Drop a few drops of sesame oil essence into the common blended oil, and the blended oil also emits the fragrance of sesame oil.
The ingredient list of sesame oil essence makes people unable to understand the ingredients inside.
A drop of sesame oil essence can make 380 ml of mineral water give off the fragrance of sesame oil.
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Ms. Wu, a citizen, called our hotline 968820, saying that when she bought cold dishes at a roadside stall, she suspected that the hawker added the problem "sesame oil"; Many roadside stalls have such "sesame oil" and use it to "enhance fragrance"
[breaking news]
According to people familiar with the industry, illegal traders probably used essence, mixed with common edible oil and blended "sesame oil without a sesame seed"! What’s even more amazing is: in fact, only a little "sesame oil essence" is needed to adjust the flavor of sesame oil to water; With the addition of colorants and thickeners, the blended oil can be turned into sesame oil, as the saying goes, "oil is mixed with oil, and the gods are hard to distinguish"!
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The reporter bought a bottle of "sesame oil essence", squeezed a drop of "essence" into the water, and then shook the water mixed with essence evenly, and a fragrance of sesame oil came to the nose; The reporter took a cup for drinking tea, poured tasteless blended oil, and then dropped a few drops of "essence" to stir. The blended oil smelled almost the same as sesame oil.
A drop of perfume can turn a bottle of water into "sesame oil", which is not Liu Qian’s magic. An unusual discovery made Ms. Wu, a citizen, call our hotline 968820; The reporter’s investigation found that a suspicious "sesame oil essence" frequently appeared in the Xiamen market. According to industry insiders, this additive, which can turn a bottle of water into "sesame oil" with only one drop, may flow into some illegal restaurants or roadside food stalls.
[Citizen’s reflection]
Roadside vendors add "sesame oil" to cold dishes
The night before yesterday, Ms. Wu bought a catty of cold dishes at a roadside stall near Taihe Garden, ready to serve wine to her friends; However, when the vendor cut the cold dish and put it into the pot to mix the seasoning, Ms. Wu saw the vendor take out a plastic bottle and add a dark oily water to the pot.
Ms Wu asked the vendor what it was, and the vendor explained that it was "sesame oil", that is, "sesame oil". Seeing the vendor squeezing the bottle and adding a lot, Ms. Wu couldn’t help smelling it and found that it did have a strong sesame oil fragrance. Ms. Wu has some doubts: if you buy a bottle of 400 ml sesame oil in the supermarket, you will get more than 20 yuan. According to the "addition" of the hawker, how much sesame oil you have to use in one night, isn’t it a loss?
Ms. Wu took a closer look and saw that the sesame oil squeezed by the hawker was a bit thin and thicker than water; There is no oil trace of "hanging the bottle" on the small hole of the bottle mouth. Now, her doubts are even heavier: is this really sesame oil? Ms. Wu didn’t dare to eat too much cold dishes. She felt that there was something wrong with the vendor’s sesame oil, so she reflected this situation to our reporter.
The reporter came to the location reflected by Ms. Wu and did not see the cold dish vendor she said; However, other vendors selling string incense, fried tofu and cold rice noodles nearby are also putting condiments and plastic bottles filled with "sesame oil".
[Industry News]
450ml sesame oil is 9 yuan?
"Sesame oil" is usually used as a condiment. Everyone likes to add some "Titian" when eating cold dishes. It can be smelled in the cucumber, bean sprouts and lettuce sold in restaurants. Especially when eating hot pot, sesame oil is also the best dipping sauce seasoning. In addition, sesame oil is essential in the cooking of hot dishes such as chicken with sesame oil and kidney with sesame oil.
Then, is there really a problem with the "suspicious sesame oil" discovered by Ms. Wu? Recently, a report from foreign media caught the attention of reporters: According to the report, the cost of 0.5 kg of pure sesame is higher than that of 18 yuan, but the price of bulk sesame oil flowing into farmers’ markets and restaurants is cheaper than that of sesame, and even the ultra-low price of 0.5 kg of 9 yuan appears. It is understood that sesame oil is limited by the production process, and more than 1 kg of high-quality sesame seeds can produce 0.5 kg of sesame oil. Therefore, ultra-low-priced sesame oil is very suspicious.
Insiders pointed out that unscrupulous traders probably used essence, mixed with common edible oil and blended "sesame oil without a sesame seed"!
Under the guidance of a restaurant operator who asked not to be named, the reporter visited the Jiangtou market and found two kinds of "sesame oil essence" in two condiment stores. Both of them are packed in 500 ml, one costs more than 40 yuan and the other is more than 20 yuan. The owner of another store said that the "sesame oil essence" in their store has been sold out of stock and has not yet entered new goods. "It sells more in winter." Seeing the reporter pretending to be a customer, the owner of the store told his speculation, "Are you from the hotel?"
In addition to "essence", the reporter also consulted the price of sesame oil. The reporter saw that a glass bottle of 450ml sesame oil, produced by an Anhui manufacturer, had a retail price as long as 9 yuan. The whole bottle of oil looked blue in color, and it didn’t have the sticky feeling of normal sesame oil when flowing.
The reporter then visited the Lotus Village and Market. The merchant said that the cheap bulk sesame oil is "better than the worst quality" for every 0.5 kg of 20 yuan money! The merchant seems to have something to say, but he didn’t show the oil to the reporter.
[Reporter’s investigation]
A drop of perfume turns water into "sesame oil"
The smell of "oil mixed with oil" is difficult to distinguish
The above-mentioned catering industry told the reporter an amazing news: in addition to adding "essence" to ordinary edible oil and then coloring it to produce "sesame oil", in fact, only a little "sesame oil essence" can be used to adjust the taste of sesame oil!
To test what people in the industry said, the reporter bought a bottle of "sesame oil essence" produced by a factory in Chengdu. Open this bottle of essence, and before the tin foil paper on it is opened, a strong fragrance of sesame oil comes to the nose, but compared with some brands of sesame oil, it is less astringent and just pure fragrance.
The reporter poked a small hole in the sealed tin foil paper with a needle, brought a bottle of 380 ml of mineral water, squeezed a drop of "essence" from the small hole, and then shook the water mixed with essence evenly, and the fragrance of sesame oil rushed out immediately.
The reporter also brought a cup for drinking tea, poured tasteless blended oil, and then dropped a few drops of "essence" to stir. The blended oil smelled almost the same as sesame oil, but the color was lighter than sesame oil. An unsuspecting colleague smelled this essence, saying that it was very similar to the taste of hot pot restaurants and restaurants, and only used the sense of smell to distinguish it. It was definitely sesame oil.
"With the addition of colorants and thickeners, blended oil can become sesame oil, which is the so-called’ oil mixed with oil, the fairy is difficult to distinguish’!" Insiders said.
Since yesterday was a rest day, the relevant departments have not yet gone to work, and the reporter cannot conduct further investigation. Is it legal to produce and sell this suspicious "sesame oil essence"? How to tell the true and false "sesame oil"? This newspaper will continue to pay attention.
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