Are green beans not allowed at dinner parties? Beware: Eating this vegetable undercooked can cause poisoning

"Baba Banquet" is a kind of open-air banquet popular in Sichuan and Chongqing. Recently, a place in Sichuan issued a document stipulating that green beans should not be used in Baba Banquet. As soon as the news came out, it quickly became a hot search.

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French beans are another name for kidney beans, also known as kidney beans, sword beans, and beans. They are often called French beans in Sichuan and other places. They are a common vegetable on the table. They are delicious whether they are stir-fried alone, stewed with meat, or blanched and served cold.

Since green beans are so delicious, why can't they be used in banquets? Read on and you'll find the answer↓↓

Doctor: Undercooked green beans can cause poisoning

In severe cases, organ damage

Chen Hongyu, attending physician of the emergency department of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Southwest Medical University, said that people suffering from green bean poisoning may suffer from nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea at the mildest level, or organ dysfunction at the worst.

According to public reports, in September 2022, Sichuan CDC released the top three plants that caused food poisoning in Sichuan Province in recent years, and beans ranked first. According to reports, green bean poisoning incidents are prone to occur in some collective canteens and catering units. The main reason is that collective canteen dishes are generally cooked in large pots and heated unevenly.

Wang Xiaolin, president of the Luzhou Catering Association, said, "We do not recommend using green beans and other bean food ingredients in some large gatherings or banquets." Wang Xiaolin explained that some restaurants may cook green beans for a short time in order to make them look green and crispy after cooking, which can easily lead to green beans food poisoning incidents.

What should we pay attention to when eating green beans?

▲Cooking

1. The bean tendons should be removed before cooking, otherwise it will affect the taste and be difficult to digest.

2. The cooking time should be long rather than short, and the green beans must be cooked thoroughly, otherwise poisoning will occur.

3. To prevent poisoning, lentils should be processed before eating. They can be blanched in boiling water or fried in hot oil until they change color and are cooked through. Only then can they be eaten safely. The toxic components of green beans are mainly saponins and trypsin inhibitors. When cooking, the beans should be boiled first, then removed, and stewed with seasonings to detoxify.

4. If green beans are not cooked thoroughly, the saponins in the beans will strongly irritate the digestive tract, and the beans contain thrombin, which has a blood coagulation effect. In addition, green beans also contain nitrite and trypsin, which can irritate the human stomach and intestines, causing food poisoning and symptoms of gastroenteritis. In order to prevent green beans from poisoning, be sure to cook the green beans thoroughly.

▲Prevent poisoning

The method of preventing kidney bean poisoning is very simple, just cook all the kidney beans thoroughly. The amount of each pot should not exceed half of the pot capacity. After frying with oil, add appropriate amount of water, cover the pot and simmer for about 10 minutes, and use a spatula to constantly turn the kidney beans to make it evenly heated.

In addition, you should also be careful not to buy or eat old green beans, and remove the ends and bean tendons of green beans, as these parts contain more toxins. This will make the green beans lose their original green color and have no beany smell when eaten, so you won't get poisoned.

Proper handling

Green beans are still very nutritious

1. Green beans are rich in copper, which is an indispensable trace nutrient for the human body. It has an important influence on the development and function of the blood, central and immune systems, hair, bone tissue and internal organs.

2. Green beans are rich in iron and have the effect of hematopoiesis and blood replenishment, making them suitable for people with anemia.

3. French beans are also rich in protein and a variety of amino acids. Regular consumption can strengthen the spleen and stomach and increase appetite. Eating more French beans in summer can relieve heat and clear the mouth.