How to eat ginkgo and what are the taboos

Ginkgo, also known as ginkgo, is a food with high nutritional value. It can delay aging and prevent three highs. However, many people know that ginkgo is a toxic food. How to eat it safely and what are its edible methods? ? I will write down the edible methods of ginkgo in a while, and also tell you what are the taboos of eating ginkgo.

How to eat ginkgo and what are the taboos

1. Ginkgo, pork ribs and radish soup

Ginkgo, pork ribs and radish soup is a common way for people to eat ginkgo. It is not only safe but also has excellent nutritional value. When making it, you can cut the radish into slices and blanch it in boiling water. Cut the ribs into sections, blanch them in boiling water to remove the blood, put them into the soup pot together with the radish, add ginger, onion and appropriate amount of cooking wine, stew them together, put the ginkgo into the pot when they are 80% cooked, cook them, and finally add salt to taste.

2. Stir-fried celery with ginkgo

Celery fried with ginkgo nuts is delicious. You need to prepare 300 grams of celery, 50 grams of ginkgo nuts, an appropriate amount of red pepper, MSG, salt, cooking oil and sugar. Wash the celery and cut it into sections. Blanch the ginkgo nuts in boiling water and take them out to drain the water. Heat the oil in a wok and add the chopped green onion first, then the celery and stir-fry. Add a small amount of light soy sauce and sugar, then put it in a white wok and stir-fry. Add salt to taste before serving.

3. Taboos on eating ginkgo

Ginkgo is a toxic food ingredient. It contains a certain amount of cyanogenic glycoside. After entering the human body, this substance will be converted into hydrogen cyanide, which will cause poisoning reactions in people. However, this toxic component will be weakened when exposed to heat. Therefore, people cannot eat ginkgo raw. They must be cooked and eaten after they are cooked. In addition, ginkgo should not be consumed in excess. The number of ginkgo nuts that adults should consume per day should be between ten and five. This can ensure the safety of ginkgo consumption.