Year after year, I wonder if you have achieved “Toon Freedom”?
Although it is now in the season of toon on the market, it exudes a strong and special aroma, which is mobilizing the hearts of countless diners.
Since toona sinensis contains a series of volatile aromatic organic compounds such as toon, but because of this organic matter, the status of toon in the food industry has always been controversial.
Like coriander, the lovers regard it as the best taste in the world, and they can take a bite every spring.
Abominations stay away, nauseous at the indescribably pungent odor.
(Toon seedlings in a supermarket in Beijing are priced at 3.99 yuan/two, but sold out early)
Food has no fixed taste, and what is palatable is precious, why does it present a completely opposite situation?
The variety of volatile substances in toona sinensis, typically including camphor, borneol, syringene, elemenol, cedrol and polynesol, are due to human taste genes and olfactory genes.
Therefore, the fate of cinnabar mole or mosquito blood is essentially predestined.
Toona sinensis is a good taste of spring
Toona sinensis is particularly rich in nutrients such as vitamins, carrots, calcium, potassium, and phosphorus, which has a good health care effect on human health. It is also rich in dietary fiber. Suitable for people who need to control their weight or have occasional poor bowel movements.
At the same time, toona sinensis is also a special ingredient for clearing away heat and dampness, diuresis and detoxification. It can not only help the human body to supplement nutrition, but also prevent common diseases such as enteritis and dysentery.
The most important thing is that toon contains a lot of glutamic acid, glutamic acid can account for 2.6% of the dry matter of toon, and sodium glutamate, It is also the main component of taste.
What should I pay attention to when eating toon?
1. Blanch with boiling water before eating
Toon contains many times more nitrate and nitrite than other vegetables. After these components enter the human body, it is easy to form ammonium nitrite.
So, before eating toon sprouts, be sure to blanch them in boiling water. After the toon is cleaned, blanch in boiling water for about a minute to remove 2/3 of the nitrates and nitrites in the toon sprouts.
Two, eat fresh toon sprouts
If the toon sprouts are kept for a long time after being picked, or stored in the greenhouse, the nitrates in the toon will be converted into nitrites.
When buying toon sprouts, be sure to observe whether the toon sprouts are fresh. If they are not fresh, don’t buy them.
Third, try not to eat pickled toon
Many people like to eat some pickled Chinese toon. Preserving the Chinese toon by pickling can last longer.
But if the toona sinensis is pickled with table salt, it will produce a lot of nitrite, and the salt content is high, which will have a certain impact on the blood vessels and the gastrointestinal tract and other organs. .
Therefore, the safest way is to blanch the toon before pickling, which can greatly reduce the nitrate content and reduce the danger of pickling the toon.
Toon, what are the ways to eat it?
Although toon is controversial in the food arena, the dishes made with toon naturally cannot escape the ending of “one more plate” and “hurry up”.
However, there are really many ways to eat toon. Su Song’s “Illustration of Materia Medica” in Song Dynasty states: “The toon wood is solid and the leaves are fragrant, and it is delicious.” Especially the toon scrambled eggs, more It is the white light of many toon lovers.
Cut the fresh toon buds, then put them in boiling water and blanch them. The toon buds quickly turn from purple to green under high temperature conditions, and then add the beaten egg. Pour evenly into the pot, fry or fry, old or tender.
A plate of scrambled eggs with bright yellow and light green toon, just like warming the sun in spring, with the soft colors of the exclusive spring, making people completely immersed in the deliciousness of spring.
Of course, in front of the toon haters, this plate of “Scent of Spring” also vomits your curse every minute, and even thinking about it makes you nauseous.
