Guangzhou is suspected of being dyed with purple seaweed and turned into pink water.
Porphyra is a common food. (map)
"seaweed grows in water, if we use the normal water bubble, should not fade easily. Only when boiled in hot water for a longer time, the color may be reddish. "
- Ceng Qingzhu
[b] citizens: soaking many times still color [/b]
yesterday morning, Ms. Deng from the north of Haizhuqu District Industrial Avenue went to the southern vegetable farm of Meiyuan near his home. "I bought a big bag of laver here before, and it was almost finished. This time I wanted to buy a little bit less, and I bought a small bag." Ms. Deng told reporters that the small bag of purpura sold 5 yuan and 6 packages in the mouth of the vegetable farm, and the large purse she had bought before she bought was 2.5 yuan a pack.
when she went home, Ms. Deng put the newly bought seaweed in the clean water and planned to make a seaweed soup at noon. "Not long before the laver was put in, it turned pink and scared me," Ms. Deng recalled. She quickly rejoined a bowl of clean water to wash the purple vegetables, "but repeated washing several times." The water is still pink. She never bought such a large bag of seaweed before.
[b] expert: normal should not fade [/b]
"laver is originally in the water, if with ordinary water bubbles, it should not be easy to fade. Only when boiled in hot water for a longer time, the color may be reddish. " Ceng Qingzhu, Professor of Food Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering College of Guangzhou University, believes that the seaweed bought by Ms. Deng may have been dyed. As for what pigments are used for dyeing, how much harm it may cause to human health, it is still unknown.
[color=#FF0000] once celebrated that, when the citizens are choosing to buy laver, it can also smell the color and state of the seaweed. "The good laver smells with no mildew and other flavors, but only the unique flavor of the purple cabbage." In addition, seaweed should be kept in dry place after buying home, otherwise it will easily deteriorate. [/color]