How to choose delicious kitchen buffalo meat is extremely simple

Stove buffalo meat is a delicious dish during Tet, but has many potential health risks if it is marinated with many additives, or not smoked properly.

The secret to choosing delicious buffalo meat

Stove buffalo meat is a popular dish during Tet because it is delicious, rich in flavor, has a slightly smoky smell, and is suitable for welcoming guests. Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh, former staff of the Institute of Food Biotechnology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, said that kitchen meat, or smoked meat , is a food that has been around for a long time.

Smoked meats are often hung high. During the wood stove cooking process, smoke is created and contains good antibacterial substances, which help inhibit microorganisms, so the meat will be preserved longer. Not only buffalo meat but also beef, pork. are also preserved by people in the Northwest regions in this way, creating a unique and delicious dish.

In fact, many places produce this meat manually, do not ensure food hygiene and safety, are not inspected and do not have an expiration date, and pose many potential health risks, as follows:

Risk of containing many additives

Processing facilities use poor quality meat, then use additives or chemical flavorings to flavor the food, which can lead to allergies and poisoning for users. Not to mention, many cases use pork to imitate buffalo meat. Counterfeit kitchen meats often use a lot of additives to "transform" the color and flavor of the meat, posing many potential risks to users.

Not smoked properly

Stove buffalo meat is inherently raw meat and has not undergone thorough processing, so food hygiene and safety issues need special attention. The process of making meat in the kitchen needs to comply with the correct smoking time, but many production facilities reduce the smoking time, causing the meat to not cook evenly, some delicious, some damaged. Parts of meat that are not exposed to smoke may not be fully cooked and can easily produce fungi, microorganisms, etc., which can be harmful to health.

Shredded kitchen buffalo meat. (Photo: Blogspot).

Experts point out 3 points that consumers need to keep in mind when buying buffalo meat for Tet, as follows:

Color, size

Stove buffalo meat is dark black on the outside and bright pink on the inside. Length 12-15 cm in large form, long, 6-8 cm wide and 2-3 cm thick. When processing, it is necessary to use a pestle to crush and tear into fibers before eating. When eating, you will see the elasticity and the meat will not crumble when torn.

If kitchen buffalo meat is faked, it will be difficult to get the bright pink color mentioned above, but will be light pink if frozen or dark red when faked from pigs (sows). Shredded meat is not tough, easy to break and crumble.

Taste

Standard kitchen buffalo meat will be made from fresh buffalo meat. When eaten, it will bring out the sweetness of the meat and the aroma of Northwest spices. Meanwhile, if you eat fake buffalo meat, you will not feel the sweet taste of the meat but will only feel the overwhelming smell of spices.

Price

For quality buffalos and pigs, the market price is quite high, but for products sold at prices much lower than the market price, they are definitely fake or the ingredients are not. ensure. Normally, 1 kg of kitchen buffalo meat requires about 3 kg of fresh buffalo meat. If the price is calculated, it will not be cheap, not including the cost of labor and other ingredients.

In general, when buying buffalo meat for Tet, you need to pay attention to the origin, production facility, price, color, and taste. In addition, you should not eat too much as it will be harmful to your health.