Sometimes there is not enough time to marinate the kebab. In this case, you can buy a ready-made product. But there are several nuances in choosing such a dish. We will tell you what to look for when buying.
Tips for choosing: what to look for?
When buying a ready-made kebab, it is important to pay attention to several important points. This will allow you to minimize the risk of poisoning when purchasing low-quality meat.
Manufacturer
It is better to choose a kebab made by a well-known manufacturer - even if such a product is more expensive than a kebab made by a little-known brand, it is more reliable.
And it is better to buy goods that were produced and packaged at a meat processing plant or a meat factory.
Data on the label
The product label must contain all information about the product. But it is especially important that it be indicated that the shish kebab contains meat. If the label says that this is a "meat-containing product", it is advisable to refuse the purchase.
Kebab composition
Do you want a really high quality kebab? In this case, pay attention to the composition - it should be minimal. The meat itself, salt, pepper and other spices, onions.
Manufacturing date
A very important point when buying semi-finished products. In order not to make health problems, you should choose a fresh kebab - the closer the day of purchase to the date of manufacture, the better. It is not worth taking the risk of buying meat with an expiration date, even if customers are given a good discount - this can cause serious poisoning.
Marinade
The ideal option is meat with soy sauce, vinegar or in its own juice with onions and spices. But sour cream, ketchup, mayonnaise are not the most suitable options for sauces, since they often hide a rotten product.
Meat category
Since 2006, there have been special categories for meat products in Russia, which will help avoid the purchase of low-quality goods. The category written on the package is a marker that will help the buyer make the right choice.
It is best to choose a shish kebab, on the packaging of which categories A and B are indicated. But goods marked D and D are not the best goods, since such a kebab contains a lot of fat and connective tissue. The biological value is also lower - in such a kebab there is a minimum of proteins, amino acids and other important substances.
But the most important thing is that the product must be fresh.
It's actually quite easy to test: sniff the meat before buying it.
In fact, no matter what spices and sauces the meat producers and sellers use, if the product is of poor quality, there will be a characteristic smell.
What do they say in Roskachestvo?
Not so long ago, specialists from Roskachestvo checked pork shashlik in the most important shopping centers in Russia: Miratorg, Okraina, Blizhnye Gorki, Perekrestok, Auchan and Azbuka Vkusa. In total, specialists studied the product for more than 50 characteristics. Despite the fact that the entire shish kebab was in accordance with the norms, experts noted a number of nuances:
- The products that were made in "Auchan" were recognized as too salty.
- The shish kebab sold in the Miratorg and Perekrestok retail chains turned out to be quite dry.
- The meat from "Azbuka Vkusa" was also not the softest.
- The first place was taken by products from Okraina.