Chinese Gutter Grease

It can also be used to describe the processing of waste oil collected from sources such as restaurant fryers grease traps slaughterhouse waste and.

Chinese gutter grease.

Most of china s gutter oil winds up in cheap restaurants and among street food vendors. The problem with determining its prevalence in chinese street food is the generally transient. It s really hard to tell. Apparently gutter oil looks no different than standard cooking oil after processing which is an incredible testament to chinese ingenuity in and of itself as i can not imagine any way to make a stew of sewer slop dead animal parts and the sludge of grease traps pass for anything resembling clean and clear golden cooking oil.

A woman in shenzhen scoops grease out of the sewers in order to make gutter oil a highly toxic but lucrative commodity in china. It is filled with carcinogens and can cause severe abdominal pain and diarrhea to anyone who eats food prepared with gutter oil. Last year another report came out on an oil being made from slaughter house scraps. Disgusting food news from china just won t stop.

In 2012 even some chinese pharmaceutical companies were accused of using the cheap gutter oil instead of pricier alternatives. Sōushuǐ yóu is a general term for oil that has been recycled it can be used to describe the practice of restaurants re using cooking oil that has already been fried before. A video from radio free asia that has surfaced on line details the illegal production and sale of gutter oil which is made from prepare. If you re taking a trip to china any time soon you may want to plan your meals in advance.

Dìgōu yóu or 餿水油. While gutter oil is technically illegal in china the government hasn t been able to eradicate the practice.