Many women have the habit of blanching beef in boiling water first before stewing. However, this is not the right way to do it. If you want delicious beef, you just need to remember the following 3 steps, the meat will be soft, not fishy and not degraded. The first step: the beef needs to be soaked in water for half an hour. At this time, fresh beef often has a lot of blood, it is best to cut it into large pieces and then soak in clean water. This process can remove the blood, making the beef stew less fishy. Step 2: Prepare a pot of water, add beef with cooking wine. Note, do not use hot water for blanching, the correct method is to use cold water to slowly heat the meat. This not only does not reduce the quality of the meat, but also helps to remove impurities and excess blood. Therefore, this step is extremely important and must not be skipped. Cooking wine has the effect of deodorizing the fishy smell of beef effectively. Blanch beef in water should not be too long, about 1 minute at most. Step 3: During the stewing process, only a sufficient amount of water should be added, not halfway, after that, add various spices, especially vinegar. Beef itself has many tendons, thick meat, adding vinegar will help stew beef more tender, very easy to eat. After high heat, turn to low heat and cook for 1 and a half hours. Beef should be put on low heat until the beef is tender. If you have a pressure cooker, you can save time, cooking for 20 minutes is enough. To enhance the taste of beef, you can also add potatoes or white radish, it can also make beef more delicious.

One of the mushrooms that people often buy for use and processing is chicken thighs. You can cook hot pot, soup, deep fried, fried, oyster sauce… from chicken thighs. Chicken thigh mushrooms are sold a lot in markets, in food stores… but do you know how to choose them correctly? When you go to buy chicken thighs, if you pay attention, you will see that some mushrooms are very long, but some are very short, so should you buy short or long mushrooms? Which is more delicious? In fact, mushroom growers share that, when buying chicken thighs, it doesn’t matter whether the mushrooms are long or short, their quality is the same. But to choose a delicious, non-degrading mushroom, you need to pay attention to the following 3 things: 1. Touch the surface of the mushroom with your hand When touching the mushroom with your hand, if you find it dry, you should choose because these plants can be preserved for a long time. With lightly pressed mushrooms that have elasticity, it shows that it has absorbed too much water. Such plants are difficult to maintain and easily damaged. In addition, the color of the mushroom is usually white. If brown spots appear on the body with viscous discharge, a sign of spoilage, it should be avoided. The cap of a fresh mushroom is usually healthy, not crushed and viscous. 2. Smell the smell As you know, mushrooms often have a very specific smell. When you smell it, it means that the mushroom is still fresh, but if you don’t smell it, it means that it has been picked for a long time and preserved for a long time. Also avoid mushrooms that have a rotten, spoiled smell. Therefore, only plants with a characteristic mushroom smell should be selected! 3. Observe the roots and stems When buying mushrooms, observe the roots and stems, if the roots and stems are not wrinkled, withered, the stem is relatively round and plump, it means that the mushroom is still fresh and of good quality. Otherwise, the stem is not plump. a little bit and at a glance withered roots, don’t buy. These plants may have been picked a long time ago and may have been metamorphosed, very toxic. Check out more dishes from chicken thighs: Stir-Fried CHICKEN MUSHROOM WITH CHILDREN Prepare – 2 large chicken thigh mushrooms, 3 horned chili peppers for stir-frying, 2-3 cloves of garlic, – Seasoning: 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon light soy sauce, 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce, soup powder (if light) Making: – Wash mushrooms, tear into bite-sized pieces or use a knife to cut into long strips, then cut in half. – Green chili peppers, gutted, cut into strands. – Mix the spices together in a bowl – Heat a little oil in a pan, add mushrooms and sauté, the mushrooms will come out of water. When the water is almost dry, add minced garlic and stir until fragrant. – When the garlic is fragrant, add chili, stir-fry for a while, then pour in the spice bowl, stir until the mushrooms absorb the spices, season to taste, when the mushrooms are fully cooked, turn off the heat. – This type of stir-fried mushroom dish is simple but extremely delicious. FRIED CHICKEN SHOCKET MUSHROOM Resources: – 1 large mushroom (or 2 small ones), 2 tablespoons corn starch, 4 tablespoons flour, 1g salt, 1 egg, a little pepper and seasoning. Perform: – Wash mushrooms, pat dry to remove water. Tear or chop the mushrooms into long strips along the stem. Marinate mushrooms with 1g salt. – Beat egg yolks and whites. Add flour, corn starch, salt, pepper and mix well. – Pour in the mushrooms and mix well with the flour, so that the dough wraps around each mushroom strip. – Pour oil into a pot or non-stick pan, bring to a boil to about 70% Add the mushrooms and fry until the outer part turns light yellow. Remove the mushrooms, drain the oil. – When about to eat, pour in the mushrooms and fry again on high heat for about 30 seconds so that the outside of the dough turns dark yellow, the dough is crispy. This dish can be dipped with ketchup, sesame sesame sauce or mayonnaise. Good luck!

