Chapter 538 - 234: Save Small Money, Spend Big Money, Principles of Fluid Replacement
"But chicken soup is boiled, and it usually remains boiling for a long time. Bacteria shouldn’t be able to survive in chicken soup at 100 degrees Celsius."
Yu Xin voiced her opinion.
Salmonella lives and reproduces within the chicken’s body without causing much harm to the chicken itself.
However, once it enters the human body, it can pose a fatal threat to humans.
Normally, maintaining a high temperature of over 60 degrees for 15 minutes is enough to kill them.
"Under normal circumstances, boiled chicken soup should not contain live Salmonella, but there are exceptions. If Salmonella hides deep within the chicken meat, and the chef cuts the meat in large pieces which cannot be thoroughly cooked. Moreover, small restaurants are usually busiest around four or five in the afternoon. At that time, many dishes need to be cooked and processed before the dinner rush."
"Think about it, can the chicken soup be boiled for a long time under these conditions? If there is living Salmonella in the chicken meat, the family will cool the soup to a palatable temperature before giving it to the patient. Normally, a temperature of forty to fifty degrees is considered palatable, not too cold nor too hot. During this period, Salmonella could escape from the chicken meat and survive in the soup."
Zhou Can’s social practice experience is richer compared to Yu Xin.
and he considers problems more comprehensively.
Hearing his analysis, Yu Xin found it quite reasonable.
"At that time...I indeed cooled the chicken soup to a warm temperature before giving it to my husband to drink. But I also drank some, why am I fine?" This type of question, raised by family members, is common in everyday life.
The same food may cause no issues for some people,