Buy ready-to-cook chicken at the market and make sure to do this when processing

To minimize bacteria on chicken skin, it is best to rub a small amount of salt onto the chicken skin, then rinse with clean water and pat dry before cooking.

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17 October, 2023

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Based on the experience of housewives, choosing live chickens to be slaughtered or requesting sellers to slaughter them on the spot is the best way to ensure fresh and fragrant meat without worrying about buying sick or dyed chickens…

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In cases where you have to buy pre-slaughtered chickens, the first requirement for housewives is to choose chickens that look fresh, with no bad smell or antibiotic smell, no bruising or blood clots on the skin. Absolutely do not choose black or red chickens as they are chickens that have died prior to slaughter.

Furthermore, in order to avoid buying water-injected chickens, pay attention and press with your hand on the suspected area where water was injected (mainly the thighs, back) to check. If it feels soft, smooth, or deformed, it is not recommended to buy.

Chicken meat is classified as a high-nutrient and essential food for the body. However, it also belongs to the group of poultry containing many disease-causing bacteria that can be transmitted to humans. Therefore, experts recommend that when buying chicken meat, it should be processed properly to prevent bacteria from the chicken meat from spreading to other foods.

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Cleaning the chicken with clean water is necessary. Illustrative photo

In response to controversial information about whether to wash chickens under the tap to prevent cross-contamination of bacteria, Associate Professor Nguyen Duy Thinh (former staff of the Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology – Hanoi University of Science and Technology) said that washing chicken meat before processing it is necessary. According to him, the principle when processing food is that everything must go through a preliminary processing stage, washed with clean water to remove dirt.

Associate Professor Nguyen Duy Thinh affirmed that no one would buy chicken meat from the market without washing it thoroughly before cooking it. Because most of the pre-processed chicken meat at the market, such as plucking feathers, slaughtering chickens, etc., usually do not guarantee hygiene. When we do it ourselves, we also have to wash it with water before processing it. If food is not properly pre-processed before cooking, it not only fails to ensure hygiene but also risks being infected with more dangerous types of bacteria.

Experts recommend that in order to limit bacteria sticking to the chicken’s skin, it is best to rub a little salt into the chicken meat both inside and outside, then rinse it with clean water and dry it before processing it. To avoid cross-contamination of bacteria, clean all surfaces of utensils such as cutting boards, knives with hot soapy water. Ideally, set aside a separate cutting board for chopping raw chicken meat.

According to Gia dinh & Xa hoi