Don't forget to add vinegar when cooking
When stir-frying green peppers or shredded potatoes, adding vinegar not only increases the crispness of the vegetables but also reduces the loss of vitamin C. When cooking fish, vinegar removes the fishy smell and makes the fish bones softer, making the calcium in them easier to absorb. When stewing pork ribs or boiling chicken, vinegar cuts through the greasiness and promotes the dissolution of bone calcium into the soup, making the meat easier to cook. When cooking dishes with vinegar, it should generally be added before the food is cooked and served, not too early.
In addition, vinegar can be used together with sugar and spicy seasonings when cooking, such as when making sweet and sour pork ribs or hot and sour soup, creating a unique flavor that stimulates the appetite. Dishes with added vinegar and sugar are suitable to accompany alcohol, such as sweet and sour fish, sweet and sour lotus root slices, and sweet and sour kelp shreds.
Adding vinegar to cold dishes and dipping cooked crab in vinegar can also have a certain antibacterial effect.
Contraindications: Vinegar should not be used when cooking sea cucumber, mutton, or carrots.
Some people cannot eat vinegar
Eating vinegar in moderation is beneficial to health, but if consumed improperly, it can harm the body, so the following issues should be noted: Vinegar should not be consumed on an empty stomach, as it can increase the acidity in the stomach and damage the gastric mucosa. Children have thin stomach walls and should not eat vinegar. Patients with gastric ulcers or duodenal ulcers, and those with symptoms of acid reflux and heartburn, should not eat vinegar.
Fruit vinegar and other vinegar-based beverage products on the market often contain large amounts of sugar. Using them instead of water or tea can lead to additional calorie intake. If consumed for a long time, it can increase the chance of obesity. Therefore, consumers should check the food labels when purchasing such products.
Although vinegar has disinfectant properties, this should not lead to neglecting food hygiene. Some people believe that eating unclean cold dishes with vinegar will kill germs and prevent disease, but this is wrong. Because bacterial reproduction is inhibited under acidic conditions, but this only works when the acidity is relatively high.