1. Wash before putting in the fridge Many women have the habit of picking up and washing vegetables and fruits thoroughly, then storing them in the refrigerator for easy eating, saving time for preliminary processing. However, as a general rule, it is advisable to limit washing fruits and vegetables before storing them in the refrigerator. We should only wash when preparing to bring out for processing. The reason is that the previous washing will increase the moisture on the surface, easy to cause mold, stimulate the growth of bacteria, so it will make vegetables and fruits spoil quickly. It’s best to leave it on after you buy it, and then put it in the fridge. It should only be washed before being processed or eaten raw. 2. Put it all in the fridge In fact, not all fruits and vegetables need to be stored in the refrigerator. Some varieties, if put in the refrigerator, may lose their taste. For example, tomatoes, the cold in the refrigerator will slow down ripening. Or watermelon in the refrigerator is easy to lose antioxidants and some other nutrients. Onions can become soft and even moldy if left in the fridge for a long time. 3. Not sorting vegetables Another bad habit can lead to a “chain reaction” that causes a variety of vegetables to be damaged or lose nutrients. Moreover, one fruit can produce ethylene (a substance that stimulates the ripening of fruits), so placing them near certain other fruits and vegetables can cause them to spoil quickly. 4. Too much substance has no space Storing too many vegetables in a layering fashion, stacking bags on top of each other in the refrigerator is really not good. Besides, the substance is not too long because depending on the type of vegetable, the preservation time is different. To ensure the nutrition of fruits and vegetables, when taken out of the refrigerator, they should be processed immediately, not in the outdoor environment for a long time. It is not beneficial to put vegetables out for a while and not use them again in the refrigerator.

