Can Chinese toon be eaten in the refrigerator?

Toona sinensis is a food ingredient with a unique flavor. In spring, toona sinensis trees begin to develop fresh buds, and people will pick the buds and eat them. Of course, the toona sinensis needs to be washed and blanched before making it. Toona sinensis can be made into delicious food with many ingredients. Toona sinensis is loved by many people because it is only available in spring. Many people will buy a lot of toona sinensis in spring, and store it after processing and eat it slowly.

The nitrite content in fresh toon buds just picked from the tree is not high, but once they leave the tree, the nitrite content will gradually increase. Nitrite is easily soluble in water, so no matter how you eat it, it is recommended to blanch the toon first. This can remove most of the nitrite and greatly improve safety. Then you can eat the blanched toon with scrambled eggs, mixed with tofu, or fried toon fish without any worries. You can also freeze the Chinese toon after blanching. It can be preserved for a long time, so you can enjoy the delicious Chinese toon that is only available in spring at any time.

Another benefit of blanching and then freezing Chinese toon is that it can preserve more vitamin C, which is twice as high as the vitamin C content of Chinese toon that is not blanched and directly frozen.

Refrigeration

Wash the toon sprouts, blanch them in boiling water, drain the moisture and divide them into small portions, wrap them with several layers of plastic wrap, seal them in a plastic bag, and then freeze them in the refrigerator. Thaw them as you eat them. The toon leaves will still be green and fragrant. This method can keep them fresh for several months. Blanching Chinese toon can effectively remove the nitrite it contains and is also beneficial to the retention of vitamin C. Data show that after being frozen for 2 months, the vitamin C content in the blanched Chinese toon is equivalent to 71% of the fresh product, while that of the unblanched Chinese toon is only 35%. Moreover, the blanched Chinese toon has a strong flavor, so it is best to wrap it in several layers. Freezing method

Wrap the freshly picked toon sprouts with plastic wrap, and then freeze them in the freezer of the refrigerator (note that it is the freezer, not the fresh-keeping room). Don't worry that the toon sprouts will be frozen. When you are ready to eat them, take them out of the freezer in advance and place them at room temperature to thaw. Before long, the toon sprouts will be as fresh as when they were just picked.

Salting method

Wash the toon, blanch it in boiling water, drain the water and sprinkle with salt, mix well, put it in a container, and place it in the refrigerator or a cool place. The nitrate content can be greatly reduced by blanching the toon leaves before pickling them. The safest way is to pickle the blanched toon for a week before eating it after the nitrite content is reduced.