These 4 things are the dirtiest in the market
pre-ground meat
At butcher shops, in addition to the eye-catching pre-cut meat pieces, pre-ground meat is also displayed for sale. Pre-ground meat is also popular because it is convenient, does not need to be processed but only needs to be cooked. In fact, pre-ground meat is made from a lot of scraps of meat, fat, and even meat that has been stored for a long time without you knowing.
Many street vendors also take advantage of this meat to make fried spring rolls, pork legs, and meatballs and then bring them to the market to sell. Although the food is delicious, you cannot determine the quality of the meat used to prepare these dishes.
Therefore, it is best to buy whole, fresh pieces of meat at a reputable store instead of buying pre-ground meat. Or you can choose whole meat and grind it on the spot (with the requirement of a clean grinder, if not, buy meat and grind it at home).
Pickled cabbage
Perhaps many people will be surprised by this because pickled cabbage is a very delicious and attractive pickle because of its sour and crunchy taste. People often buy pickled cabbage to eat with dishes to reduce boredom or stir-fry, cook soup... However, many street vendors do not ensure hygiene at all stages in the process of making pickled cabbage. For example, drying the cabbage in dusty places, when pickling the cabbage, I put it in a paint bucket to make the cabbage very toxic. Not to mention that some people also use yellow dye to dye the cabbage to a beautiful yellow color, extremely toxic.
Therefore, when going to the market, you need to buy cabbage from reputable places, the cabbage has a natural yellow color, not bright yellow like the color of chemicals.
If you have free time, you can pickle the cabbage at home, it is both delicious and good for your health.
bean sprouts
Bean sprouts are sold a lot on the market but not all bean sprouts are clean. Some sellers have used stimulants of unknown origin to put into bean sprouts, shortening the harvest time, but the bean sprouts are beautiful, eye-catching, and will sell well.
To avoid buying bean sprouts that use this growth stimulant, when going to the market, you need to pay attention to distinguish. Just by looking with the naked eye and touching with your hands, you can easily recognize:
- In terms of shape: Bean sprouts soaked in growth stimulants look plump, plump, extremely attractive, but are brittle and easy to break. Meanwhile, clean bean sprouts without chemicals are often "thinner", the stem is difficult to break and does not look attractive.
- Size: Clean bean sprouts without chemicals are often only half as short as bean sprouts using growth stimulants.
- Bean sprout roots: Clean bean sprouts have to absorb water, so they grow very easily. Meanwhile, bean sprouts soaked in growth stimulants do not have roots or if they do, the roots are very short. The reason is that the seller soaks the bean sprouts in water mixed with chemicals, causing all parts of the bean sprouts to absorb water, making the roots less developed.
- Bean sprouts: Clean bean sprouts open their leaves or look from the outside, the leaf buds will be yellow or green, while bean sprouts soaked in chemicals have 2 seeds close together.
- Bean sprout color: Observe the color, you will see that bean sprouts soaked in stimulants will have a beautiful white color, while regular bean sprouts will be pale white or opaque white.
Besides, making bean sprouts yourself is not difficult, so if you have time, you can make them at home to ensure food hygiene and safety. Homemade bean sprouts are delicious, sweet, fatty and very clean.
Dried radish
It is a type of dried vegetable with a unique flavor that many people like to eat. When cooked, dried radish has a crunchy texture that is both delicious and strange. However, if you buy dried radish from places of unknown origin, you need to think carefully. Because during the drying process, there may be a lot of flies landing and laying eggs, eating it will affect your health. Therefore, you should buy dried radish from someone you know or dry it yourself to eat.