Consumers when choosing meat in the cooler of a supermarket need to learn carefully because there are many types of defrosted meat Photo: Tran Viet – VNA Cheap, easy to buy, convenient to process Ms. Linh Chi (banker, Ba Trieu branch, Hanoi), said that recently, when she went to the supermarket, she came across lean pork, pork belly imported from the US, cut into pieces and pre-packed in blister packs. , stored in the refrigerator for sale. This type of meat costs from 104,000-154,000 VND/kg, cheaper than fresh domestic meat. When she wondered about the fact that imported meat was not kept in the freezer but kept in the cooler when sold, the supermarket staff explained: “Frozen meat is often in large volume, making it difficult for consumers to buy, so Supermarket defrosts, cuts, divides into small pieces from 300-400gr/tray and is stored in the refrigerator”. Further observation, Ms. Linh saw that at this food counter in the supermarket, there was a sign noting to consumers: “The product has been defrosted, please do not re-freeze”. According to the reporter’s observations, with meats that have been defrosted, chopped, and sold as cool or fresh meats, many customers choose because of their low prices, suitable for the retail needs of the majority of customers. . However, very few supermarkets clearly state the origin and condition of these meats. In supermarkets, convenience stores, you will not easily recognize this as thawed meat because the small stamps on the surface of the tray only display the words “American beef shoulder”, “Australian beef shoulder”. … Especially, what is more worrying, if supermarkets and convenience stores bring defrosted meat to sell as cool meat, in markets, thawed meat is sold as fresh meat. Even at the end of the day, if it doesn’t sell out, the stall owner will re-freeze the meat to sell it the next day. Thawed meat does not guarantee food safety With the advantages of being easy to buy because of its small volume, convenient processing, and low cost, consumers have chosen this type of defrosted meat. However, food safety experts are concerned about the safety and quality of frozen meat when defrosting if done in an inappropriate manner. Specifically, when defrosting, the meat must be brought to the refrigerator (temperature is about 4-5 degrees Celsius) to slowly defrost, not put the meat outside in the natural environment or put the meat in water. When leaving meat out, the high temperature will make it easy for bacteria to infect and grow, which is not safe. In many supermarkets, convenience stores, markets, imported meat is thawed for retail Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh, former officer of the Institute of Food and Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, said that in markets, hygienic conditions cannot be compared with supermarkets, meat has a high risk of infection. With unsold meat, small traders re-freeze, bacteria continue to be inhibited, but after thawing, exposed to normal temperature, bacteria multiply faster before re-freezing. Moreover, when selling, due to the large amount of meat, the cooler is not able to cool the pieces of meat evenly, so it still creates opportunities for bacteria to grow. The amount of bacteria will multiply day by day. After three days, the meat in the supermarket can be the same as the meat in the market if it is stored at a temperature above 5 degrees Celsius. “It is best to defrost it on the same day it is sold out” – Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh said. In addition, Mr. Vu The Thanh, a food safety and hygiene expert, said that defrosted meats are more susceptible to infection than fresh meat because when defrosting, the bacteria will continue to multiply after the freezing process. and multiply to infinity if favorable conditions are met. Therefore, when buying defrosted frozen meat, consumers should process and use it within the same day, do not re-freeze the meat because it will form ice in the piece of meat, after thawing again. , the meat will be dehydrated, not good to eat. Mr. Nguyen Van Manh, owner of a chain of stores specializing in selling clean food, said that fresh, frozen and chilled meat products must all meet technical regulations on food safety, if Failure to do so will result in fines or even criminal penalties. Explaining the reason why retailers still openly sell defrosted meat, Mr. Manh said that because these units did not announce or promote the meat as cool or fresh meat, the authorities cannot be punished. “The standard is for businesses to have grounds to announce the quality of products sold on the market, not mandatory. Only if these stalls hang signs selling cool and fresh meat but sell defrosted meat. , has just been punished”. To the naked eye, it can be seen that the pieces of pork after defrosting are usually pale in color. Even, the meat is still a bit cold, some pieces of meat still have ice crystals. As for beef, frozen buffalo meat that is thawed is usually darker in color, especially when sold at room temperature, on a hot day in the market.

