Hello everyone, spring is the season to eat spinach, spinach is rich in nutrients, sweet taste, it is rich in protein, carotene, folic acid, and some calcium, iron, phosphorus and other minerals, eating spinach properly, not only can protect eyesight, but also enhance resistance, and the iron in it also helps hematopoiesis, so we have to eat some spinach properly every day, there are really too many benefits!
Many people may buy spinach when they are not careful, and they buy spinach with a bad taste, not only does it taste bad, but also has some astringency, and some spinach has an earthy smell, which not only does not have much nutrition after eating, but also causes throat discomfort, so when buying spinach, we should also pay attention to the selection, because different types of spinach have different nutrition, and the taste is also very different, of course, the suitable cooking techniques are also different.
1. Spinach with round leaves
1、There are basically two kinds of spinach on the market, one is the spinach with round leaves, and the other is the spinach with sharp leaves, although they are the same spinach, but their differences are still relatively large, first of all, let's talk about the round leaf spinach, people who often buy vegetables know that its leaves are round, and very thick, and its petiole is also very short, a bit like a banana fan, but its advantages are high yield, but also relatively heat-resistant.
The disadvantage is that it has poor cold tolerance, and there is less water, and there is a little oxalic acid content is relatively high, so when such spinach is eaten, it must be blanched for a while.
2、Because the oxalic acid content of this round-leaf spinach is relatively high, it takes a long time to blanch, otherwise oxalic acid is very corrosive and irritating to the human mouth and digestive system, which also causes it to be difficult to remove all its astringency even if it is blanched.
However, spinach has better high temperature resistance, so its better cooking method is to stir-fry vegetables or shabu-shabu, make soup and the like, which can further degrade the oxalic acid in it, thereby reducing the astringent taste.
2. Spinach with pointed leaves
1、Let's talk about spinach with pointed leaves, compared with spinach with round leaves, this spinach with sharp leaves has a longer petiole and this leaf shape is relatively narrow, which is more attractive than spinach with round leaves in appearance. It is characterized by more water, and less fiber and oxalic acid, so in terms of taste, it is more refreshing and sweeter, and the taste is naturally better than that of round-leaf spinach.
When eating, if you eat a small amount, you can also ignore the step of blanching, but it also has advantages and disadvantages, because it has a poor tolerance to heat, so it is not suitable for storage, and when blanching, the time is a little longer, it will be soft, and the taste is not good. Therefore, the most suitable method for this kind of spinach is cold dressing, or quick stir-frying.
2. How to choose spinach?
Now you know! These two kinds of spinach can be said to have their own merits, both have their own characteristics, you can buy according to your needs, so how to choose fresh spinach? In fact, it is also very simple, let's take a look at it again!
1. Don't buy spinach that is too light in color
When buying spinach, even if the type of spinach is the same, but the color is also different, some people may often feel that the dark spinach is old, and the light color is tender, in fact, it is not the case, the color of the spinach, it depends on the light time of the spinach, the longer the light time, the more chlorophyll content, and the light color, is the lack of light, and the growth cycle is also short, such spinach is not only not tender, the nutritional value will be poor.
2. Avoid buying spinach with sprouts
Many people may not know what is spinach with sprouts, it refers to the rapid growth of spinach stems caused by temperature, sunlight, and time changes in the growth process of spinach, such spinach not only has poor taste, but also poor quality, and the nutritional value will be poor!
Spring is the season when spinach is on the market in large quantities, everyone can eat some appropriately, okay, I will share this today, do you know other common sense of spinach? Don't forget to leave a message, bye-bye!