"315 Come Check My Mom" ​​is a hit! Do you have the same elder in your family?

The 315 Gala has been over for a while, but its aftereffects are still strong. In recent days, in addition to the issues exposed by the 315 Gala, #Mixue Bingcheng uses overnight lemons at room temperature and #Yang Mingyu braised chicken uses zombie meat, both of which have been on the hot search list, and food safety issues have become the most popular topic among the public.

What’s interesting is that while the Snow Queen’s reputation collapsed, her fans staged a large-scale rescue scene, with 60% of netizens defending their child, saying “The Snow Queen doesn’t mind that I’m poor, so why would I mind that she’s low?” However, there was an act of “killing one’s own children for the sake of justice”, with her own children calling out to 315, asking them to investigate their mother!

What is going on?

1. Netizens "sacrifice relatives for the sake of justice" on social platforms , showing off their own ancestral ingredients and shouting that 315 should investigate my mother

Recently, on social platforms, the meme "Come to my house to check on my mom during the 315 Gala" has become popular.

"I strongly suggest that the 315 Gala investigate my mom! Last year's rice dumplings, leftover dumplings from the year before last, and at least seven years of seasonings are still kept. The rice dumplings I eat are always wrapped in rice dumpling leaves from last year or the year before last. I have never eaten rice dumplings wrapped in fresh leaves. Food is frozen and will die." @胡小妖爱谁谁

"I am reporting my mother with my real name. The fight against counterfeiting starts from my home! The leftover rice is still in the refrigerator, the cooked corn has been stored for at least half a month, and the spotted and cracked steamed buns are still in the refrigerator." @大晨很暴躁

"The 315 Gala should expose my grandma! Instant noodles produced in 2015, white fungus produced in 2011, thirteen spices and pepper powder produced in 2005, and frozen meat that has been stored in the refrigerator for 5-6 years... My grandma actually still keeps them all, and firmly believes that these are dry goods that will not go bad. The bottles of seasonings have not been opened and will not go bad either." @全能蒋同学

"Can you come check my mom's refrigerator on March 15? Some of the frozen food in it is older than me. The unfinished ice cream (already opened) from last summer has been kept until now." @三丫 (二丫妹妹)

A closer look reveals that the ingredients in the elders’ refrigerators are indeed quite old, and this is not an isolated case. Whether it is moldy steamed buns, hairy leftovers, frozen meat that has been stored for 2-3 years, or expired sauces, they are indeed lying safely in the mothers’ refrigerators.

In this regard, netizens in the comment area also deeply agree, and said:

I have to say that the older generation’s philosophy of stockpiling can be called the “miracle worker of the food world” – as long as I don’t admit it’s expired, it will never go bad!

Young people also lamented that at work, we drink Mixue Bingcheng drinks and eat braised chicken zombie meat, but when we return home, we have to face the "antique dishes" served by our mothers. It is really too difficult for us!

2. The family 315 party exposed the name list. Are your elders on the list?

Based on reports from netizens, NetEase Health has compiled a “Family Version of the 315 Exposure Blacklist”. Let’s see if your elders are on the list?

Blacklist 1: Still eating food that has been out of date for 10 years

Many elders’ homes are like “time capsules”, and it is not uncommon to find nut gift boxes from five years ago, dried mushrooms from eight years ago, and instant noodles from ten years ago. In their eyes, the expiration date is just a suggestive decoration, and the real quality inspection standard is the three-piece set of “looking, smelling, and touching”.

Famous saying from elders: Even though it has passed its expiration date, if it looks and smells good, it is not bad.

Family 315 anti-counterfeiting:

Food safety is science, not metaphysics. The shelf life guarantees "safety" and "quality" , and behind it is a scientific line of defense supported by laboratory data. A can of expired milk powder may not have deteriorated, but the vitamins in it have long been lost. A pack of instant noodles that has been stored for ten years, even if it has not produced toxins, the oxidized oil will be very harmful to health.

What's more, there are many microorganisms that will produce deadly toxins over time , which cannot be distinguished by just looking and smelling. In 2020, all nine members of a family in Jitong County, Heilongjiang Province, died of poisoning because they ate fermented sour soup that had been left for a year.

There is no luck in food safety. Food that is one day past its expiration date may still be edible, but food that has been expired for several years should be thrown away. Don’t let your stomach and intestines pay for your eyes and nose.

