How to choose tender eggplant

When people use eggplant to cook, they must choose very tender eggplants. When eggplants are old, they are no longer edible and the taste becomes very bad. However, many people don’t know which eggplants are fresher and which have been stored for a long time when they go to the supermarket or vegetable market to buy eggplants. Therefore, it is common to buy the wrong eggplant. So how should you choose tender eggplants?

1. Eggplant stems as a traditional Chinese medicine for reducing internal heat

When eating eggplant, people often cut off the eggplant stem and throw it away, but in traditional Chinese medicine, the eggplant stem is also a rare medicinal ingredient.

If you feel you have a fever and you have fresh eggplants at home, you can just cut the eggplant stems and put them in the dishes to relieve the symptoms. Drinking a decoction or brewing water with fresh eggplant stalks and coptis chinensis or lotus seeds can heal mouth ulcers.

It has four functions: clearing away heat, detoxifying, reducing internal heat, and healing mouth ulcers. Never throw away eggplant stems when cooking!

2. Eggplant peel is a powerful antioxidant and anti-cancer agent

The most praised blood vessel strengthening effect of eggplant comes from the eggplant skin, which concentrates most of the anthocyanin antioxidant ingredients in eggplant and also contains high concentrations of pectin and flavonoids. It is a pity to throw it away!

In addition, flavonoids have antioxidant effects and can prevent cell canceration. Research results show that its anti-cancer properties are several times that of other vegetables with the same effect, making it a strong anti-cancer agent.

3. Eat the whole thing to protect your cardiovascular system

Eggplant is high in vitamin P, containing 750 mg of vitamin P per 100 grams. It can enhance the adhesion between human cells, increase the elasticity of capillaries, reduce fragility and permeability, and prevent microvascular rupture and bleeding.

Choose dark long strips, cut into segments or strips, mix with sesame paste and soy sauce, and it is best eaten at dinner time.

4. Eating eggplant in summer can reduce swelling and relieve pain

Eggplant also has the effects of clearing heat, stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It is especially suitable for people who are prone to prickly heat and boils, and is also a very suitable vegetable to eat in summer.

It is best to choose eggplants with eyes, and avoid old eggplants. Generally speaking, eggplants with eyes are more tender.

It is best to cook eggplant cold and use less oil. Among all the ways to eat eggplant, mixing it with eggplant puree is the healthiest, which can avoid excessive oil absorption. The heating time for mixed eggplant puree is the shortest, and it only needs to be steamed over high heat, with minimal nutrient loss.

A trick to reduce the amount of oil used: dice or puree. Usually, a lot of oil is needed to cook eggplant, which can be said to be "eggplant soaked in oil." However, doing so is not good for your cardiovascular system.

Eggplant is full of treasures, the key is whether you know how to use it! Fried eggplant and cold eggplant are both very good ways to eat it. It is recommended that middle-aged and elderly people eat more of this good vegetable with complete functions!