Oyster sauce is not soy sauce and cannot be used casually. Remember "3 don't eat and 3 don't use" to cook fresher and healthier dishes

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Oyster sauce is a "young" condiment with only a history of more than a hundred years. It originated in Guangzhou in the late Qing Dynasty, and the founder was Li Jinshang. It is a seasoning made from raw oysters and boiled and concentrated. In addition to being delicious, it is also rich in various nutrients. Therefore, oyster sauce gradually spread out of Guangdong and became popular among people across the country.

Since oyster sauce can enhance the freshness, some people use it as "soy sauce" and put oyster sauce in whatever they do. This is wrong.

Although they are both condiments, oyster sauce is not soy sauce. The raw materials are different and the usage is very different. Oyster sauce is added to some dishes, which not only fails to enhance the freshness, but also affects the taste of the dishes, so it should not be used indiscriminately.

Let’s talk about what you need to pay attention to when using oyster sauce. For people who use oyster sauce every day, the correct use of oyster sauce is closely related to our health. Remember "3 don't eat and 3 don't use", and stop eating and using it indiscriminately. If we want to use oyster sauce to enhance its freshness, we have to buy a bottle of high-quality oyster sauce. How to choose oyster sauce? Remember these 3 points:

1. Comply with national standards. The national standard for oyster sauce is GB/T 21999. Only if this standard is printed on the bottle is it qualified.

2. Oyster juice ranks first in the ingredient list. The ingredients in the ingredient list are ranked according to their content. Oyster sauce is ranked first, which means that it has the most content and the taste of oyster sauce is fresh. If oyster juice is ranked lower, the taste will naturally be much worse.

3. The color is reddish brown, the texture is sticky, and the fluidity is poor. This kind of oyster sauce is better. The fluidity is particularly good and is usually fake oyster sauce.

I bought a bottle of good oyster sauce, how should I use it? Keep in mind "3 don't eat and 3 don't use", which not only tastes fresher, but is also better for your health.

3 Don’t eat

① Don’t eat moldy oyster sauce.

Sometimes there is mold at the mouth of a bottle of oyster sauce. Many people think that if they pour out the oyster sauce at the mouth of the bottle, the oyster sauce inside can still be used, especially the frugal elderly. This is wrong. Since the mouth of the bottle has become moldy, it means that the entire bottle of oyster sauce may be contaminated, which will harm your health after consumption.

②Do not eat oyster sauce stored at high temperatures.

Oyster sauce is not soy sauce. It is concentrated after boiling and is an unfermented seasoning. Therefore, oyster sauce stored at high temperatures can easily deteriorate. Oyster sauce can be stored at room temperature before opening, but should be kept refrigerated after opening.

③Don’t eat oyster sauce if it doesn’t rank first.

The amount of oyster juice determines the flavor of oyster sauce. The oyster juice of some oyster sauces ranks second, third, or even fourth. The taste of the dishes is not fresh, and the nutrition is also much worse. No matter what you eat, if you want to eat, eat oyster sauce, which ranks first among oyster juices.

3 No need

Not all dishes are suitable for using oyster sauce. The following three kinds of dishes are not suitable for using oyster sauce. It will not improve the freshness and will cause "bad dishes".

⑴ Oyster sauce cannot be used for pickles

Oyster sauce is made from oysters and is a high-protein seasoning. Pickled dishes are fermented by microorganisms. After adding oyster sauce, they will easily deteriorate. , thus causing the entire pickle to spoil. The pickling time usually takes a long time, and the freshness of the oyster sauce is lost, making it impossible to improve the freshness at all. At the same time, the salt content of pickles is very high. Adding oyster sauce will make the salt content too high and taste too salty, which is not good for health.

⑵ Oyster sauce cannot be used in spicy dishes

The most prominent features of spicy dishes are "numbing and spicy", which are relatively strong flavors. The umami flavor of oyster sauce is very light and will be covered after adding it. , it will not be able to play its original role and will add a strange smell.

⑶ Do not use oyster sauce for braised and sweet and sour dishes

Braised dishes are characterized by “salty yet sweet”, while sweet and sour dishes are characterized by “sweet yet sour”. Usually The seasonings used include soy sauce, sugar, vinegar and other seasonings, all of which enhance flavor and will also cover up the umami flavor of oyster sauce. At the same time, both of these two dishes need to be stewed at high temperature for a long time, but oyster sauce cannot be cooked for a long time as the flavor and nutrients will be lost, so it cannot be added.

The chef has something to say

Oyster sauce has a very good freshness-enhancing effect. In addition to "3 don't eat and 3 don't use", you also need to pay attention to three points:

? The amount of oyster sauce should be controlled carefully. It contains a lot of salt. If you use too much oyster sauce, the dish will taste too salty and is not good for your health. The maximum dosage at one time is 5 grams.

?Oyster sauce cannot be placed next to the stove. If the stove temperature is too high, the oyster sauce will quickly deteriorate. Please refrigerate it immediately after each consumption.

?Oyster sauce is a seafood product and also contains a large amount of purine, so patients with seafood allergies and gout cannot eat oyster sauce.