醋,含有醋酸,一般用米、高梁作原料发酵制成,也可用酒或酒糟发酵制成。醋是烹调时不可缺少的调味料。在烹调时加入适量的醋,不仅可增加菜肴的味道,而且还可起到特殊的功能。如在蔬菜中加醋,可以使人体增加对钙质的吸收率;在海带中加醋,可以使海带变软易煮;在煎荷包蛋时加点醋,可以保持蛋形完整;等等。醋能用来防病治病。醋可以杀死痢疾杆菌,在痢疾流行的季节,或是生吃蔬菜以及易带痢疾杆菌的食物如螃蟹、沼虾时,吃些醋,可预防痢疾的发生;在失眠时,以少 Vinegar, containing acetic acid, generally with rice, made of sorghum as raw material fermentation can also be made of wine or distiller’s grains fermentation. Vinegar is an indispensable seasoning for cooking. When cooking add the right amount of vinegar, not only can increase the taste of dishes, but also can play a special function. Such as vinegar in vegetables, can increase the body’s absorption of calcium; vinegar in the kelp, kelp can make it soft and easy to cook; add some vinegar when fried eggs, you can keep the egg-shaped integrity; and so on. Vinegar can be used to prevent and cure diseases. Vinegar can kill dysentery bacilli, in the popular season of dysentery, or raw vegetables and easy to take dysentery bacilli food such as crabs, marsh shrimp, eat vinegar, can prevent the occurrence of dysentery; in insomnia, with less