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Brilio.net - Palm fruit is often a favorite choice for various fresh food and beverage preparations. However, palm fruit purchased on the market often has a slimy texture, making it difficult to process. This slime not only makes palm fruit taste less fresh, but can also cause an unpleasant odor, so that the processed results are less delicious.
The slime in palm fruit is actually the result of a natural process that occurs during storage. If not handled properly, this slime can build up and make the texture of palm fruit slippery and smell sour. As a result, palm fruit that should be chewy and fresh actually feels soft and not very tasty when consumed.
To keep the palm fruit clean and ready to be processed, it is important to know the right way to clean it. Usually, some people will soak the palm fruit in rice washing water for hours. After investigating, rice washing water is considered to be able to neutralize the mucus in the palm fruit.
But instead of waiting for hours just to remove the slime, you can use another faster way. This alternative method was once used by the owner of the Instagram account @lydia.kusyono. Through one of the videos uploaded, she admitted to only using one kitchen spice to remove the slime on the palm fruit.
how to get rid of slime on palm fruit
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As reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @lydia.kusyono on Tuesday (21/1), the kitchen spice in question is salt. Well, how to use it, you only need to sprinkle salt on the surface of the palm fruit that has been washed clean. After that, squeeze it for a few minutes so that the slime can disappear.
It is important to note that when palm fruit is squeezed with salt, the salt granules act as a natural scrub that helps to scrape and lift the layer of mucus that sticks to the surface. This process also helps to remove dirt or residual sap that may still be left over from the previous processing process.
In addition, salt has hygroscopic properties, which means it can absorb moisture from the mucus, so that its texture becomes more easily dissolved and released from the palm fruit. Salt also functions as a natural cleaning agent that can reduce the unpleasant odor that comes from the mucus, making the palm fruit fresher and ready to be processed further.
how to get rid of slime on palm fruit
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Well, after squeezing the salt, immediately rinse the palm fruit until clean. Next, boil the palm fruit in a pan several times. Make sure when you want to repeat the boiling process, you throw away the first boiled water, then replace it with new water. Do the boiling process and change the water for 3-4 times.
how to get rid of slime on palm fruit
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In the final boiling stage, don't forget to add a pandan leaf to the pan. In addition to eliminating the remaining mucus, this boiling also helps eliminate the sour smell of the palm fruit. That way, the palm fruit can be directly processed into various menus, such as sweets or drink fillings.
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