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Winter is the season to eat hot pot, and the deliciousness of hot pot is inseparable from the blessing of many ingredients, in addition to fresh vegetables and meat products, dry goods such as powder, mushrooms, and soy products are also indispensable. Today, I will tell you about my experience in buying these hot pot dry goods, and share some of the dry goods I often buy for your reference!
1. Powders
Of course, eating hot pot is inseparable from powder, and the smooth taste of powder makes many people love it! Powder is mainly made of mung beans, peas, sweet potatoes, potatoes and other starch-rich ingredients extracted, different vermicelli taste is not the same, mainly related to the proportion of amylose and amylopectin, amylose is easy to age, not easy to gelatinize, small adhesion, slightly poor stability, low glycemic index; amylopectin is easy to gelatinize, not easy to age, high viscosity, strong stability, high glycemic index.
Generally speaking, mung bean and pea flour have a high proportion of amylose, which is not broken or sticky after long-term cooking, and sweet potato flour and potato flour have a high proportion of amylopectin, which is easy to absorb water and swell, and should not be cooked for a long time, of course, sweet potato flour has a sweeter taste and a more resilient texture of potato flour.
1. Longkou vermicelli
The main raw materials of Longkou vermicelli are mung beans and peas, as a national geographical indication protection product, according to the provisions of "Geographical Indication Products - Longkou Vermicelli", the scope of protection of Longkou vermicelli geographical indication is limited to Longkou City, Zhaoyuan City, Penglai City, Laiyang City and Laizhou City in Yantai City, Shandong Province. Although mung bean and pea flour that are not within the scope of the above protection do not affect consumption, they cannot be called Longkou vermicelli. Here are some tips for you to buy:
First, the raw materials of Longkou vermicelli are mung beans and peas, and ordinary vermicelli may not be beans; secondly, the standard for Longkou vermicelli is GB/T 19048 "Geographical Indication Products Longkou Vermicelli", not GB/T 23587 "Vermicelli", and some are still enterprise standards; third, look at the place of origin, the origin should be Longkou City, Zhaoyuan City, Penglai City, Laiyang City, and Laizhou City in Yantai City, Shandong Province.
I usually buy Longkou vermicelli of Shuangta, Shuangta is a leading enterprise in the domestic vermicelli industry, the origin is Yantai Zhaoyuan, it is a national landmark protection product, you can refer to it:
2. Sweet potato vermicelli
Pure sweet potato vermicelli should only be made of sweet potato starch and water, and some sweet potato vermicelli will add a certain percentage of tapioca flour, although there are factors to improve the taste, but most of them are still cost considerations, because the price of tapioca flour is much lower than sweet potato flour. It's fine to add tapioca flour on its own, but if the product page only mentions sweet potato vermicelli, it's a bit inauthentic. Moreover, it is difficult for us to tell whether to add tapioca flour from the appearance alone, so here are some purchase skills:
The most convenient way to buy pure sweet potato vermicelli is to try to avoid small manufacturers without packaging products, it is best to buy big brands with packaging products, on the one hand, big brands will mark the product ingredients, on the other hand, the quality of big brands is more guaranteed, and in terms of price, don't be greedy for cheap, especially products that are significantly lower than the cost of sweet potato flour.
I buy more sweet potato vermicelli offline, after all, it is cheaper offline, and sometimes I buy it online, and I often buy Shuangta, its ingredients are very clean, only sweet potato starch and water, you can refer to it:
3. Potato flour
Common potato flour has two kinds of gouache and dry powder, today's article talks about dry goods, let's talk about dry powder, pure potato flour raw materials should only be potato starch and water, the same as sweet potato vermicelli on the purchase skills, but also try to choose big brands with packaged products, if you plan to buy unpackaged bulk goods, it is recommended to pay attention to the following points:
On the one hand, look at the texture, dry potato flour should be relatively crisp, generally can be broken lightly, and glue may be added if the toughness is too strong; on the other hand, smell the taste, normal potato flour has no obvious odor, if it smells peculiar smell, it is not recommended to buy.
I also buy potato flour online and offline, dry powder and gouache, and I recently bought it online, the price is quite affordable, and the ingredients are also very clean, you can refer to it:
2. Soy products
Soy products are also indispensable hot pot ingredients, such as frozen tofu, tofu bubbles, bean skin, bean curd, bell rolls, etc., when it comes to dry goods, the three most common are bean skin, yuba, and bell rolls.
Although they are all made from soybeans, there are differences in the production methods: the bean curd is made by drying a thin layer formed on the surface of the soybean milk after heating, the bean curd is made by taking out the soybean milk and continuing to steam the bean skin to appear flocculent and dried out, and the bell roll is made by rolling the bean skin and frying it.
