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TRADITIONAL COOKING
To protect his family's health, Mr. Tam (59 years old - Tan Binh) always tries to find ways to reduce the toxic substances contained in food. He said that for meat, he usually blanches it in boiling water and then throws it away. Then, he boils the meat a second time. He even does the same with braised meat to remove the toxic substances and dirt contained in the meat.
One time, Uncle Tam’s son explained that blanching meat in boiling water is not good for health. However, Uncle Tam still “adhered” to the traditional way of preparing meat. He confided: “For over 30 years, I have blanched meat in boiling water before cooking. Family members still eat it regularly and it has not affected their health at all.”
Similar to Mr. Tam's point of view, Ms. Khanh Huyen's mother-in-law (24 years old - District II) tried her best to defend the "trick" of boiling meat to ensure food safety. She said: "Normally, I often wash the meat thoroughly before cooking to remove dirt. However, my mother-in-law thinks that is the wrong way. She said that the meat must be boiled twice to ensure safety. I explained it based on scientific research, but she dismissed it and said that I did not know how to cook."
Due to different cooking views, Ms. Huyen and her mother-in-law often argued in the kitchen. Therefore, when boiling meat, Ms. Huyen had to indulge her mother and do it the old-fashioned way.
Blanching meat in boiling water to remove toxic substances is a completely wrong way (Photo: Internet)
A BAD HABIT
According to Dr. Hoang Thi Thuy Ha (Clinical Nutrition Institute), the nutrients in meat are mainly protein and fat, while vitamins and amino acids are mainly found in protein muscle cells. Therefore, women have the habit of buying meat and blanching it in boiling water in the hope of removing chemicals and dirt, which is not the right way.
Dr. Thuy Ha explained: “If you put the meat in boiling water without washing it properly, it will cause the meat to denature and shrink, making it absorb more chemicals and dirt. Therefore, the meat becomes more toxic.”
Therefore, the most standard way to boil meat is first, housewives need to wash the meat many times with clean water or diluted salt water. Because dissolved salt water has the effect of removing dirt from the meat, and also makes the meat more delicious when cooked. Because the meat has been washed, you just need to boil the meat. When boiled, although the meat will shrink, because it has been cleaned, it will no longer absorb dirt like in the above case.
| Doctor Thuy Ha gives advice to housewives: – Buy meat at reputable stores, with known origin and clear business address. – When buying, press your hand into the meat. If the meat leaves an indentation but does not leave a mark when you lift your hand, then choose it. – The meat fibers must be even, the cut surface must have normal color, the meat must be dry, slightly wrinkled, and the muscles must be slightly tightened. – Do not blanch meat in boiling water. Instead, wash the meat with clean water several times or use diluted salt water to wash it. |
* Title of the article was changed by Dan Viet.
According to Van Anh (Discovery)
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