Eating banh chung is moldy and prone to cause cancer

Many people have a habit of peeling off the mold before frying food without knowing that moldy foods produce aflatoxin that can cause cancer.

In the New Year days, banh chung is an indispensable dish but it is easy to be rancid, stale, and moldy so that people can be poisoned, digestive disorders . In fact, many families peel off the mold. of the bread and then fry it.

According to the Department of Food Safety, Ministry of Health, it is very harmful to the body because all mold food produces aflatoxin, adversely affecting human health over a long period of accumulation of aflatoxin. . Therefore, people should not regret the need to throw away food that has been moldy. It is best to pack a sufficient amount of bread to eat during Tet.

It is best to pack a sufficient amount of bread to eat during Tet.

Besides, in order to ensure that the cake is not easily damaged, people should note:

• Leaves used to pack cakes need to be thoroughly washed and drained. People are not used to wrapping with boiled dong leaves, but it is a way to help the cake to last longer.
• After the banh chung has been cooked, you should wash the cake with clean water so that the viscous water when boiled will not stick on the food, keep the cake from rancid, especially when the weather is hot.
• Press with heavy objects to make the cake tighten. You can use a tray or plastic cloth to cover it on top, then place a heavy object on top. Need to put heavy objects evenly on all the boiled bread.
• Hang the cake in a cool and airy place to help dry the cake, ensuring hygiene and keeping it for a long time.
• It is necessary to put the whole pack in the refrigerator, cut it to where it is cut, the section cut, remove the plastic paper. If there is a phenomenon of rice cake (hard cake), boil, fry or steam and continue using.