How to eat carambola, taboos of eating carambola

1. How to eat

1. Eat it raw directly: It can be eaten raw directly. When eating, peel off the hard skin first. Be careful not to peel too thickly to avoid losing the pulp. After peeling, cut into slices and place on a plate to eat directly.

2. Mix with sugar and eat: It has a sour taste, which many people cannot accept. Eating it directly can easily cause tooth numbness. Therefore, most people choose to mix it with sugar. After slicing it, add an appropriate amount of white sugar and mix well. This will make the taste better, more tempting and easier to accept.

3. Stew: Wash, peel and cut into dices, then prepare appropriate amount of water chestnuts and late rice. After preparation, put them in a clay pot, add appropriate amount of water, and simmer on low heat for one hour. After stewing, add appropriate amount of sugar and it is ready to eat.

4. To make the silk-drawing: After cleaning, cut it into thicker small pieces. Then use self-raising flour to mix into a crispy paste and coat each carambola with it. Heat the oil and fry until golden brown. In another pot, add sugar and appropriate amount of water, boil until it becomes viscous, finally add the fried fruit pulp and mix well.

2. Taboo

Although it has high nutritional value, it also contains certain toxins. Normal people will metabolize the toxins after eating it, but people with kidney disease or poor kidney function cannot metabolize it. Accumulation of toxins in the body can easily lead to poisoning. Therefore, people with kidney disease should not eat it. In addition, it cannot be eaten with cheese or seafood, otherwise it will easily cause diarrhea, which is bad for your health.