4. Bean skin
The same thing is that they are dry goods, the moisture content is very low, and the bean skin contains more oil in different places, and the shelf life is shorter than that of powder. In order to prolong the shelf life of the bean skin and prevent the bean skin from spoiling, some manufacturers will spray edible alcohol on the surface of the bean skin, as long as the spraying amount meets the requirements, there is no problem, but it will more or less affect the natural taste and texture of the bean skin, so try to choose the bean skin without edible alcohol. When buying tofu skin, you can pay attention to the following points:
First, see whether the product ingredient list is marked with edible alcohol, and second, if you don't feel at ease, you can buy a small amount first, and smell whether the tofu skin has the taste of alcohol.
I bought the whole bean skin more offline, I went home and cut everything myself, I recently bought Sheng Yuanlai online, the ingredients are only soybeans and water, soybeans are non-GMO soybeans, there is no taste of edible alcohol, you can refer to it:
5. Fufu bamboo
Yuba is generally divided into the first layer of yuba, the second layer of yuba, and the third layer of yuba, and the first layer of yuba is better, because the first layer of yuba has the highest oil and protein content among the three categories, and the bean flavor is stronger and more chewy. In addition, some manufacturers will add bleach agents such as sodium sulfite and sodium metabisulfite to yuba, as long as the amount of dosage meets the requirements, there is no problem, but between no additives and additives, everyone should choose yuba without additives. It is recommended to pay attention to the following points when buying yuba:
The first is to check the ingredient list and try to choose those without additives; the second is to give priority to the first layer of yuba, which is marked on the packaging, and it will be more chewy from the taste.
Yuba is also bought more offline, because it can be more intuitively identified, online recently bought the agricultural era, the first layer of yuba, the texture and taste are not bad, you can refer to it:
6. Ring roll
Compared with tofu skin and yuba, bell rolls can absorb soup better, and the taste is more layered, and it is more and more loved by people. When choosing bell rolls, in fact, follow the purchase skills of bean skin and yuba, and it will be very different. Of course, because the bell roll is fried, the texture is more crispy than that of bean skin and yuba, and it is easy to produce oil after a long time. When buying a bell roll, you should pay extra attention to the following points:
The first is to try to choose a bell roll packaged in a hard box, which is less fragile than a soft box or plastic bag packaging;
I also buy more bell rolls offline, the main long-distance express delivery is not very friendly to the fragile bell rolls, the brand buys more Honka, it is a hard box packaging, online and offline sales, you can refer to it:
3. Fungi
Many people like to drink mushroom soup when eating hot pot, because the delicious mushroom soup can make the hot pot more layered! Although the mushrooms are better to eat, not everyone is in Yunnan, the province with the most mushrooms, and the fresh mushrooms are not picked casually, many wild mushrooms are inedible, so many times the dried mushrooms are more convenient, it can not only be stored for a longer time, but also the taste after soaking is also good.
There are many common dried mushrooms on the market, in fact, the purchase skills are similar, here is a brief introduction to dried shiitake mushrooms, black fungus two:
7. Dried shiitake mushrooms
Dried shiitake mushrooms are generally divided into three grades, and the first level is the best. The shape of a good shiitake mushroom is round, the edge of the cap is naturally involuted, the stipe is short, and the curling edge of the cap is basically the same, and the mushroom after soaking is full and the soaking rate is high. It is recommended to pay attention to the following points when buying shiitake mushrooms:
The first is to give priority to the first level, choose to see the detail page, and look at the product label offline; the second is to buy bulk goods offline with reference to the first-level standard selection, and the lack of experience is more secure to choose with packaging. Third, if you are not at ease, you can buy a small amount and try it first.
Dried shiitake mushrooms I usually buy offline and online, there is no particularly fixed brand, recently bought fresh nests, although the size is smaller, but the meat is relatively fat, the stipe is also relatively short, the taste is not bad, you can refer to it:
8. Black fungus
Black fungus is also divided into three grades, and it is also the best one. A good black fungus ear piece is complete and even, the ear flap is stretched naturally, the front is black brown, the back is gray and white, the natural taste, no peculiar smell, if the color on both sides is black, the taste is pungent, it is possible to fill the "weight gainer". If you are looking for quality, you can choose organic and don't worry about extra additions. Similar to dried shiitake mushrooms, choose the first level of black fungus, and pay extra attention to the following points:
First, the appearance of the front and back of the color is distinct, no peculiar smell, the second is to pay attention to the quality of the organic more assured.
Recently, I bought Aishang Yaoling organic black fungus, first-class quality, and also passed the organic product certification, you can refer to it:
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