吃鸡肉的时候，应该洗吗?

Julia Child may have known everything there is to know about the perfect beef bourguignon, but it looks like the doyenne of French cuisine had it wrong — "dead wrong," notes NPR — about chicken.

朱莉娅·查尔德可能对完美的波吉尼翁牛肉了如指掌，但看起来这位法国烹饪界的元老对鸡肉的看法似乎大错特错——据NPR新闻的报道，“大错特错”。

But not so fast, say food safety researchers at Drexel University and New Mexico State University. Their campaign called "Don't Wash Your Chicken!" advises home chefs not to wash their chickens. As it turns out, trying to wash off foodborne pathogens like salmonella and Campylobacter — which together account for almost 1.9 million cases of illness in Americans each year — does little to eradicate them, and does much to shower them around the rest of the kitchen, not to mention the chef.

但德雷塞尔大学和新墨西哥州立大学的食品安全研究人员表示，还没有这么快。他们发起了一项名为“不要洗鸡”的活动，建议家庭厨师不要洗鸡。事实证明,试图洗掉食源性致病菌沙门氏菌和弯曲杆菌,它几乎占美国人每年190万例疾病——没有根除,并多淋浴周围其余的厨房,更不用说厨师。

Contaminating the kitchen

污染的厨房

Food safety experts recommend moving raw chicken right from the package to the pan. (Photo: VICUSCHKA/Shutterstock)

In a recent study, the U.S. Department of Agriculture partnered with North Carolina State University to investigate how people handle raw meat in the kitchen. They found that 61% rinse their chicken before preparing it. Nearly 30% of those people then had salad that was contaminated with bacteria from the chicken.

在最近的一项研究中，美国农业部与北卡罗莱纳州立大学合作，调查人们如何在厨房里处理生肉。他们发现61%的人在准备鸡肉前会先冲洗干净。其中近30%的人吃了含有鸡肉细菌的沙拉。

"These are horror stories from a microbiological standpoint," Ben Chapman, a food safety specialist and professor at N.C. State, told NBC News. "What surprised me most was just how much food preparation happens in and around a sink after someone washes chicken."

“从微生物学的角度来看，这些都是可怕的故事，”北卡罗来纳州食品安全专家、教授本查普曼告诉NBC新闻。“最让我惊讶的是，有人洗完鸡后，水槽里和周围会有那么多的食物准备工作。”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) agrees there's no reason to rinse, saying. "Do not wash raw chicken. During washing, chicken juices can spread in the kitchen and contaminate other foods, utensils, and countertops."

美国疾病控制和预防中心(CDC)也认为没有理由清洗。“生鸡肉不要洗。在清洗过程中，鸡汤会在厨房里传播，污染其他食物、用具和台面。”

Food safety experts advise removing raw poultry from the package and placing it straight in the cooking pan; the heat from cooking will kill any bacteria lurking about. Also make sure to clean up well and wash your hands with soap and hot water.

食品安全专家建议将生禽肉从包装袋中取出，直接放入烹饪锅中;烹饪产生的热量会杀死周围潜伏的细菌。还要确保清洁好，用肥皂和热水洗手。