Everyone knows that throughout the ages, our ancestors have left behind many common sayings, which are summaries of their valuable experiences gained through hard work and have provided great reference for our latecomers.
Especially these common sayings can be said to cover all aspects of life, providing us with a lot of convenience from work to daily life, and saving us a lot of detours.
For example, the saying we mainly introduce today is about cooking food.
all say that "food is the most important thing for the people." Our ancestors put as much effort into eating as they did other things.
When it comes to cooking, there is a saying that "fish does not need garlic, beef does not need leeks, and meat does not need ginger." Why is this?
will give you a brief Q&A today.
Fish without garlic
The so-called "fish without garlic" actually means that it is best not to add garlic when you cook fish.
Because we all know that fish will taste very delicious if it is cooked freshly when it is picked up.
And we just want to eat its freshness, and the smell of fish will also make people more appetizing.
If the fish itself is not fresh, then the meat quality will become very poor, and there will be no aroma that makes people move their index fingers.
Garlic is also a very good condiment used to enhance the aroma of food. However, raw garlic will have a delicate aroma and a relatively strong spiciness, while cooked garlic will have a very strong garlic aroma and less spiciness. Reduced a lot.
Although the smell of garlic and the smell of fish can both make us appetite, when combined together, they will have the opposite effect of interfering with each other.
Therefore, when making fish, especially when making fish soup, garlic should not be added.
Beef without leeks
The so-called "Niu without leeks" actually means that it is best not to add leeks when making beef.
This is not a question of flavor interference, but a consideration from the perspective of food characteristics.
Beef is actually more suitable for being stewed and eaten, rather than being directly stir-fried.
Because it will become hard and dry after heating, it would be better if you can add a little water.
But when roasting beef, if you put leeks on it, since both leeks and beef are fat, it will easily cause inflammation.
Moreover, leeks are very easy to cook, while beef needs to be simmered for a long time to become more delicious.
So if you insist on combining the two, it will actually greatly affect the overall taste.
If you think about it, one thing tastes soft and soft, while the other tastes hard and tough. This very large gap itself will make you feel very awkward.
Moreover, leeks will actually affect the flavor of beef, so they are not suitable to be put together.
Meat without ginger
And the last thing we want to talk about is "meat without ginger", which actually means that ginger cannot be used when cooking meat dishes.
The meat here generally refers to pork.
Everyone knows that ginger can be used to enhance the spiciness and aroma of food, and it can also remove fishy smell to a certain extent.
So it is said that it is okay to add a small amount of ginger when cooking meat, because it can enhance the taste of the pork and remove the fishy smell.
So this sentence is also very controversial. After all, when we cook pork now, we basically put a little ginger.
However, when you roast meat, you should not add too much ginger, because its taste may mask the aroma of the meat.
Moreover, a lot of pork nowadays is actually not fishy anymore, so adding too much ginger will completely cover up the original taste of the meat.
It can be seen from this that although what our ancestors said has some truth, it is not completely consistent with our current actual situation.
We should not stick to the rules and regulations of our ancestors. These common sayings should be used as some guidance and reference for novices. We can freely develop on this basis.
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