Job's tears are infested with worms

Sometimes, because the coix seeds you buy have not been eaten for a long time, they may become infested with insects. When people see bugs, they worry that eating this food will cause health problems, but they also feel it is a waste to throw it away. So can we still eat coix seeds when they are infested with worms? What is a good way to solve this problem? Let’s learn about it today.

1. Can you still eat coix seeds if they have worms?

It is okay to eat coix seeds with worms. Those little worms are hidden inside the coix seeds and are difficult to get out. The editor has tried to expose them to the sun, but the worms died inside. Anyway, just pick out the bad ones before cooking. If you don't pick them out cleanly, the taste will change when you cook them. So if the coix seeds at home are infested with worms, I will throw them away without hesitation. I only buy a few taels or half a pound each time, so I don’t feel bad about throwing it away. I won’t buy too much and keep it at home even if it’s cheap. I will just buy as much as I eat.

Job's tears has high nutritional value and is known as the "king of grasses in the world". Job's tears can be eaten as food. It tastes similar to rice and is easy to digest and absorb. It can be used to cook porridge or soup. In summer and autumn, cooking winter melon with soup can not only be eaten as a side dish, but also can clear away heat and dampness. Because Job's tears are rich in nutrients, they are a good medicinal food for those who are weak due to long-term illness, those recovering from illness, the elderly, postpartum women, and children, and can be taken frequently.

2. What are the effects of coix seed?

1. Job's tears have the effects of diuresis and swelling, invigorating the spleen and removing dampness, relaxing muscles and removing arthralgia, clearing away heat and discharging pus. It is a commonly used diuretic and dampness-injecting medicine.

2. Job's tears for hair: It nourishes hair, prevents hair loss, and makes hair smooth and soft.

3. Job's tears for skin: makes skin smooth, reduces wrinkles, and eliminates pigmentation spots. It has obvious therapeutic effects on facial acne and rough skin. In addition, it has the ability to absorb ultraviolet rays. Its extracts can be added to cosmetics to achieve the effect of sun protection and ultraviolet protection.

4. In addition, coix seed is a kind of cereal. It is more conducive to gastrointestinal absorption when boiled in water or fried. People who often feel tired and weak can eat more of it. Job's tears are rich in protein-degrading enzymes, which can soften the skin's keratin and are also effective for skin warts, rough skin, and other skin conditions when taken long term.

3. How to cook Job's tears

1. Red bean and barley porridge

Ingredients: red beans, coix seeds, water, rock sugar.

Method: To make red bean and coix seed porridge, prepare equal amounts of red beans and coix seeds. After washing them, soak the red beans for about two to three hours, and the coix seeds for only one hour. Then you have to boil the red beans first, because it takes a little longer. After boiling, add some cold water, and then add more cold water after boiling. This way the red beans are easier to bloom and cook, and it is said that they are also more fragrant. After the red beans are cooked and bloomed, add the coix seeds. Bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and cook until thick. Then add rock sugar for seasoning.

2. Yam and Barley Beauty Porridge

Ingredients: half a root of yam, a handful of coix seeds, fresh lily, a few lotus seeds (with core), 5 red dates, a few wolfberries, and red beans (I put them in myself, it is not in the Chinese medicine recipe).

Method: Peel the yam, wash it and cut it into small pieces. Wash other ingredients, but do not remove the lotus core from the lotus seeds. Blanch the fresh lilies in boiling water and set aside. Put all the ingredients except fresh lilies into the pot, add 8 bowls of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for two hours. Add the blanched lily just before serving.