The Dhaka Times Desk Many people cut onions and keep them in the fridge. This is done to save some time before cooking. However, many people think that it is not right to keep chopped onions in the fridge. But why?
Be it thin fish broth or minced meat - without onions in the cooking, the flavor is not preserved. Onion kuchi is an essential ingredient in non-vegetarian daily cooking. Apart from this, chopped onions are also required to make Alukabli, Jhalmuri, Papdrichaat. Many people cut onions and keep them in the fridge as they are needed every day. That's why it saves some time. However, many people think that it is not right to keep chopped onions in the fridge. What is it really?
Various types of bacteria are born at the temperature of the refrigerator. If you cut the onion, those bacteria will also mix with the onion. Eating food cooked with that onion can also cause stomach upset. Bacterial infections can also cause various physical problems. Onions are not lacking in beneficial nutrients. Onions can lose their nutritional value in refrigerated weather. And then there is no benefit in using onion in cooking. Don't keep chopped vegetables in the fridge, not just onions. There is no chance to cut the onion in advance because it cannot be kept in the fridge, but it is not. There are also many other ways to preserve onion powder.
# is not that you can't cut onions and put them in the fridge at all. Chop the onion and keep it in an airtight container. But it should be taken out a few hours before cooking. It is not at all right to cook without taking it out of the fridge.
Another good way to keep # onion slices fresh is to keep them in polythene bags. But it cannot be kept like this for long. Then the onion will be spoiled. But you can put it in a polythene bag and keep it in the fridge.
# In the busyness of the morning, there is often no time to chop onions. So many people continue work at night. In that case, you can keep the onion slices in a ziplock bag. It will stay fresh until the next night. Source: Anandabazar Patrika.
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How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
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