Rat meat is sold as mutton in many places in Jiangsu and Shanghai. How to distinguish between true and false mutton?

It sounds creepy that rat meat is sold as mutton. Jiangsu criminal gangs that manufacture and sell fake goods use animal meat products such as foxes, minks and mice that have not been inspected and quarantined to pretend to be mutton and sell them to Jiangsu, Shanghai and other places. Recently, the Ministry of Public Security announced ten typical cases of cracking down on meat products crimes detected by local public security organs in the special campaign to crack down on food crimes and maintain table safety.

How to tell: the simple way is to "have a look and taste"

How harmful is rat meat posing as mutton to human body? Mouse meat is not edible meat. It is unknown whether there are infectious diseases, bacteria and viruses in mouse meat. Animal meat products that have not been inspected and quarantined are very risky if eaten.

As for why rare meat products such as fox meat and mink meat are passed off as mutton with second value, food experts have analyzed that there are some fox and mink farms in Shandong, and the owners of the farms can make coats with their fur for sale, which is a very objective income. The remaining meat can't be effectively treated without fur, so it may flow into the market through illegal channels.

How to distinguish fake mutton from real mutton? Food experts provide some tips for consumers to distinguish between true and false mutton, that is, "three looks and one taste". Look at the color: the color of fake mutton will turn black after it is involved in the pot, resulting in a lot of floating foam; The real mutton is still pink after being involved in the pot, and there is little foam. Look at the texture: the fake mutton roll has a rough texture, and there are many lean meat after slicing, which is a large piece; The real mutton roll is delicate in texture and contains white stripes after slicing. Look fat and thin: fake mutton is generally fat and thin on both sides, separated from each other, separated by hand, and broken into pieces after cooking; The real sheep fat should be a little bit sandwiched in lean meat and distributed naturally and evenly. Taste: If you can't tell the truth from the false, you'll have to taste it yourself. Real mutton is evenly distributed, while fake mutton turns black and bubbles.

Fake mutton tastes bad in your mouth, while real mutton rolls taste bad but taste good when chewed. Ma Zhiying pointed out that some rough fake mutton can be identified by naked eye taste, but the real identification still depends on DNA confirmation.

In addition, experts specially reminded the public not to eat the mutton skewers on the barbecue stalls. The raw materials are probably duck and chicken, and the flavor of mutton may come from additives such as mutton powder and mutton essence. Citizens must go to regular supermarkets and markets to buy mutton. The questioner's evaluation, thank you!