1, Huixuan
The umami flavor of oyster sauce mainly comes from oysters. Oyster sauce is made by concentrating the juice of cooked oyster meat or directly hydrolyzing oyster meat, adding sugar, salt, starch and other raw materials and food additives. When buying oyster sauce, be sure to choose products with oyster sauce in the ingredient list. The higher the oyster sauce ranking, the more it will be added.
2. Wisdom
Oyster sauce is rich in protein and amino acids. Improper storage will easily lead to mildew and deterioration, which will affect its umami taste and quality. It can be stored at room temperature and away from light before opening, but it should be put into the refrigerator at 0-4℃ in time after use. In addition, people with high purine content in oyster sauce and high gout or uric acid should eat less.
Finally, don't forget that oyster sauce is mainly used for refreshing and seasoning. Its "salt" value is not low, so don't eat lavishly. Usually, a teaspoon is enough for cooking. A spoonful of oyster sauce is generally about 8g, and the salt content is about1g..
If you add oyster sauce to taste, you should try to reduce the amount of other salty condiments, such as salt, soy sauce, chicken essence, noodle sauce and so on. It is suggested that you master the ten core information of reducing salt for China residents, actively practice healthy lifestyles such as "reducing salt" and eat scientifically and rationally.