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俗话说：“百肉不如猪肉。 ”
In the morning, the market is bustling with customers who wake up early to buy groceries.
For a long time, many people thought that the earlier they went to the wet market, the better they could buy fresh pork.
It wasn't until we walked in that we found that many pork stalls had a rag on the tabletop.
And this rag is not used to wipe the table, but the pork dealer uses it to wipe the pork.
So why do they scrub the pork so often, and what do we don't know about it?
Wipe the blood
In the afternoon, they ate delicious food in the pigsty, and the next morning it turned into meat and entered the vegetable market.
From the pigs, to the pork in the market, to the food on our tables.
The whole process is extremely fast, so that consumers can eat the freshest pork.
Although in the process, we, as consumers, have really enjoyed the benefits.
But this is "bitter" for the owners of the pork stalls.
The surface of fresh pork will always ooze a lot of blood from time to time.
Once the blood is not wiped in time, it is very easy to affect the appearance of the pork.
Customers see that their pork is bloody from a distance, which will naturally cause discomfort to consumers visually.
My own pork is absolutely excellent, but it can't be sold because of the problem of appearance.
As a result, many pork traders are "dumb and eat coptis, and they can't tell if they are bitter".
As a result, many pork stall owners can only take the initiative to find a way to solve this problem.
After wiping with a rag, the blood on the surface of the pork is not only taken away, but also ensures the appearance of the pork itself.
Therefore, when we come to the vegetable market, we can always see the owner of the pork stall rubbing the pork whenever he has time.
Of course, when the rag wipes the blood on the surface of the pork, it also prevents the blood from flowing around on the table.
When you look at the whole stall from a distance, not only is the pork fresh and clean, but even the entire store gives people a sense of reassurance.
In this regard, consumers have the desire to buy after seeing the clean environment on the stall.
Honest merchants use rags to wipe it in order to make their pork sell well, but what about those black-hearted merchants?
Pour water into the meat
For a long time, the name of "water-injected pork" has been circulating in the market.
But for many of us, we only know about the existence of water-injected meat, but we don't know about it.
So what exactly is water-infused meat?
Water-injected meat is actually to inject water into the pig by artificial means before slaughtering.
As long as the time of water injection and slaughter is reasonable for the black-hearted merchant, the weight of the pig after slaughter can be significantly improved.
Indeed, after the water injection, the seller can get more profit when selling the pork.
But it affects our interests as consumers.
Pork that has been watered not only loses taste and nutrition, but also has a potential danger to our health.
When the moisture content of pork is artificially increased, there will always be some very light-colored blood from time to time.
In this regard, in order to be able to cover up the water-injected meat on their stalls, the black-hearted traders can only use rags to wipe constantly.
For water-injected pork, it has always been a "contraband" in the market, and it is intolerable.
On the one hand, consumers have no way of knowing what kind of water the criminals are pouring into the pork.
Once it is untreated sewage, pork ceases to be pork and becomes a "time bomb" that can harm us at any time.
On the other hand, in the process of water injection, many vendors are just blindly pursuing profits, and omit many things.
Without a perfect disinfection process and a reasonable control of the machine, pigs are likely to be "infected" in the water.
Not only does it spoil the taste of the pork itself, but it also has an impact on our consumers.
For a long time in the past, traders unscrupulously sold water-filled pork just to get more profits.
Up to now, after many checks, it is rare to see the figure of water-injected pork.
But even so, we must not let our guard down.
We must constantly improve our knowledge in our daily lives so that we can better protect ourselves.
How to buy meat?
Eyes see
As the saying goes, "Eyes tell us what the world looks like." ”
When we buy pork in the wet market, the first thing we must do is to look at the color of the pork.
In general, normal pork will be bright red in color and pure white in fat.
Once the color of pork on the market is dark red, purple red, or dull and colorless.
At this time, we must pay attention to the fact that this kind of pork must not be bought.
In this case, either the merchant sells stale meat or uses "dead pork".
In the face of this meat, we can't buy it even if it's cheaper.
After all, no one knows where this pork comes from and whether it will affect our health.
In addition to looking at the color, consumers also need to look at the dryness and humidity of the surface of the pork.
For the difference between dry and wet pork, I believe many people have stepped on this pit.
After seeing pork, consumers will always take it for granted that the pork with a wet surface is good, and the dry pork next to it is not fresh.
If we really buy it according to this concept, we are wrong.
The kind of pork that looks soggy is often frozen rather than fresh.
When we buy, we must not buy stale meat because the price is cheap.
However, in many cases, "seeing is not necessarily believing".
So when we can't judge with our eyes, how do we choose pork?
Test elasticity
In the past, especially in the stalls selling pork in the vegetable market, there was always a kind of cheating artifact, that is, "lighting".
As soon as the lights were turned on, the pork on the stall immediately became bright and delicious.
But when we take them to the natural light and look at them.
I often have a deep question in my heart:
"Is this really the one I just bought, and how does it look completely different?"
The pork is indeed the same pork, but the pork is artificially "beautified" under the light.
This leads us as consumers to be deceived when buying pork.
Nowadays, in order to better protect the rights and interests of consumers, the market prohibits the use of the "cheating artifact" of the spotlight.
Let the pork appear in the eyes of consumers in the most authentic appearance to avoid the problem of being misled.
When we can't judge pork with our eyes, we can "get started" at this time.
After receiving the consent of the pork boss, touch the pork with your hands to feel whether the pork is elastic.
Of course, "don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door", as long as the pork boss buys assured meat.
Under normal circumstances, we will not refuse a customer's request for "hands-on touch".
Our hands, which are invisible to the eye, will tell us the answer.
Fresh pork is elastic to the touch, while those that don't feel good to the touch.
Naturally, it has become the object of our elimination.
It is precisely because of this little thing that life has become rich and colorful because of this little thing of firewood, rice, oil and salt.
As consumers, we must know those most common little things in life.
Slowly, when we keep the little rules in mind, we will naturally be able to benefit from them.
Reference Sources:
[1] Official website People's Daily Online "What is the difference between red meat and white meat"
[2] The official website of Beiqing Network "Guangling: Strictly Investigate "Water-Injected Meat" and Protect the "Meat Basket"
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