Can you eat dead eels? Which eel can't be eaten

The nutritional value of eels is very high, but you must be special careful when purchasing them. Never buy dead eels as they can easily produce toxins. Eating dead eels can easily cause food poisoning, such as nausea and vomiting. Be sure to kill and cook them first.

1. Can you still eat dead eels?

Although eels are highly nutritious, they must be fresh to be eaten. Dead eels must never be eaten. This is because the protein structure of the eel contains a lot of histidine. Once the eel dies, the protein structure will quickly decompose, and bacteria will take advantage of the opportunity to enter. The histidine will quickly be converted into a toxic substance - histamine. People will be poisoned if they eat it. The symptoms include dizziness, headache, palpitations, chest tightness, etc. in mild cases, and low blood pressure and other discomforts in severe cases.

2. Efficacy

Eel, also known as yellow eel, long fish, sea snake, etc., is a specialty of my country. The eel is delicious, has few bones, and its meat is thick, thin and tender. There is a saying among the Chinese people that "the eel in Lesser Heat is better than ginseng." Yellow eel is sweet and warm in nature. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the effects of replenishing deficiency, eliminating rheumatism, and strengthening muscles and bones. Modern nutritional research also shows that eel meat contains protein, fat, phosphorus, calcium, iron, multiple vitamins and niacin and other nutrients. It is an excellent food with high protein and low fat. It is also an excellent tonic for those who are weak after illness, frail, and malnourished.

In addition, eel has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on diabetes. Monopterin A and Monopterin B can be extracted and separated from the eel. The two work together to regulate blood sugar in both directions. For patients with hyperglycemia, monopterin can lower blood sugar. When blood sugar is lower than normal, monopterin can raise blood sugar and prevent the occurrence of hypoglycemia. Eating eels regularly will be of great benefit to the stability of blood sugar.

Eel is high in vitamin A, which can improve eyesight. There is a saying that "eel is eye drops". In the past, people with eye diseases knew that eating eels is good for eyes.

Eel is rich in DHA and lecithin, which are the main components of the cell membranes of various organs and tissues in the human body, and are indispensable nutrients for brain cells. Regular intake of lecithin can improve memory by 20%. Therefore, eating eel meat has the effect of nourishing the brain and strengthening the body.

3. Cooking Instructions

1. Eels should be killed and cooked immediately. Eels contain more histidine and taste very delicious. The histidine in the eel's body will turn into toxic substances after death, so the eels to be processed must be alive.

2. The meat of yellow eel is delicious, with less bones and more meat. It can be stir-fried (fried eel paste), deep-fried (stir-fried eel with shrimp), deep-fried (crispy mountain eel), or roasted (roasted saddle bridge). If it is stewed with other meats such as chicken, duck, and pork, it tastes even more delicious. It can also be used as one of the ingredients for hot pot (Sichuan hot pot).