ThomasChicken gizzard is the sand bag of chicken, which belongs to a kind of stomach of chicken, namely chicken gizzard.
Chicken gizzards help chickens digest. Chickens have no teeth. Small stones swallowed are stored here. They grind food for physical digestion in coordination with the folds of sand sac wall and developed muscles.
How to choose chicken gizzard:
1. The fresh chicken gizzard is elastic and shiny, with red or purplish red appearance and firm and thick texture.
2. The stale chicken gizzard is dark red, inelastic and shiny, and the meat is soft. It is not suitable to buy.
Storage method of chicken gizzard:
Fresh chicken gizzards should not be stored for a long time after purchase. It is best to eat them within 2 days.
If you need to preserve the chicken gizzard for a long time, you need to scrape and wash the chicken gizzard, cook it in a clean water pot until it is nearly cooked, remove it, cool it with cold water, control the moisture, wrap it in a fresh-keeping bag into a small package, put it in the refrigerator freezer for cryopreservation, and take it out for natural thawing when eating.
Edible efficacy:
Chicken is a food with high protein and low fat. Chicken is rich in protein, with many kinds and high digestibility. It is easy to be absorbed and utilized by the human body. Chicken is rich in minerals such as calcium, iron and copper, as well as vitamins A, B and E. Chicken also contains phospholipids that play an important role in human growth and development. At the same time, chicken is rich in purine, so it is not suitable for gout patients to eat more, especially chicken soup. From the perspective of nutrition, the nutritional value of chicken is much higher than chicken soup.
