Yesterday marked the Lantern Festival, when many families gather to enjoy warm yuanxiao or tangyuan. Yet for Li Li in Harbin, a single small yuanxiao left her face scarred. The yuanxiao suddenly exploded in the oil pot, sending hot oil splattering everywhere.>Around 8 a.m. yesterday, Li Li wanted to make fried yuanxiao for her daughter's breakfast and took out some frozen ones she'd bought days earlier.
Li Li, Harbin resident: After thawing them for half an hour, I started frying. Just as one was about to come out of the pot, it suddenly flew up and exploded.
The oil-coated dumpling exploded violently, sending hot oil spraying everywhere. It not only splashed onto Li Li's hands and face but also into her eyes.
Biting back the pain, Li Li quickly cleaned up the kitchen and rushed to Harbin Fifth Hospital. Examinations showed no serious damage to her eye. Her burns were classified as minor. Generally, if the wound heals within twelve days, scarring is unlikely.
Proper emergency response and prompt medical attention are crucial in accidents like this.
Doctors report over twenty patients annually injured by exploding yuanxiao on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, with the most severe case involving burns covering five percent of the body. The explosive power of these fried glutinous rice balls has been demonstrated in numerous online experiments.
Medical professionals emphasize that correct emergency procedures and immediate medical care are vital if such accidents occur.After a burn, avoid applying soy sauce, sugar, or soybean oil externally, as these substances are not sterile and may cause infection. Upon seeing this news, many netizens were baffled: You can actually fry yuanxiao? Though delicious, the process seems daunting... Therefore, proper technique when frying yuanxiao is crucial!!!
First, before frying frozen yuanxiao, steam them for 3-4 minutes until the skin becomes sticky. Then pierce each ball with several small holes to prevent the filling from expanding and bursting.Second, avoid excessively high oil temperatures when frying. Lower the dumplings into oil heated to 30-40% temperature and fry gently over low heat until golden brown. Additionally, tangyuan are not ideal for deep-frying; steaming or boiling is the best method.
To mitigate the adverse effects of fried foods on health, consider these approaches:
1. Pair fried foods with fresh vegetables and fruits during meals.
Vegetables contain abundant vitamins that inhibit the synthesis of nitrosamines (carcinogens) in the body and prevent abnormal cell proliferation. This helps counteract the health impacts of fried foods.
2. Avoid foods fried in repeatedly used oil. In some places, oil is used multiple times for frying until it turns dark brown. Foods fried in such oil accumulate high levels of nitrosamine carcinogens on their surfaces and should be avoided.
3.Drink tea after meals
Tea not only aids digestion and quenches thirst but also blocks the synthesis of carcinogenic nitrosamines in the body while inhibiting their carcinogenic effects.
4. Regularly consume garlic
Garlic both blocks nitrosamine synthesis in the body and stimulates the activity of macrophages to engulf cancer cells.
5. Moderate Consumption of Fatty Meat
The conjugated linoleic acid in fatty meat possesses anti-cancer properties. Additionally, consuming a moderate amount of fatty meat helps prevent excessively low cholesterol levels in the blood, thereby enhancing the body's anti-cancer capacity.