Can Okra be old? Can Okra be hardened?
Okra, also known as octopus, okra, and tomato, is native to Africa and was introduced to our country at the beginning of the 20th century. It is commonly grown in the southern region and is called "plant gold." When the okra is fresh, the taste is the best, but sometimes it is too late to eat, and the okra grows old to eat? What happens when the okra grows old?
Is okra old enough to eat?
Old okra is not good for salad or fried food. Like okra, okra can be eaten at a fresher age and can be eaten at an older age. Although the fruit of the old okra can be fibrillated, after drying, it can also be eaten through soup, tea, and medicine. The same flavor is unique.
For okra, which is not too old, we can use it to cook soup, which is very good, such as okra chicken soup. The not-so-old okra can also be cut into pieces and dried. It is good for drinking tea or eating soup. When the weather is cold, it is impossible to buy okra. We may wish to buy some old okra to keep it dry. In the winter, we can also use okra tea or soup to drink.
The okra, which had not had time to take it off, simply let it continue for a month longer until the okra's fruit was thoroughly cooked. At this time, the seeds in the okra fruit were taken out and the tea was very fragrant.
How to pick the Okra
See length
Okra less than 10 centimeters in length (comparable to an adult's middle finger) is usually more tender than okra.
Look color
The bright green and slightly yellowish okra are tender and the dark green okra is a bit old.
Look down
The more small fluff on the okra surface
Look at the handle
The section of the stalk is relatively fresh, indicating that this is a freshly picked okra. The shank section has been darkened, indicating that the okra has been removed for a long time and may have already aged.
Use nail file
One of the tricks to judge the extent of vegetables and tenderness is to use a fingernail to gently mark the surface of the vegetables. If there is any juice coming out of the scratches, it must be very fresh. If it doesn't move or there is no juice, it is old.
Look at the surface
It should be flat and wrinkle free, with no spots or scars. The color is bright and uniform, and the green okra is preferably green or bright yellow.
Knead hardness
Gently squeeze by hand, it does not feel hard, a little toughness is better. The harder the okra shows, the older it is, the seeds inside it have become stiff, and the fleshy fibers are too much to taste without a unique scent and a soft texture.
Smell smell
There is a natural fragrance of fresh okra, just like the smell of grass when it rains. Both old and stale okra lack scent.
Who is not suitable for eating okra?
1. Okra has a heavier cold and has a greater influence on the balance of yin and yang in the body. Therefore, cold and cool constitutions in the body are not suitable for raw okra.
2, okra contains mucus protein and the surface also with more hair, all belong to allergens, eating may cause allergies, therefore, people with allergic constitution is not suitable for raw okra.
3, okra has a certain stimulation of the spleen and stomach, after eating will reduce gastrointestinal function, therefore, the spleen and stomach Deficiency, poor digestive function of the crowd is not suitable for eating okra.
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