How to wash kelp quickly and cleanly

Kelp is now a very common food. Kelp salad is served as an appetizer at dinner parties, wedding banquets and other occasions. But how can you make it yourself, and how can you make it convenient, simple and clean? In fact, it is quite troublesome to clean kelp, just master the cleaning method. This article introduces how to quickly clean kelp and how to soak kelp. Let’s learn together.

If you want to clean it quickly, soak the dried kelp in warm water first. After a while, rub the dirt off it with your hands (don't use too much force). Rub it a few more times, change the water a few more times, and it will be clean quickly.

Dried kelp is kombu. Kelp is known as the "longevity vegetable", "vegetable from the sea" and "the champion of iodine". From the perspective of nutritional value, it is a health and longevity food. Kelp has high nutritional value and is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, iodine and other trace elements.

Foaming method:

1. If you use dried kelp, rinse the surface of the kelp, then steam it in a steamer for 30 minutes, then soak it in clean water overnight before using it for cooking so that it will have a crisp taste. Do not soak the kelp directly, otherwise it will feel hard no matter it is stewed, fried or mixed.

2. When cooking with kelp, whether stewing, stir-frying or mixing, adding some vinegar can make the taste better.

3. There is a layer of white frost on the surface of dried kelp, which is a substance called mannitol formed by weathering of plant alkali. It is not only harmless, but also has the effect of detoxifying and reducing swelling. Don't mistake the white frost as salt precipitation or mold or deterioration.

4. There is a layer of mucus on the surface of kelp, so it does not need to be cleaned excessively, otherwise a lot of nutrients will be lost.