Black eel is both dead eel, dead eel body of histidine will be transformed into toxic substances, so the eel processed must be live.

The dead eel body contains more histamine acid and oxidized trimethylamine, after the eel is dead, its body contains histamine acid will be decomposed to generate toxic histamine. Histamine is a toxic substance that can cause food poisoning and symptoms such as dizziness, headache, chest tightness, heartbeat and blood pressure drop after eating.

And, the longer the eel is dead, the more toxic it is. Therefore, dead eels should not be eaten!

Expanded Information:

Eels have parasites in their bodies, so they are not to be eaten raw, as this makes them susceptible to illness. However, it should also be clear that not every eel body has parasites, not every parasite after high temperature can not die, not every not dead parasites can survive in the human body;

For this situation, the future of eel must pay attention to a point, cut eel chopping board must not be used again to cut cooked food, in the eel often frying, the high temperature will certainly kill the The high temperature will definitely kill the parasites and eggs. Eating eel must pay attention to safety, selection of eel should also be careful.

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