How to choose fresh and safe bamboo shoots
Some sellers use auramine – a fabric dye chemical to soak the bamboo shoots. This is a leading cancer-causing substance.
In addition, to whiten the bamboo shoots and make them more attractive, sellers also use potassium sulfite and hydrochloride. Among them, potassium sulfite is a toxic substance that can cause harm to the digestive system, destroy the liver and kidneys, cause fetal poisoning, brittle bones… As for hydrochloride, it is a strong oxidizing agent used for color bleaching and insect control in industrial sanitation processes. Consumers who eat bamboo shoots soaked in this substance are at risk of developing nasal, oral, respiratory diseases, coughing, nasal congestion, and difficulty breathing…
To choose fresh and safe bamboo shoots that have not been soaked in chemicals, consumers need to follow these steps:
Observe the color
Clean bamboo shoots are usually slightly dark in color because they are only soaked in salt water. Normally, natural bamboo shoots will have a light yellow or slightly dark color. On the other hand, bamboo shoots soaked in chemicals usually have a deep yellow color due to being soaked in yellow powder or pale white color.
Crunchiness
Naturally soaked bamboo shoots of salt water are usually more firm and not easy to break. Meanwhile, chemically soaked bamboo shoots are usually crunchy and easy to break.
Shininess
Chemically soaked bamboo shoots are often shiny and eye-catching. Clean bamboo shoots usually come in different sizes, not as shiny and eye-catching.
Scent
When buying bamboo shoots, housewives should smell them. If the bamboo shoots have a chemical smell or an unnatural smell, they should absolutely not buy them.
Bamboo shoots dried with sulfur will have a distinctive smell. When smelled, a strong SO2 (burnt match smell) will be detected.
On the other hand, chemically unsoaked bamboo shoots have a distinctive pleasant smell and are not black.
How to reduce toxins in bamboo shoots
Fresh bamboo shoots contain harmful cyanide acid. Therefore, when you bring them home, you should boil the bamboo shoots 1-2 times. The cyanide acid will dissolve in the water and evaporate easily when heated. After boiling and rinsing with water, you can cook your favorite bamboo shoot dishes.
In addition, using rice water to soak bamboo shoots is also a way to reduce toxins.
Source: Khoevadep
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