Instagram used to be a place where you could find community and discover your passion for photography. Since 2017, however, I’ve noticed a change as the platform transitions to algorithmically sorting photos in news feeds. This change causes the images displayed to be related to the characters or issues that the user is interested in. This is the reason photographers are no longer interested in this application even though it used to be a place to incubate their passion. The original Instagram app. Photo: Techradar. Before Instagram, photography forums and platforms like Flickr and Tumblr used to be a place to connect photo lovers with each other. These communities are run by forum administrators or members. And most of all, without any intervention of algorithms like today. The Algorithms Behind Instagram Instagram has billions of users every month, so it’s impossible to control the huge amount of content posted every day. According to the Omnicore , up to 95 million images are shared every day on this app. Instagram has used algorithms instead of human factors to control and decide which content should be shown priority. Specifically, only posts with your personal photos or special moments will be prioritized by Instagram. It seems that this algorithm is “Facebookizing” Instagram. Users reflect on Instagram’s new algorithm, asking the app to bring back the chronological display of photos. Photo: Techradar. I tried posting an old photo of myself on Instagram with my birthday message. Surprisingly, this photo got the most engagement of anything I’ve posted in the past 12 months. The artworks of these photographers will now be difficult to reach their Instagram followers. On average, only 5-10% of followers interact and comment on each photographer’s post. Specifically, you will get 150-300 interactions for every 3,000 followers you have, or even less. According to Instagram, their algorithm has not changed, if you want to get a lot of likes, then work hard to interact with other accounts. A rival shopping and copying app Instagram seems to be obsessed with competing in the market by copying the competition. The proof is after the success of TikTok with the total number of app downloads increasing by 800% from the beginning of 2018 to the end of 2019. Not long after that, Instagram responded by launching the Reels function in August 2020. At the same time, TikTok launched e-commerce support on each of its videos. On December 10, 2020, Instagram announced that a shopping feature was integrated into Reels similar to what TikTok did. Instagram’s shopping feature and Snapchat’s Instagram stories feature were copied from Snapchat. Photo: Techradar. Facebook is also adding Instagram features to its platform. Stories on Instagram can now also appear on Facebook, and more than that Facebook is preparing to test the Reels feature. There are still many other options It looks like Twitter and TikTok are benefiting from users who are frustrated that Instagram is slowly becoming Facebook. Twitter is a suitable platform for photographers while still carrying the same values ​​​​as the photography forums of the past. Additionally, Twitter has just launched a 4K photo feature on its mobile app. Facebook allows users to cross-share Reels from Instagram. Photo: Techradar. Besides, video content creators on TikTok are encroaching on Youtube with popular “how-to” videos. Instagram needs change If possible, Instagram should give users the choice of showing photos in the news feed between appearing in chronological order or by interaction between accounts. Next are the paid plans, with these users will not be affected by the advertising of third parties. In addition, Instagram should have more premium plans for businesses and celebrities that come with benefits like sales and advertising.

Bananas, litchi: are tropical fruits and they are very resistant to cold environments. If you put these fruits in the refrigerator, not only will the skin color turn black, look unattractive, but also lose the inherent nutrient content. Chocolate: Putting in the refrigerator will make the surface of chocolate easily form white mist, losing its characteristic taste. In addition, the condition of moisture will create favorable conditions for bacteria to multiply. Potatoes: In a cold environment, the starch in potatoes is easily converted to sugar, reducing the delicious taste. Tomatoes: Not only tomatoes, but also fruits with a lot of water should also limit them to the refrigerator. Because storing the tomatoes in the refrigerator only makes them wilt and not as fresh as they were at first. Onions, garlic: May become moldy when stored in the refrigerator for too long. If the onions are cut, their layers will start to dry even though carefully wrapped. Watermelon: Storing watermelon in the refrigerator can easily cause watermelon to become waterlogged, and it also causes the watermelon to lose an amount of antioxidants. Leafy green vegetables: Leafy vegetables such as spinach, spinach, vegetables, and greens should not be stored in the refrigerator, as this will quickly dry the leaves. Rice: The cold temperature causes the starch to dry and harden the rice to lose its original taste. People who eat this rice will be very difficult to digest. Breads: Breads are easy to dry out and become contaminated when you put them in the refrigerator. Honey: Honey when stored in the refrigerator will easily crystallize and freeze, losing a certain amount of nutrients. Chili sauce: The flavor and quality of chili sauce can be preserved for up to 3 years if you store them at room temperature instead of the refrigerator. Unripe avocados: Immediately placing unripe avocados in the refrigerator will prevent ripening. The avocado will actually solidify, and will not taste as good and creamy as the fruit on the outside. Fish sauce: According to research, fish sauce should not be put in the refrigerator, because it causes odor.

