What to look out for when buying Vegetables

 

1.FRESH VEGETABLES 2.RAW MANGO  3.ONIONS 4.EGG PLANT 5.ALOO 6.SNAKE GOURD 7.DRUMSTICK 8.RADISH 9.COLOCASIA 10.RIDGE GOURD 11.BROAD BEANS

1.FRESH VEGETABLES

Vegetables are miracles that help keep our body healthy. The great art is to look at and buy the vegetables we use for cooking. You can look at any vegetable and know how to buy it. Vegetables should be bought fresh and in good condition. Usually tender vegetables are suitable for cooking. Mango, coconut, banana are the exception.

2.RAW MANGO

Let's see if the mango is usually squeeze and bought, keep it close to the ear and look at the coconut as if you were buying it. If the noise is good it means that the nut is small and the flesh area is large. Tap the coconut and check if it shakes well. If the water does not shake, it means the coconut is not matured.

It is better to buy it to see if the stem is white where it is broken. It's a well-matured pods that you can hear the splash when you tap the banana. If you wash it clean after buying it and put it in water, it will not rot.

 

3.ONIONS

Old onions are best, When buying onions, the upper part of the stem should not be large and the back should not be wet. If the back is wet it will spoil quickly. Small onions should have two teeth, to be clear pearl, Squeeze it by hand and let the juice come out well.

4.EGG PLANT

Eggplant should be bought without even a small hole as there will be worms if there is a hole. If the stalk is long, the pods will be tender. If the stalk is like a stick it means matured. It is good that the whole fruit is the same color ... If there are white lines on the green eggplant, it will be crushed.

5.ALOO

Potato should be without scars and holes. Avoid it even if it has green scars and do not buy sprouted skin or wrinkles. The skin should come off easily if scratched by the nail, this is the sign of a good potato. Will be delicious.

Garlic with small teeth is better than mountain garlic with big teeth. Garlic should be well concentrated so that the teeth are visible on the outside. Do not go inside as we pressed. Moisture should not be present, if it is too heavy moisture it means that is wet`garlic. Well dried garlic is best.

  According to the Ginger, if it is broken well. Avoid tender Ginger. Ginger should be well ripened. But should not be Matured. Matured ginger is high in fiber. If the skin comes off when we scratch it, is the best Ginger.

6.SNAKE GOURD

The Snake gourd should be firm, with a large portion of flesh. Now there are more gourds coming the size of a feet. If there is a snake-like long snake gourd, give it priority. The outside should be dark green when buying cantaloupe, if light green the pods are matured. If the yellow color is high, know that the seeds have turned red. When buying cantaloupe, be sure to look for flat, elongated, rather than round ones.

7.DRUMSTICK

The drumstick should be dark green in color and slightly rounded,If there is a bar there will be no flesh inside, hold both ends of the drumstick and twist it slightly to give it a flexible finish. Avoid it, if you hear a squeaking noise while twisting.

8.RADISH

As for the radish, the pods should be elongated and the head stalk should be green without fading. If the skin is soft when slightly scratched by the nail it is tender, ideal for cooking. Avoid withered one.The Ladies finger should be green in color, If bent without breaking and split in two is tender, if the stalk is shrunken it is matured and fiber.

The high bread beans are dark green in color and break down quickly,making them delicious for cooking. if it is light green it is matured beans. Avoid olden beans a withered pale green appearance.

9.COLOCASIA

Cabbage leaves should not be white but green. If the cabbage is small in size and tiny it tastes good, the stalk should be white and odorless, otherwise it will be old. Elongated Colocasia does not taste good,so look for round Colocasia and buy them. Good tuber if white inside if scratched above.

10.RIDGE GOURD

The Ridge Gourd should look like a greenish,the base should be uniform

throughout the piece without being plump. The lower veins are thickened and the upper veins bulge If white spots and stalk dry means matured.

Green chili stalks being green means they are fresh. If the stems are shrunken concept means old. The longer the chili, the less Pungent it is and the more plump it iis the more Pungent.

11.BROAD BEANS

In Broad beans, If the seeds are large, it is matured. The seeds of the young

pods are small in size that they are not high in fiber and are tasty. Ivy Gourd

should be green and firm. Avoid young reddish-yellow pods. The taste is less

for the ripen pods.

When buying a banana flower, spread out the top petal and see if the flowers are pale white rather than black. If it is black, it means it is an old flower. It is better to look large and buy when buying Yam. Buy Cut Tuber Look at the young red tuber on the inside. 

 

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