What is the nutritional value of fried dough sticks? Why do we fry two fried dough sticks together?

Youtiao contains some mineral components, carbohydrates, fats and proteins. It also contains a certain amount of dietary fiber, and it is very crispy when eaten. Usually we see two fried dough sticks together. Why is that? The following is about why two fried dough sticks are fried together?

Contents of this article

1. Nutritional value of fried dough sticks

2. Why do we fry two dough sticks together?

3. People who should not eat fried dough sticks

Nutritional value of fried dough sticks

Fried dough sticks contain some mineral components, carbohydrates, fats and proteins. They are a high-calorie and high-fat diet. Fried dough sticks also contain a certain amount of dietary fiber, and they taste very crispy.

Eating some fried dough sticks properly can inhibit gastric acid secretion and can achieve therapeutic effects on some stomach diseases. Fried dough sticks can be eaten together with soy milk, because soy milk contains a lot of lysine, but lacks methionine, while fried dough sticks contain a lot of methionine, but lack lysine, so the two foods complement each other and are a good combination.

Why do we fry two dough sticks together?

When the oil temperature is high, the surface in contact with the oil quickly takes shape to prevent expansion, while the soft, unshaped contact surface between the two fried dough sticks can continue to expand outward and grow. At this time, the expansion effect will be better if the two fried dough sticks are put together.

In fact, there is an allusion to the saying that fried dough sticks come in pairs: Qin Hui and his gang in the Southern Song Dynasty killed Yue Fei and his son on a "false charge". At that time, there were two breakfast vendors near Fengbo Pavilion in Lin'an. They each took some dough and kneaded two dough figures in the shape of Qin Hui and Wang Shi respectively, twisted them together and fried them in a pan, and called it "fried hui".

People who should not eat fried dough sticks

1. It is not advisable to eat fried dough sticks frequently.

2. Patients in the recovery stage and the elderly should not eat fried dough sticks.

3. Pregnant women and children should not eat it.

4. Patients with hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and liver and kidney dysfunction should not eat it.