So, what foods should we not keep in the refrigerator? Let’s find out through this article! 1. Cucumber If you leave cucumbers at a temperature of 0 degrees for 2-3 days, then the skin will appear a shiny layer of water, the melon is smudged, has a smell, loss of substance and difficult to eat. 2. Tomatoes Tomatoes kept at low temperatures will have water bubbles in the intestines, being chipped or cracked, the appearance of the skin appears black spots, the fruit is not fresh, the fruit is not cooked, and the food is not delicious. 3. Smoked trotters If left in the refrigerator at low temperature, the water in the legs will be frozen, fat melted, the meat is solid or broken down, easily rancid. 4. Chocolate Chocolate stored in the refrigerator when taken out due to increased temperature makes the surface of the chocolate covered with white mist, this layer is easy to mold and degenerate, causing chocolate flavor loss. 5. Bread Bread easily dries up when stored in the refrigerator. In addition, it is also a type of food that is easy to contaminate, in the refrigerator to have all kinds of food, do not clean for a long time … bread will be very moldy. Therefore, you should store bread at room temperature and use within 4 days is maximum. The only type of bread you should keep in the fridge is a sandwich, but be sure to wrap it well lest it absorbs all the aromas in the fridge, which reduces the deliciousness. 6. Honey Storage at room temperature is the best way to keep honey fresh and flavorful. You should not store honey at cold or too hot temperatures, because honey is a material that easily changes flavor when at high temperatures, and also easily crystallizes and solidifies at low temperatures. 7. Garlic Garlic is a food that cannot tolerate cold temperatures. Even if you keep garlic in the cooler, it will become moldy and spoiled more quickly than it should be outside. You can hardly detect this problem from looking from the outside, so the likelihood of eating moldy garlic is very high. Garlic in particular and spices in general such as chili, ginger, purple onions … should be stored in a cool place, avoid the refrigerator. 8. Butter Your butter is not ripe forever? That’s because it’s in the refrigerator. Putting green avocados on the shelves will help them ripen faster. For even more speed, put the butter in a bag with the banana or apple. 9. Rice After the evening, many people worry that leaving the rice outside overnight will spoil or be crawled by insects, so they are often stored in the refrigerator. However, at this temperature, the rice is often hardened and eaten will not be delicious, if eaten, it will be difficult to digest. 10. Chili sauce Technically produced chili sauce can be used for a long time and still retains its delicious taste when stored outside without refrigeration.

1. Garlic is too white or dark in color

Many people when buying garlic often think that garlic has a very white outer skin, large, shiny bulb that is delicious and clean. In fact, the nutritional value of this type of garlic is lower.

In general, you should choose garlic bulbs that have a white outer skin with a hint of purple, or the whole skin is purple. This type of garlic has a relatively high nutritional quality and is very aromatic.

Note, if the peel of black garlic means that during storage, if not well preserved, the peel will start to get mold. Such garlic is absolutely not buying.

2.The garlic sprouted

Take a look at the top of the garlic, if you find it sprouted, I advise you not to buy.While sprouted garlic is not toxic, even has many health benefits, but overall, the sprouted garlic. When it comes to cooking, its taste is no longer as good as the un-sprouted garlic. Buying and preserving is also not beneficial, so when choosing garlic, you should choose garlic that is not crushed, does not sprout.

3.The garlic is too soft

When choosing garlic, we often hold the garlic bulb to gently squeeze to see if it is fresh and firm or not. Fresh garlic with enough moisture to touch will be very hard, if you see the tender garlic, it means it has been too long, losing moisture, smell. The taste is very bad … If it is saggy after being crushed, the garlic inside is definitely damaged, degraded, and should not be bought.

4. Garlic is broken

When buying garlic, it’s best to choose bulbs that are as intact as possible. Do not buy tubers with damaged or cracked cloves, as garlic contains a lot of bacteria and dirt, poor storage will degenerate and turn black, so if you want to have safe garlic bulbs, choose full tubers. regular, no shrimp spoilage.