Blacklist 2: Reheating leftovers and eating them for several days in a row

In the kitchens of many elders, leftovers are like "Schrödinger's poison" - dangerous before cooking, but safe immediately after being put back into the pot. Meat and vegetables are left out for more than ten days and then eaten, leftovers are heated up more than ten times and then eaten, fungus is soaked for two days and then washed and then eaten, and rotten fruits and vegetables are scooped out of the bad parts and then eaten. In their eyes, leftovers and rotten fruits can be reborn as long as they are baptized by boiling oil and hot soup.

Famous quote from elders: Leftovers are fine as long as they are heated up. I have eaten them all my life.

Family 315 anti-counterfeiting:

Heating can indeed kill many live bacteria, thus ensuring food safety to a certain extent. However, this does not mean that everything will be fine after heating. Many toxins produced by the metabolism of bacteria and fungi cannot be eliminated by high temperature.

For example, the "fried rice syndrome" common in summer is caused by Bacillus cereus contaminating rice or fried rice that has been left at room temperature for a long time. The toxins produced by this bacterium cannot be destroyed even by heating. In addition, black fungus that has been soaked for two days may also produce fumonisin, which has severe liver and kidney toxicity and may even cause death.

Common leftovers, pickled vegetables and salted vegetables often contain high levels of nitrite. It may be okay to eat them occasionally, but if consumed in large quantities over a long period of time, it can cause cancer.

Blacklist 3: The refrigerator is never cleaned and "zombie meat" is stored for a long time

Many elders have refrigerators that are fine if they are not opened. Once opened, it is simply shocking. Three-year-old frozen meat, five-year-old frozen rice dumplings, ten-year-old chili sauce, everything is available, it can be called a "treasure box".

Famous saying from elders: Things that are put in the refrigerator will never go bad!

Family 315 anti-counterfeiting:

A refrigerator is not a treasure box, nor is it a "safe". You can't just put things in the refrigerator and keep them there forever.

The refrigerator can indeed prolong the life of food, but only for a period of time. The bacteria attached to the food are not dead, but are only temporarily suppressed. Some deadly bacteria, Listeria, can tolerate low temperatures of 4°C and grow and reproduce. Every year, many patients are infected by Listeria, the "refrigerator killer".

In addition, if food is kept in the refrigerator for a long time, its taste will deteriorate and nutrients will be lost. Studies have found that if fruits and vegetables are kept in the refrigerator for 7 days, the vitamin C content will decrease by about 40%. If meat is kept in the refrigerator for a long time, the fat and protein will slowly oxidize, not only the flavor will deteriorate, but also fat oxidation products will be produced that accelerate human aging.

Common frozen meat refrigerator storage time:

Blacklist 4: A large number of expired dry goods and seasonings were found in the food cabinet

In the kitchens of many elders, dried goods and unopened condiments seem to be cast under a "longevity spell" - 10-year-old white fungus is curled up in a plastic bag, 20-year-old thirteen spices and pepper are sleeping in glass bottles, and well-packaged chili sauce is preparing to cultivate into a spirit in the depths of the cupboard.

Famous saying from elders: This is dry goods, it will not go bad no matter how many years it is stored!

Family 315 anti-counterfeiting:

Dried goods also have a shelf life, and they are not indestructible. Generally speaking, products such as black fungus, shiitake mushrooms, white fungus, kelp, seaweed, dried bamboo shoots, and dried beans can be stored for a long time in a cool, ventilated and dry environment, and the shelf life can generally be up to two years . However, once damp, they are particularly prone to breeding moths and mold, so damp dried goods must be thrown away immediately.

Dried meats such as bacon and dried fish are prone to oxidation and deterioration, producing a rancid smell, so it is best to cut them into small pieces and freeze them in the refrigerator. It is safest to eat them within a year . Dried shrimps are best stored in a fresh-keeping box and then frozen. The shelf life is generally half a year .

Unopened packages of condiments give people a false sense of security. In fact, the volatile components in spices will gradually disappear over time . Pepper stored for five years may only retain one tenth of its flavor. Although unopened sauces are not contaminated by microorganisms, oil oxidation is still happening quietly. A laboratory test found that the peroxide value of chili sauce stored in a sealed container for three years was twice the national standard.

"Come and arrest my mom on March 15!" Jokes aside, even if the elders in your family are really on the list, don't take it too seriously. The hoarding habit of the older generation is a "survival wisdom" engraved in their bones. People who have experienced famine always have an almost pious cherishment for food. However, if the ingredients are left for too long, both the safety and nutritional value will be greatly reduced . If you want to really avoid waste, you should stock up less, cook only as much as you eat, and store them properly, so that both health and ingredients are not lost.