How to make sweet and sour watermelon rind

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    Material preparation: watermelon rind, white sugar, Flavored Rice Vinegar, and salt. I forgot to take a picture.

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    Remove the outer green rind (green skin) of the watermelon rind, cut into thin strips, and marinate with salt for half an hour to drain out the moisture. I didn’t scrape off the pulp part of the melon because it’s not for chewing. If you mind, you can scrape off the red part with a razor blade or a spoon.

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    Squeeze the water from the pickled watermelon rind, add sugar and Vidami Fragrant Rice Vinegar. The ratio of sugar to vinegar is 2:1, of course this is my taste, you can adjust it according to your own taste.

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    Marinate for another 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

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    Sweet and sour, appetizing and crunchy, my mother eats it every day!

Tips

① Watermelon rind can clear away heat, relieve heat, and be a diuretic. It also contains a large amount of dietary fiber. Its benefits to the human body are self-evident. However, because of its cool nature, people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat more.
②The ratio of sugar to vinegar is 2:1. My taste is on the sweet side. If you like it sour, you can add more vinegar according to your taste.
③If you think white sugar is unhealthy, you can substitute honey, maple syrup and other sweeteners, but I don’t like sugar substitutes and I don’t think sugar substitutes are healthy.
④Here I want to talk about the benefits of sugar. Firstly, it can provide the body with energy consumption and maintain daily physiological activities. Secondly, sugar is also an important component of many tissues of the human body. Furthermore, sugar can be converted through the tricarboxylic acid cycle to form Lipids, amino acids and other essential ingredients for the human body. However, consuming too much sugar can cause a variety of diseases, so sugar needs to be controlled. But don't overdo it and make the candy look discolored.