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What is the reason why pork smells fishy?

Reasons for the fishy smell of pork:

1. Oil odor caused by fat for a long time.

2. Because boars contain hormones such as testosterone.

Method for removing fishy smell from pig viscera;

1. Pork belly and large intestine need coke. First, rinse the pig's belly and pig's large intestine with clear water, tear off the tendons and grease inside, and then soak the pig's belly and pig's large intestine with cola, which has a good deodorization effect.

2. The fishy smell of pork tenderloin mainly comes from the waist, which is the white part that can be seen after the pork tenderloin is half-cut. Before cooking, first cut the waist with scissors, and then add some salt to marinate, which can not only remove the fishy smell, but also make it more crisp and tender.

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Methods of selecting pork:

1. Contact elasticity. Fresh pork is tight and elastic, and can be quickly restored to its original state after being pressed by fingers; Deteriorated pork, because its tissue is destroyed, will slowly recover after being pressed with your fingers, and even the pressed place will always be concave.

2. Look at the appearance. Rest assured, there is little blood or water oozing from the meat, and there is no spot on the epidermis; And stale pork, the meat is not clean, with a hand press, there will be dark red, brown or black blood oozing.

3. Look at that fat. The fat of normal pork is moderate, but the fat layer of pigs fed with lean meat is very thin, usually less than 1 cm, and the meat color is red, the fiber is loose, and even liquid flows out between lean meat and fat.

4. smell it. Fresh and healthy pork smells fresh and has a slight fishy smell. Deteriorated and "added" pork, both on the surface and in the deep layer, has bloody smell and rancid smell.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-pork

References:

People's Network-There are tricks to deodorize meat.

References:

People's Daily Online-New knowledge of diet: 6 tricks to teach you to choose good pork.