cover news reporter Wu Bingqing
Recently, a "smelly" law enforcement inspection video made the "stinky" of snail noodles a hot search topic. The "stinky sauce" that made "Brother Du" cough in the video was even more "out of the blue". lock up". Netizens who love eating snail noodles are a little panicked: "Is this how the smell of snail noodles comes from?"
What exactly is "stinky sauce"? Can it be used? Reporters were investigated.
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"Du Ge" inspected a snail noodle takeaway shop with a score of 4.7.
was fumed by "smelly sauce" and made him cough.
A few days ago, Chengdu Market Supervision Bureau "Du Ge" discovered a "smelly" snail noodle restaurant during an inspection of takeout restaurants. Pink shop.
In the back kitchen of this snail noodle takeaway restaurant with a "rating of 4.7 points and monthly sales of 4,000 to 5,000 yuan", there are exposed ingredients, containers that have not been cleaned for a long time, frosted pig's trotters, vegetables on the ground, and food that cannot display the temperature. Refrigerator, snails spilled in the refrigerator... During the inspection, the environmental conditions in the kitchen were worrying.
"Brother Du" was smoked out of the "mask of pain"
What gave "Brother Du" the "mask of pain" was the dark sauce in a bottle. Take a breath and cough uncontrollably. The clerk said it was "snail rice noodles with stinky sauce".
In view of the hygienic situation in the kitchen, the local food supervision department has ordered the store to suspend operations, temporarily close the takeout platform, and cooperate with rectification.
The "snail noodle with stinky sauce" used by this takeaway shop
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The same stinky sauce was removed from the e-commerce platform
Customer service said it was "sold out"
In recent years, the popularity of snail noodle has spread from Guangxi to all over the country. Many people I couldn't extricate myself because of that unique "stink".
After the release of this law enforcement inspection video from the Chengdu Municipal Market Supervision Bureau, the "smelly sauce" attracted attention. Where does the smell of snail noodles come from?
On the evening of March 21, a reporter searched for "smelly sauce" on the e-commerce platform, and related products immediately popped up.
"Snail rice noodles are not smelly enough, just use it!" "Leading Enterprise Factory Direct Sales" sells "Snail Rice Noodles with Stinky Sauce" for 46.1 yuan. According to its page, this is an addition to the snail rice noodles soup. , used to increase the odor of the soup base, "2g per kilogram of soup is sufficient" . The
reporter noticed that the packaging of this stinky sauce was similar to the stinky sauce used in the takeaway shop inspected by "Brother Du". The "Product Parameters" displayed on the page states that the ingredients of the stinky sauce are "drinking water, fresh snail meat, sour bamboo shoots, etc."
The same "odorized sauce" has been removed from the shelves on the e-commerce platform
However, on the morning of the 22nd, the reporter clicked on the sales page of this odorized sauce again, only to find that the link had expired and the product had been removed from the shelves. Customer service stated that the reason for the removal was "recently sold out." Regarding whether it will be put on the shelves again, customer service said that "it will be available when the manufacturer has it."
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Merchants claim that the cost per bowl is 0.19 yuan
Many sauces contain food additives to improve freshness
Merchants advertise that "the cost per bowl is 0.19 yuan"
In one store, the reporter found a "sour sauce" that had "sold more than 3,000 yuan" ". This "sour sauce" sells for 28 yuan, buy 10 packs and get 1 pack free. Customer service said that is used with soup base. 800 grams (that is, one pack) is mixed with 100 pounds of water, and the cost per bowl is 0.19 yuan.
The reporter checked the ingredient list of the product package, which showed water, snail meat, edible salt, sugar, sodium glutamate, pickled bamboo shoots, salted garlic, spices, disodium 5'-flavored nucleotide, edible Flavor, potassium sorbate.
There are food additives in the ingredients
Another store, "enhanced version of stinky sauce" "has sold more than 1,000", is "one pack (note: 500g) can be mixed with 15-17 pounds of water." The ingredient list of this smelly sauce includes edible soybean oil, edible salt, MSG, pickled bamboo shoots, snail meat, white sugar, chili, food spices, and disodium 5'-flavored nucleotide.
The two sauces mentioned above both contain 5'-flavored nucleotide disodium. According to food experts, disodium 5'-flavor nucleotide is a widely used food additive in condiments and is mainly used to improve the freshness and deliciousness of food. “But don’t overdo it."
There are food additives in the ingredients
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Industry insiders: Stinky sauce is a kind of seasoning
It has "technology" and "gimmicks"
Mr. Lin (pseudonym), who is engaged in the snail noodle business in Liuzhou, told the cover news reporter that a bowl of snail noodle The soul is "sour bamboo shoots" and "sour beans". After fermentation, they will produce a special taste. "But in the eyes of us Guangxi people, this is not smelly. "Mr. Lin is also wondering why snail noodles are always associated with "stinky" in the eyes of outsiders.
In Mr. Lin's view, adding stinky sauce, odorizers, etc. is a way to reduce costs. , is also a "gimmick" to attract businesses. "Boiling soup base and stir-frying ingredients is indeed time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the cost is high, so some people will use 'technology'. "Mr. Lin said that "stinky sauce" and other products are more popular in other places. "Outside diners think that the smellier the snail noodles are, the better. They don't know that the 'stinky' of authentic snail noodles does not come from the soup base. But the side dish is , so businesses rely on adding 'technology' to the soup to attract customers. "
Huang Jiapeng, secretary-general of the Liuzhou Snail Noodles Association, also said in an interview with the media that odorized sauces, odorizers, etc. are mainly produced using pickled sour bamboo shoots, seafood sauces and spices, and are in line with solid or semi-solid seasonings. Production standards.
However, Huang Jiapeng also mentioned that some self-employed people may not have a thorough understanding of snail noodles, so they use odorants to enhance the flavor. Many local departments in Liuzhou will conduct on-site inspections of snail noodles enterprises.
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