ba".

2. Buy or not.

Pilose antler will be dried upside down, so the higher the quality, the better. From top to bottom, there are wax tablets, semi-wax tablets, red powder, blood tablets and bone tablets.

Step 3 look at the appearance

If you really can't buy slices, you can look at the outer layer of velvet antler first. Good velvet outer layer is fine, and you won't feel obvious prominent bone spurs.

4. Look at this hive

There will be dense and delicate honeycomb pores on the surface of real velvet, which is difficult to fake. Except for wax flakes, fake velvet antler generally has no honeycomb. In addition, we should also pay attention to the blood in the velvet piece, but not in the whole piece. Generally concentrated in the center, like this one on the left, it is a bit suspected of being stained with blood.

Step 5 taste it

Real velvet pieces should have a fishy smell, and the tip of the tongue will feel salty when touched. It is hard and light.

6. It won't break if cooked for a long time

Real velvet antler is a whole, and the bones and skins are connected together, while fake velvet antler is often spliced with other animal raw materials, which is easy to separate after cooking.