It is also important to store garlic in a well ventilated, cool, cold storage place that can inhibit the germination of garlic.It can also be left in a net basket and hung on a balcony. in a well-ventilated place.

Refer to a few dishes from garlic:

GARLIC POTATO CHILI POTATO

Resources:

• 500gr garlic

• Chili: about 10 fruits

• 400ml rice vinegar (or fruit vinegar)

• 2 teaspoons of salt

• 1 cup old boiling water

Making:

• Garlic peels off the outer shell. Next, wash off the garlic cloves.

• Then prepare 1 cup of old boiling water and add 2 teaspoons of salt.

• Put the garlic in a bowl of old boiling water with dilute salt soaked for about 10 minutes. This will help the garlic dish soaked in vinegar always be crispy white.

• After soaking in boiling water, remove the garlic from the basket to drain.

• Put garlic and chili in a clean jar, followed by vinegar to cover the chili and garlic.

SWEET CHILLI GARLIC

Materials:

• 4 garlic bulbs (choose new and young bulbs, types with cloves)

• 6-7 red chili (frozen or fresh)

• 250ml white vinegar 5%

• 250ml of water

• 70g of sugar and 1 tablespoon of sugar used when soaking garlic at first

• 10g salt

Making:

• Peeled garlic, sliced ​​as thick as you want, remember to remove the inner core, which makes the garlic taste more pungent and not delicious.Pour 1 tablespoon of sugar in the same water just enough to soak for 10-15 minutes ( This step helps to remove the pungent odor of the garlic).

• Rinse several times with cold water, let it dry, spread out to dry in a windy place for the garlic to dry quickly, while waiting for the garlic to dry, cook the vinegar.

• Put vinegar, water, sugar, salt in the pot, boil it for about 5 minutes, then turn off the heat, let it cool. Those who are less fond of sweetness, remember to reduce the amount of sugar a little bit!

• Wash, dry, cut chili peppers to size

• Put the garlic and chili into the sterilized pot / jar, add vinegar, cover and refrigerate.

• About 2 days, the garlic is absorbent and delicious.

The shoots of chili served with pho, vermicelli, and shrimp noodles are all delicious.

1. Wash before refrigerating

Many women have the habit of picking up and thoroughly washing all kinds of vegetables and fruits and then storing them in the refrigerator for easy access, saving time for preliminary processing. However, a general rule of thumb is to refrain from washing fruits and vegetables before storing them in the refrigerator. We should only wash it when preparing for processing.

The reason is that the previous cleaning will increase the moisture on the surface, easily cause mold, stimulate bacteria to grow, so it will quickly spoil vegetables. It is better to leave it as it is after buying it, then refrigerate it. Should only be washed before preparing or eating it raw.

2. Refrigerate everything

In fact, not all fruits and vegetables need to be refrigerated. Some varieties, if refrigerated, can even lose their appetite.

For example, tomatoes, slightly cold in the refrigerator will inhibit the speed of ripening. Or watermelon in the refrigerator can easily lose antioxidants and some other nutrients. Onions can become tender and even moldy if left in the refrigerator for a long time.

3. Do not classify vegetables

Again, a bad habit can lead to a “chain reaction” that causes whole vegetables to deteriorate or lose their nutrients. In addition, a fruit can produce ethylene (which stimulates the ripening process of the fruit), so if placed near some other fruits and vegetables it can spoil them quickly.

4. No more space

Stacking too many vegetables in a layered fashion, piling the bags in the refrigerator is not really good. In addition, too long should not be stored because depending on the type of vegetables, there is a different storage time.

To ensure the nutrition of fruits and vegetables, when taking them out of the refrigerator, they need to be processed immediately, and should not be left for long in the outside environment. It is not beneficial to put the vegetables out for a while, if they do not reuse them, and put them in the refrigerator.