How to buy a good bottle of soy sauce?

Soy sauce is a kitchen secret for many Chinese to improve the color, aroma and taste of dishes. It has low color value but connotation. Ordinary white rice, simple hot vegetables, light steamed fish, fatty braised meat… Many dishes and soy sauce are the divine assists to achieve their delicious taste. However, there are many ways to make soy sauce, such as raw soy sauce, old soy sauce, brewing and preparation. Today, I’ll take you to learn how to make soy sauce. Ah, no, buy soy sauce. Raw or regular? Anyone who has been in the kitchen knows: [mixed vegetables with raw soy sauce, braised in soy sauce with old soy sauce]. In fact, there is a difference between raw Read More …

Is the heated monosodium glutamate poisonous?

Recently, Shenyang’s Hongmei monosodium glutamate declared bankruptcy. There is a popular news on Sina Weibo that chicken essence is non-toxic and harmless to human body. When the temperature is higher than 120 ℃, monosodium glutamate is harmful to human body after eating and is difficult to be discharged out of the body. So, is this really the case? In fact, the research results over the years show that monosodium glutamate is as nontoxic and harmless as chicken essence. After heating, monosodium glutamate will only lose its delicate flavor and will not lead to any diseases. Ingredients of monosodium glutamate and chicken essence In 1908, Professor Ikeda Kikumiao of Japan discovered that the taste of glutamic acid is different from the Read More …

Is the heated monosodium glutamate poisonous?

Recently, Shenyang’s Hongmei monosodium glutamate declared bankruptcy. There is a popular news on Sina Weibo that chicken essence is non-toxic and harmless to human body. When the temperature is higher than 120 ℃, monosodium glutamate is harmful to human body after eating and is difficult to be discharged out of the body. So, is this really the case? In fact, the research results over the years show that monosodium glutamate is as nontoxic and harmless as chicken essence. After heating, monosodium glutamate will only lose its delicate flavor and will not lead to any diseases. Ingredients of monosodium glutamate and chicken essence In 1908, Professor Ikeda Kikumiao of Japan discovered that the taste of glutamic acid is different from the Read More …