Along with the spring sun and light, a fresh delicacy has also provoked the stomachs of countless Chinese people.
As one of the oldest and most Chinese ingredients, bamboo shoots have long become the cuisine of the Chinese people, and the ancestor of the Chinese dictionary, "Erya", once recorded: "Bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots, can be dishes." ”
And this bamboo sprout is a bamboo shoot.
The delicacy of bamboo shoots also makes Su Dongpo, who is titled "foodie", write a poem ---- "no bamboo is vulgar, no meat makes people thin; not vulgar and not thin, and the meal bamboo shoots cook meat." ”
Why are bamboo shoots so delicious?
The most fundamental thing is that bamboo shoots contain the sober simplicity of the mountains and forests, repeated and fleeting mist, inadvertently teasing your taste buds and making you linger.
Why is it so delicious? Mainly the freshness of bamboo shoots comes from free amino acids that show umami taste, such as aspartic acid, glutamic acid and so on.
At the same time, although the bamboo shoots are very fresh, they also know how to set off the delicacies of other ingredients, and can revitalize all the treasures while also igniting human delicacies.
What are the health benefits of bamboo shoots?
Bamboo shoots contain vitamin A, vitamin D and carotene, amino acids, fat, protein and other nutrients are very much, and the taste of bamboo shoots is very good, can play a role in enhancing appetite.
At the same time, the insoluble dietary fiber content of bamboo shoots is also among the best in the vegetable industry, which is about 2 times that of ordinary vegetables, and 27% higher than high-fiber celery (which contains 2.2 grams of dietary fiber per 100 grams).
The most important thing is that although people say that it is delicious, but the calories are extremely low, the feeling of fullness is also strong, but it is not tolerant to fullness, and soon it will be hungry, so it is often mistaken by many people as "scraping oil".
What are the benefits of pregnant women eating bamboo shoots?
For expectant mothers who are pregnant, it is recommended to eat more bamboo shoots in the spring, the main reasons are as follows:
First, prevent and treat constipation during pregnancy
Many pregnant women experience very pronounced constipation.
In addition to the changes caused by hormone changes in the body, it is also very much related to the low amount of activity and improper diet of pregnant women. Then pregnant women can eat some bamboo shoots appropriately.
Bamboo shoots contain a lot of crude fiber, which will stimulate the intestinal mucosa after entering the body of pregnant women, making the intestines
Second, increase appetite
The nitrogenous substances in bamboo shoots make bamboo shoots have a unique fragrance.
Especially for pregnant women, it is easy to appear oily, nausea, vomiting and other phenomena. Eating some bamboo shoots properly can alleviate these uncomfortable symptoms well, and can also improve the gastrointestinal digestive function of pregnant women and achieve the effect of increasing appetite.
Third, improve immune function
Bamboo shoots contain a lot of amino acid components, these amino acids are essential amino acids in the human body, such as threonine, lysine and so on.
These amino acid components can promote the body's role in protein synthesis and metabolism, achieve the effect of maintaining the activity of various proteases, and can enhance the immunity of pregnant women.
In addition, the vitamins, fiber and other components in the bamboo shoots are very high, which can not only play a laxative effect, but also absorb some waste products in the intestine and promote the effect of excretion.
How can I maintain the tender taste of bamboo shoots?
Since the bamboo shoots are reported to be wrapped in a thick layer of skin, in order to retain the fragrance inside the bamboo shoots, it is recommended not to peel them off in a hurry after buying them, and then peel them before cooking.
In addition, bamboo shoots are best to cover tightly to avoid exposing bamboo shoots to the sun, it is recommended to put them in a cool and dry place or refrigerated, so that they can be stored for a month, especially spring shoots.
However, when some people buy bamboo shoots, they will find that there are white spots or white powder on the surface of bamboo shoots, but this is not mildew or lime, but the decomposition of proteins contained in bamboo shoots ---- amino acids.
And this substance, as mentioned earlier, is precisely the "secret recipe" that bamboo shoots can maintain their unique fragrance, so there is no need to worry too much.
Instead of worrying about this, it is better to worry about how to make bamboo shoots and make them more delicious.
After all, bamboo shoots really have too many ways to eat----- winter shoots can be made of winter shoots fried bacon, winter shoots fried shrimp, winter bamboo shoots stewed ribs, etc., and the classic eating method of spring shoots can have oil braised spring shoots, pickled tuk tuk fresh and so on.