1, rice washing method: Use rice washing water when soaking kelp, kelp is easy to soak clean and tender when cooking.

2, the golden mean: in the process of cooking kelp, you can pick up a piece with chopsticks and pinch it with your hands. If it is soft, take out the remaining kelp immediately, because kelp will harden if cooked for too long.

3, alkali tip: add a little (not too much) edible alkali or baking soda when cooking kelp will become soft and tender and more delicious.

4. Tips for adding vinegar: Adding proper amount of white vinegar when cooking kelp silk can not only remove the unique fishy smell of kelp silk, but also make kelp easier to cook and beautiful in color. If you like a softer taste, you can extend the cooking time appropriately. If you put some spinach, kelp will rot easily.

5. Dry steaming tip: Open the dried kelp balls and steam them in a steamer for about half an hour, then soak them in water for one night. The kelp treated in this way is crisp and tender, and it is soft and delicious when stewed, fried and cold.

6, boiling water scalding method: If it is seaweed knot that needs to be used in soup, it can be put in boiling water before cooking, and the taste of soup will be more delicious after removing the fishy smell.

Matters needing attention in eating kelp:

1, kelp cannot be soaked for a long time.

Do not soak kelp for a long time before eating. Generally speaking, soaking for about 6 hours is enough, because the soaking time is too long, the nutrients in kelp, such as water-soluble vitamins and inorganic salts, will also be dissolved in water, and the nutritional value will be reduced. If kelp is as tough as boiled after soaking in water, it means it has gone bad and can't be eaten any more. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that kelp is cold, and people with spleen and stomach deficiency are forbidden to eat.

2. Don't eat kelp as a staple food.

You can't take kelp as the staple food for a long time, so you will consume too much iodine and have an impact on your health. Moreover, kelp contains a certain amount of arsenic, and excessive intake of arsenic will cause poisoning. Therefore, before eating kelp, wash it with water and let arsenic dissolve in water.

3. Special people should be careful when eating kelp.

Hyperthyroidism patients should not eat kelp, because kelp is rich in iodine, which will aggravate the condition; Pregnant women and lactating women should not eat more kelp. This is because iodine in kelp can enter the fetus and baby with blood circulation, causing thyroid dysfunction.