Can tea be used for cooking?

　　Can tea be used for cooking? Tea can cook . Cooking rice and porridge with tea can not only make the rice good in color, aroma and taste, but also can remove greasiness, cleanse the mouth, digest food and prevent and treat disease benefits.

　　According to research by nutritionists, regular consumption of rice cooked with tea can prevent and treat four diseases:

　　(1) Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Tea polyphenols are the main substances in tea, accounting for about 70-80% of the water extract. Scientific experiments have proven that tea polyphenols can enhance the toughness of capillaries and prevent capillary wall rupture and bleeding. Moreover, tea polyphenols can lower blood cholesterol and inhibit atherosclerosis. middle elderly Regular consumption of tea, rice, and tea can soften blood vessels, lower blood lipids, and prevent and treat cardiovascular disease.

　　(2) It can effectively prevent stroke. One of the causes of stroke is related to the production of lipid peroxide in the human body, which causes the blood vessel walls to lose elasticity. The tannic acid in tea can inhibit the production of lipid peroxide, so it can effectively prevent and treat stroke.

　　(3) It has anti-cancer and anti-cancer effects. Tea polyphenols in tea can block the synthesis of nitrosamines in the human body, thereby preventing the formation of digestive system tumors. Amines and nitrites are substances widely found in food. At a temperature of 37°C and moderate acidification, they can easily generate carcinogenic nitrosamines. Cooking rice with tea can effectively prevent the formation of nitrosamines, thereby achieving the purpose of preventing gastrointestinal and other digestive tract cancers. 》》 What are the benefits of eating bananas regularly?

　　(4) It can prevent dental diseases. Fluoride contained in tea is an indispensable and important substance in dentin. If a small amount of fluoride can be continuously infiltrated into the dental tissue, the toughness and acid resistance of the teeth can be enhanced and the occurrence of dental caries can be prevented.

　　The method of cooking rice with tea is very simple: first soak 1-3 grams of tea leaves in 500-1000 grams of boiling water for 4-9 minutes, take a small piece of clean gauze, filter the tea to remove the residue and set aside (overnight tea should not be used)； Then put the rice into the pot, wash it and then pour the tea into the rice pot so that it is about 3 cm higher than the rice surface. Cook and eat.