What is konjac? Is it good?How can I get rid of the smell?
In fact, 95% of konjac is consumed in Japan, and it seems that each person consumes 2 kg per year!
Besides Japan, it seems to be eaten in China, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, etc.
This time, I would like to introduce you to konjac!
Konjac is very healthy, and in Japan it is also used as a diet food to make noodles or to make it look like rice and sell it.
What does konjac taste like?
Konjac itself has almost no taste, but it has a unique scent. This can be removed by boiling before cooking.
However, it seems that many foreigners who are not accustomed to eating are not good at konjac.
In Japan, the appearance of food is also important, so some dishes are made with knotted konjac and have a fun appearance.
Making konjac is insanely hard
Konjac is made from konjac potatoes. However, konjac potato has a poison called calcium oxalate.
This poison is very powerful, with itching and burning symptoms on the body. Therefore, it is necessary to remove this calcium oxalate.
This calcium oxalate can be removed by mixing calcium hydroxide or calcined shell calcium.
Konjac is made by growing konjac potatoes over a couple of years, harvesting, peeling, and grinding them.
There are black konjac and white konjac
The difference between black konjac and white konjac is that they are made differently.
White konjac is made from powder, and black konjac is made by a method that includes konjac potato skin, which makes it black. However, it seems that there are many ways to make black konjac potatoes look black these days by using hijiki seaweed or something.The taste is almost the same.
By the way, why do you bother to add hijiki seaweed to make black konjac?
The reason is that white konjac is not preferred in some areas.
It seems that the areas that have been making konjac for a long time prefer black konjac.
There is also red konjac in some areas.
Konjac comes in many shapes
Konjac comes in many shapes. Some are square and some are like noodles.
Noodles made from konjac are often found in oden.
Konjac is healthy but nutritious?
Konjac is 97% water and 100g has only 7 calories, but konjac contains a water-soluble dietary fiber called glucomanna, which has the role of conditioning the abdomen and lowering cholesterol.
Konjac also contains calcium.There are 43mg per 100g and 93mg of thread konjac, which is comparable to milk.
How to cook konjac
If you buy konjac and use it as it is, it may have an odor and affect your cooking.
If you boil konjac to remove the lye, or if you want to shorten the time, just pour boiling water on it to eliminate the odor.
When using it for simmered dishes, tearing it by hand makes it easier for the taste to soak into it.
Healthy recipe using konjac
Vave Konjac introduces healthy recipes using konjac!Whether you are on a diet or want to add a side dish, please try konjac dishes!
Click here for recipes using konjac.
(The image is a Healthy delicious,texture is fun!Spicy stir-fried konjac)
