For the pigeons, they do not understand, why such a fate?
He is diligent, not lazy, not paddling, and is also a messenger of peace, why is he being targeted by humans and becoming a member of the table?
However, for the old outsiders, they also feel that the pigeon itself is not delicious.
As a bird itself, pigeon meat is less, the smoothness and tenderness is not as good as chicken, duck and goose meat, and the practice is relatively limited.
But the problem is that for the Chinese of the people take food as the sky, the pigeons are plucked out of their hairs, thrown into the boiling water with rough hands and feet, bleached with blood, and then put into the old brine that has been soaked for many years, and the sophisticated aroma is the scalp and squeezed into the narrow crevices of the pigeon's flesh.
Finally, the crispy water is hung, fried and colored, and a solid and plump grease, the high density of the meat can still ooze juice, the roast pigeon is also born.
What are the effects of pigeon meat?
Many people should have heard of a very famous black chicken white phoenix, this drug is actually made of pigeon meat.
Pigeon meat not only tastes very delicious, there are many benefits, ancient Chinese medicine believed that pigeon meat can not only play a health care effect, but also as an auxiliary drug to help treat some diseases.
But in fact, the biggest advantage of pigeon meat ---- high protein and low fat!
According to the relevant literature, the crude protein content of pigeon meat can reach 20%, while fatty liver is about 11%, and from the fatty acid composition, unsaturated fatty acids account for about 65%, of which many are oleic acid.
In a 2017 study in the Journal of Food Safety and Quality Inspection, the maximum protein of European meat pigeons reached 20.5%, and the lowest fat content was only 2.7%.
It can be said that for those who often work out, pigeon meat is a good choice.
In addition to this advantage, what are the advantages of pigeon meat:
1. It has the effect of tonifying the kidneys
The biggest advantage of pigeon meat is that it has the effect of tonifying the kidneys, for some patients with severe kidney deficiency, it is usually appropriate to eat more pigeon meat.
After eating pigeon meat, it can significantly improve the symptoms of kidney deficiency, but also enhance the function of the kidneys, for men if they are in the pregnancy can also eat more pigeon meat, the effect will be better.
2. It has the effect of blood tonic
For women, usually eat some pigeon meat is also a lot of benefits, although pigeon meat does not have the effect of beauty and beauty, but pigeon meat has the effect of blood replenishment, and the effect of qi and blood is particularly good.
For some women, if the amount of blood lost during menstruation is relatively large, resulting in symptoms of severe anemia, the face becomes very pale, there is no blood color, you can eat more pigeon meat appropriately, which can obviously play a role in blood replenishment.
Compared with other Chinese medicines, pigeon meat is not only delicious, but also achieves the same effect.
3. Improve the "three highs"
For middle-aged and elderly people, pigeon meat can also be properly consumed.
Especially for the middle-aged and elderly people with three highs, pigeon meat can help treat hypertension and hyperlipidemia, so that blood pressure and blood lipids are in a stable state, and can effectively help prevent hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
4. Relieve fatigue
Pigeon meat has the effect of tonifying the liver and strengthening the kidneys, clearing heat and detoxification, and quenching thirst.
For mental workers with greater work intensity, eating some stewed pigeons can alleviate body fatigue, enhance their mental strength and memory, and then maintain a positive and effective mental work state and promote the pleasure of the mood.
Pigeon meat, who can't eat it?
For pigeon meat, there will always be various theories, many people can not eat pigeon meat or something.
For example, you can't eat pork, you can't eat hot things, you can't eat pregnant people, you can't eat people with fever.
But in fact, there is no scientific basis for this, in fact, these people can eat pigeon meat.
But taking ten thousand steps back, the essence of human beings, is it a pigeon or a repeating machine? References:
[1] LONG Ju, HE Yingxia, YE Jing. Analysis and Evaluation of Nutritional Composition of Pigeon Meat[J]. Science and Technology of Food Industry, 2011(12).
[2] Chang Lingling, Tang Qingping, Wang Qing, et al. Comparative analysis of the quality and main nutrients of European meat pigeon and other livestock and poultry meat[J]. Journal of Food Safety and Quality Inspection, 2017(06):99-104.