However, for gourmet, meticulous, they will always pay attention to the taste of noodles and the order in which they are cooked. Cook noodles with seasoning first or noodles in first To find out this, a very interesting little experiment with noodles was conducted to find out how to cook the best noodles. Accordingly, the experimenters will cook the same noodle in two different ways. At the same level of water, one way is to boil the water, add the noodles and then add the spices in the noodle package and cook. Illustration. The second way is to boil water, add spices and then add noodles, cook. In the end, the results obtained that surprised many people was that the way to cook the noodles in the water first was better than the seasoning package first. Most of the experiment participants, when trying the noodles, agreed that the noodles that were eaten first were chewy and taste better. As for the seasoning package first, the noodles are broken and not delicious. The reason is found out that if you put the seasoning package in first, the boiling water will lower the temperature quickly, if you add the noodles at this time, it takes longer to boil the noodles, so the noodles are more fragile. How to cook delicious standard noodles, ensuring health Step 1: First, boil a pot of water, then drop the noodles and a pinch of salt in blanching because the salt has the effect of causing the cooking oil in the noodles to precipitate, this oil makes you feel greasy when eating noodles. Wait a moment for the noodles to be soft and ragged, then spill them out. Step 2: Put the package of herbs and spices into a pot of boiled water. This separate cooking of seasoning makes the oil contained in the noodles and the starch of the noodles not precipitate, making the broth clear, bar, and not thick. Note, the percentage of water and the rate of seasoning must be consistent. Step 3: Finally, when the pot of water is boiled, now add the poached noodles on top, add some ingredients you like to eat such as meat, vegetables, stir well and then leave out of the bowl. Note that the ingredients also need to be cooked first. Finally, just put the noodles in a bowl and enjoy!

After making the tofu, you can try the delicious fresh tofu with stir-fried spinach. But first you need to start making tofu. Photo: Cultures for health Ingredients to make tofu (serving for 4 people) include: – 3 cups of soaked soybeans – 3 ml of rice vinegar
– 4 garlic cloves
– 2 teaspoons of roasted peanuts
– 3 tablespoons of rice flour
– 1 teaspoon of salt
– 1 teaspoon virgin olive oil
– 150 g of spinach
– Salt, water Step 1: To prepare this vegan tofu at home, wash and soak the beans in water for about 5-6 hours. Then, peel off, rinse. Use a slow juicer to squeeze the soybeans for water. Step 2: Boil the soybean water over medium heat. During the cooking process, stir your hands well and skim off the foam. After the water is boiling, turn off the heat and add a bowl of rice vinegar mixed with water. The rice vinegar will help to precipitate the soybeans immediately. Step 3: Use a towel and filter the precipitated soy milk. Then use an object to press the precipitate of the soy milk. Leave the tofu pressed for about half an hour and now the homemade tofu is ready. Step 4: Dry the spinach Cut some spinach and wash it off. Dry the vegetables and place them in a bowl. Sprinkle rice flour on top with salt to taste. Place this dish in an oil-free fryer for 2-5 minutes. Step 5: Sauté fresh tofu with dried spinach Finally, place the pan over medium heat and heat the olive oil. When the oil is hot enough, add the finely chopped garlic and fry it. Add some crushed peanuts and homemade tofu with dried spinach. Please use the dish while it is still hot.

Every day, Ms. Trinh Thi Sanh still makes and sells spoon sugar coconut candy. Photo: H.THU Previously, there were 7-8 people selling spoon sugar at Pho An market. Everyone makes 3-4 candies and sells it halfway in the morning. Spoon sugar coconut candy is made from spoon sugar, coconut and a little ginger, peanut. The spoon sugar has a rich sweet taste, and when combined with coconut, it will add a fatty taste, very delicious. “Till years ago, every day I sold more than 4 candy trays, about over 20kg. In the morning, I went to the market to sell candies, in the afternoon I stayed at home to make candies, so that it was almost 40 years old,” said Ms. Sanh. To make a spoon sugar candy tray takes about 4 hours. Making spoon sugar coconut candy is very simple, washed copra, sliced ​​thin, then rim with spoon sugar. Rim until the sugar and coconut are close, add some ginger and peanuts. Not picky, but spoon sugar coconut candy is very delicious, associated with the childhood of many generations. In the old days, in the women’s shopping basket, mothers always had a few bags of coconut sugar candy as a gift for the children. For about 10 years now, in Pho An commune, only Mrs. Sanh has been making spoon sugar coconut candy. Every day, Ms. Sanh brought a 3 – 4 kg candy tray to the market to sell. Each bag of candy larger than an adult’s hand costs 10 thousand VND. The income from making spoon sugar coconut candy is very low, so to have money to cover her life, Ms. Sanh makes a little cake with little hemp leaves and banh chung to sell with. Ms. Sanh shared her heart: “Because I am attached to the traditional taste, I stick with it, but the income from candy making is not worth much. Sometimes I still accept orders from customers from far away. Even on the street. She doesn’t lack candies, but they still order bags of coconut candy to eat, to remember the taste and memories of my childhood, this makes me feel happy and have more motivation to stick to the profession “.

Gypsum is a substance whose main component is calcium sulphate which contains many heavy metal metals such as lead, cadmium, … which are dangerous to health. However, due to its fast-setting properties (often used in construction), the price is cheap, only about VND 60,000 for 40 kg, so it is very popular with manufacturers.

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According to the traditional way of making tofu, often using sour vinegar or manually fermented tofu itself will produce a little amount of scum and is quite time-consuming and unprofitable for the producer. As for plaster, the scum will float faster, precipitate faster, double the amount of scum and make it possible to use less beans to make much more profit. Thus, the bargain from using gypsum to make tofu has made production establishments blurred.

Delicious and safe tofu

First, a piece of delicious tofu is usually ivory-white, very soft.

Second, the characteristic aroma and fatty taste of soybeans, like when eating whey, will prove that it is quality tofu, safe for people to eat.

Tofu mixed with plaster

Due to being mixed with gypsum, it is certain that the taste of tofu will be markedly different, in particular, the taste is slightly acrid, holding heavy hands than the weight before mixing it.

In addition, the tofu with tofu is usually yellowish, the more yellow you can confirm the more plaster of the tofu. At the same time, the hardness and firmness of the “witty” tofu is twice that of the normal fresh tofu.

Hopefully these sharing will help you choose a quality tofu piece for processing delicious dishes, everyone who eats it will also commend it!