【Haichuan Foodie Debate 04】Should vegetable stir-fries be cooked with animal oil or without lard?
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This post was last edited by Desert Fish on 2016-6-5 at 10:19. Starting from this issue, the Foodie Debate Club is sponsored by Haichuan – everyone is welcome to participate in the debates; it’s exciting and stimulates appetite
I don’t add it; there’s no special reason – it’s just a habit....
As a food lover, I personally think vegetables cooked with a lot of pork fat taste great; the vegetables become delicious when stir-fried in that way
We don’t refine oil separately; it seems too troublesome! It’s just using rapeseed oil for cooking. Personally, I think animal fat gives a more pleasant aroma. Fried with oil residues, the dish tastes even better!
In Sichuan, it’s mostly cooked with lard, while here we use vegetable oil
A gentle reminder: write it as animal fat; friends from ethnic minorities may have objections upon seeing your discussion
No lard is used when stir-frying, but adding some lard to soups and noodles makes them taste better.
For some vegetables, cooking them with animal fat makes them taste better. In fact, the structures of animal fats and plant fats are similar; the only difference lies in the length of the carbon chains that make up the fatty acids. It is likely that the aroma is produced by small amounts of aromatic substances in the fats. How about trying to stir-fry it with sesame oil?
Sesame oil is generally used for cold dishes; would cooking it at high temperatures not destroy its aroma?
We don’t use animal fat esters here; in the past, they were used in a few types of dishes, but not anymore, due to health concerns. From meeting basic nutritional needs to having plenty of meat, to enjoying delicious food, to pursuing a healthy diet, and finally to savoring fine cuisine, people are continuously improving and refining their dietary patterns and eating habits. Frying dishes with lard does give them a delicious flavor; it’s fine to have it occasionally, but one shouldn’t sacrifice health just for that taste.
Don’t use too much either; just a little bit. It needs to be balanced