What's the point of eating hot pot in winter?

It's cold in winter, and everyone likes to eat hot hot pot, but although hot pot is delicious, there are also many stresses.

Of course, eating hot pot is indispensable for meat. It should be noted that the fresher the meat, the better. If meat is stored for too long, its nutrients will be lost in large quantities, and the thinner the meat slices, the better. If it is cut too thick, the parasite eggs inside will not be easily killed. Generally speaking, thin slices of meat are scalded in boiling hot pot for about one minute, and the color of the slices changes from bright red to gray before they can be eaten.

You should also pay attention to the following points when eating hot pot: First, when stopping using hot pot for a period of time, you must clean it with vinegar, add some salt, and thoroughly wash the copper rust before using it. Secondly, some people eat hot pot for freshness, and it is unhealthy to eat meat and vegetables before they are cooked. Food should be cooked before eating, so as to fully kill bacteria and parasitic eggs in food. But vegetables should not be cooked for too long, so as not to destroy the nutrition in vegetables. Third, the hot food just taken out of the hot pot should not be sent to your mouth immediately, but should be cooled in a bowl before eating, so as not to burn the esophageal mucosa. Fourth, it is not advisable to eat too spicy. Too spicy will cause damage to the gastric mucosa. Especially people suffering from tuberculosis, hemorrhoids, gastritis and ulcers should not eat spicy food. Fifth, it is not advisable to put leftovers or soup in hot pot for the night.

In addition, when eating hot pot, we should also pay attention to: mutton can't be eaten with vinegar, because mutton is hot and has the function of invigorating qi and tonifying deficiency; Vinegar tastes sour and warm, which can reduce swelling and promote blood circulation. It should go with cold food. Drinking white wine is not suitable for eating beef, because beef is sweet, invigorating qi and helping fire, while white wine is warm, and eating it with beef is easy to cause gum inflammation.