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Skin eggs are not the more expensive the better, what are the poor quality skin eggs not to buy?

'The more expensive the better? These 4 kinds of poor quality, for the sake of health, white gift do not want, do not buy the wrong!

Pi eggs is a unique Chinese cuisine, a long history, a few hundred years of history, because of the maturity of the formation of beautiful pine flowers, so also called pine eggs. Leather eggs are made from duck eggs after pickling, or you can use eggs, dark and shiny color, tender and smooth taste, with a special fragrance.

Because it is an egg-processed food, leather eggs have high nutritional value and some medicinal value, and are loved by many people.

However, leather eggs are pickled with alkaline substances, including kerosene, lime, etc., so there is a strong alkaline flavor, so many people avoid it. In fact, as long as the right seasoning, not only can not eat the alkali flavor, but also a unique flavor it.

The traditional practice of eggs added a certain amount of xanthan powder, which is lead oxide, lead overload is harmful to human health, but also affects the growth and development of children, so you can not eat more, children are best not to eat. Today, there are some "lead-free eggs" on the market, the price is expensive, a 3 to 5 dollars. And ordinary eggs are very cheap, one as long as 70 cents, this kind of eggs can eat?

Here we talk about the eggs, what kind of eggs should be bought, how to see the eggs have no lead?

The better quality of the eggs, the general eggshell is very complete, without any cracks, peeled after the protein solidified into a gel, good elasticity, high transparency, there are pine flower-like pattern, the yolk is greenish-black, there is a faint fragrance.

If the eggshell has cracks, the egg white is not solidified, there is an unpleasant odor, the yolk is very black in color, indicating that the quality is not good. In the purchase of leather eggs, if you encounter the following four cases, are poor quality leather eggs, white gift can not be wanted. For the sake of health, you must not eat poor quality eggs.

Characteristics of low-quality eggs

1, eggshell cracks, black spots

Eggshell cracks, pickling may invade some bacteria, resulting in internal deterioration of eggs. If there are a lot of black spots on the surface, the lead content of the eggs is too high and should not be purchased. High-quality eggs have intact shells and no black spots on the surface.

2, the egg white is not trembling

Take the egg in your hand, shake it up and down a few times, feel the trembling of the egg white, due to the solidification of the egg into a colloid after maturity, the elasticity of the egg is excellent, it will be trembling when shaking. If you do not feel the tremor, the quality of the eggs is not good, do not buy. If there is obvious trembling, it is a high-quality egg.

3, there is a strange sound

Put the eggs in the ear shake, if you hear a loud sound, such as the liquid flow sound, it means that the quality of the eggs is poor, can not buy.

After the maturity of the eggs, the protein and yolk are solidified, it will not flow, and hear the noise can only mean that the eggs are not mature, or have been bad, which is not eaten.

4, odor

Put the eggs on the nose and smell, if asked to stink, moldy, certainly bad, can not buy. High-quality leather eggs, there is an alkali flavor is normal, peeling can smell a special flavor.

In addition, the better quality of the skin eggs, high maturity, good elasticity, shells peeled off, will not stick to the shell. After cutting, the cut surface is smooth and does not stick to the knife (except for loose eggs). If the eggs break easily, it means the maturity is not high and the quality is poor. When eaten, high-quality skin eggs taste delicious, if there is a strange smell can not be eaten, immediately thrown away.

Lead-free eggs

Lead-free eggs are not "lead-free", according to national regulations, the amount of lead in the production of eggs can not be more than 3 mg / 1 kg, in line with this standard is called lead-free eggs, so lead-free eggs is a relatively low lead content.

When buying eggs, give preference to lead-free eggs, but after all, they still contain a small amount of lead, and the elderly and children are best not to eat.

Consumption Note

Skinny eggs look clean, there are still bacteria on the shell, direct consumption is not conducive to health, it is recommended that the first skin egg boiled in boiling water for 5 minutes, disinfection and sterilization. When you add some vinegar, it can sterilize and neutralize some of the alkalinity, and you can eat it with more flavor!