Food in all directions, but a bowl of fireworks in the world. There's nothing you can't do with a bowl of chicken soup, and if you do, have another bowl!
In winter, the invasion of cold air and the rampant virus have caused many people to catch a cold. Chicken soup is often used as a cure for colds. As the saying goes, "every nine chickens, good health in the coming year", that is, eating chicken and drinking chicken soup in the cold days of the ninth day and when you are sick has the effect of warming up and strengthening the body; Americans will add some noodles to chicken soup as a "medicine" for colds. Can drinking chicken soup really cure a cold, or is it a psychological effect for everyone?
First, the role of chicken soup
1. Relieve nasal congestion
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai conducted a comparative test on drinking chicken soup, hot water and cold water, and the results of the nasal mucus flow rate and nasal airflow resistance test showed that the patientsDrinking hot chicken broth and hot water can help relieve nasal congestion and runny nose, but drinking chicken broth is more effective and allows the patient to breathe more easily.
2. Relieves cough
Studies have found that when the human body is attacked by cold viruses and other factors, the number of neutrophils increases significantly. The activity of neutrophils stimulates mucus secretion, causing cough and runny nose. Chicken broth contains many ingredients that inhibit neutrophil activityto help relieve cold symptoms.
3. Help with expectoration
The beneficial ingredients in chicken soup help to eliminate mucus in the lungs of patients and inhibit the growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae, thereby playing a role in expectoration and reducing cough.
4. Improve immunity
Traditional Chinese medicine thinksChicken soup is warm and can replenish deficiencyDuring the boiling process, the soluble nitrogen content in the chicken will be integrated into the soup, which is conducive to improving the body's immunity, thereby speeding up the recovery of colds.
5. Enhance appetite
When you have a cold, you generally have a poor appetite, and the chicken soup is rich in umami and canStimulates gastric juice secretion and enhances the patient's appetite。Moreover, drinking chicken soup also has a certain placebo effect, and when the mood is good, the body's immunity will naturally be enhanced.
2. What are the conditions that are not suitable for drinking chicken soup?
1. Colds are divided into two kinds: wind chill and wind heat, and the symptoms of wind chill and cold are usually chills, runny nose, etc., and drinking chicken soup will have a better relief effect; WhileWind-heat colds are mostly manifested by sore throat and yellow phlegm, and drinking hot chicken soup is likely to backfire and aggravate the condition.
2. Chicken soup has a high fat content"Three highs" and patients with cholecystitis, gallstones, gout, and renal insufficiencyIt is best to drink less so as not to aggravate the condition.
3. How to make chicken soup
When boiling chicken soup, some people will choose to put it directly into the pot, but the soup will have a slightly fishy smell; Some people will blanch the chicken soup before boiling it to remove the blood, but the blanching process may cause the loss of nutrients and make the chicken taste woody. Here are a few practical tips for boiling chicken soup to share with you:
1. Use rice washing water to remove the fish
Soaking and washing the chicken in rice washing water can remove the strange and fishy smell on the chicken skin on the one hand, and make the chicken more tender to a certain extent.
2. Wash the chicken with salt water
After soaking the chicken in rice washing water for 10-20 minutes, pour an appropriate amount of cold water into the basin, add salt and stir well. Clean the prepared chicken with salt water, the density of the salt water is greater than that of the blood water, so that the blood water will come out on its own.
3. Soak the chicken in cold water
Put the chicken in cold water, add an appropriate amount of cooking wine, stir properly, and let the chicken soak in the cold water added to the cooking wine for about 30 minutes.
4. Place vegetables to taste
If you want to make a delicious chicken soup, it is best to use a casserole to add a small amount of vegetables and spices such as white radish, carrots, pepper, chopped celery, chopped coriander, etc., which are contained in vegetablesPhytochemicals have the effect of enhancing disease resistance
Chicken broth should be lightTry to put as little salt as possibleIf there is too much grease on the surface of the chicken broth, it is best to skim it off before drinking.
Tips:
Soaking the chicken in cold water and cooking wine can also remove the fishy smell to a certain extent, making the boiled chicken soup more fragrant.
After cleaning the chicken, cut it into pieces, soak it in green onions, ginger, salt, white vinegar and water for a while, and after draining the blood inside, the meat of the chicken will be more tender and the soup will be more fragrant.