Popular foods we cook and eat wrong

For chefs who are partial to their products, it can come as a real shock how people handle food. Of course, no one has the right to tell a person how he should eat this or that dish, but in some cases it is simply impossible to remain silent, says AdMe.ru.

1. Sushi nigiri

For some reason, it is considered correct to take them with chopsticks and dip them in soy sauce, although it is obvious that dipped rice can fall apart. In Japan, sushi is turned over to dip the fish in the sauce. By the way, eating sushi with chopsticks is also wrong. In expensive Japanese restaurants, sushi is taken with your fingers. © Eugene Lim / Quora

2. Feta cheese

It was only after many years that I learned that feta cheese must be rinsed well with cold water before use. The fact is that if you do not rinse the brine in which it is stored, the cheese turns out to be too salty, and its taste is lost. For some reason, they don't write about this on the packaging! © Silvia Botz / Quora

3. Spaghetti bolognese

The world famous spaghetti bolognese is such a ridiculous combination that it’s awkward to say. It's very simple: the sauce, which, by the way, is not called bolognese, but stew, is best served with egg dough pasta. Spaghetti is a bad idea because it is too slippery and you have to pick up the sauce with a fork. It is good that there are egg pasta pasta such as fettuccine or tagliatelle: their rough surface holds the meat sauce much better. © Antonello Frau / Quora

4. Bacon

Are you still frying bacon? Stop this and turn on the oven. Yes, it will take about 20 minutes, but the result is worth it. The fact is that the pan is too hot and the heat is unevenly distributed. As a result, you end up with pieces that are warmed on one side and still undercooked on the other. At the same time, in the oven, the bacon cooks more slowly and becomes more uniform. © Jason Siegel / Quora

5. Chocolate

I attended a chocolate taster course and now I know that in order to feel the full palette of tastes, you have to let the chocolate melt a little in your mouth. But honestly, I still eat it just like that. © ts1985 / Reddit

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6. Tortillas

The tortillas that you buy in the store or order from cafes and restaurants are essentially not ready yet. You need to put them in a hot frying pan so that they swell a little, and only then eat. But most people just chew them cold, flat, and completely tasteless. © athaliah / Reddit

7. A hen

Everyone advises soaking the bird in brine to make it more juicy. But in reality, you just make it more wet and softer. The chicken that you buy in the supermarket is grown in a factory where the poultry's muscles simply could not form normally, so all meat is about the same consistency and taste. And to increase the mass, water is pumped into the carcasses, which, in principle, makes the idea of ​​soaking meaningless. You need to understand that the French recipe for stewed rooster was invented for the preparation of old and wiry roosters who have lived an interesting life, and not for modern chubby broilers. They need a completely different approach. © Malcolm Minchin / Quora

8. Steak

Make sure to rest the steak before serving. Alas, no one does this in restaurants, because it will increase the waiting time, and who needs complaints about cold meat? But actually a well-rested piece of tenderloin is divine. First of all, because when cutting, juice does not flow out of it. But more important is the taste, which is obtained when the fat begins to solidify. Cutting a slightly cooled steak into thin strips and adding salt makes it look like tuna sashimi. Try it and you will even forget your first school love! © Steve Carroll / Quora

9. Mayonnaise in a hamburger

In picking up a hamburger, an important role is played by which half of the bun to grease with mayonnaise. I am not kidding. Think about why mayonnaise is in a burger at all? Obviously not in order to make it more juicy and fatty - that's enough. The uniqueness of mayonnaise is that this emulsion is able to bind both liquid and fat. Therefore, the mayonnaise on the bottom half of the bun is mixed with all the juices, turns into almost a creamy sauce, and also protects the bun from moisture. If you spread mayonnaise on the top half, it just stays there, that's all. © Jesse Sutton / Quora

10. Apple peel

Peeling apples is very bad. This practically does not affect their calorie content, but it reduces the fiber content by 2 times. In addition, eating apple peel reduces the risk of certain cancers, such as liver and colon cancer. It contains triterpenoids, which have the property of destroying cancer cells and preventing the formation of new ones. © Tracy Morgan / Quora

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11. Boiled potatoes

When I boil potatoes, I always put them in cold water, and only then I put them on the fire. The fact is that if you put potatoes in boiling water, they cook on the outside much faster than on the inside. And when the water heats up gradually, the temperature is evenly distributed. © Beth Goldowitz / Quora

12. Surströmming

I am originally from Sweden, and for me watching videos of foreigners eating surstroemming is unbearable! Well yes, it smells bad, but it needs to be rinsed before use. And then you take a loaf of bread, butter, a slice of potatoes, and a small piece of herring. It is very salty and flavorful, you don't need to eat a whole fillet at a time. You can also add a little sour cream and red onions. In general, please google it! © imroroyo / Reddit

13. Salt and sugar

You need to salt all dishes, including sweet ones. For example, if you are cooking sweet milk oatmeal or rice porridge, you first need to salt it until it tastes good and then sweeten it (this is much more difficult in reverse order). Such a dish will be much tastier than porridge without salt. Almost all sweet dishes taste better if they are salted. © SPICERACK.RU/Pikabu

14. Tofu

I have seen many times how people take a piece of tofu, heat it, eat it and say, "No, I guess it's not mine after all." Jesus, tofu is a sponge for flavors! You must at least first squeeze the liquid out of it, add spices and do not forget a little fat and salt. For example, you can take tofu, squeeze, quickly marinate in a mixture of soy and hot sauces, add black pepper, cumin, a drop of liquid smoke, then cut into pieces and fry. It will be an incredible explosion of flavor. © brodoyouevenscript / Reddit

15. Caesar salad"

Nobody cooks or eats this salad right. The fact is that a real "Caesar" should be served with whole leaves of romaine lettuce and eaten with your hands. Yes, I'm serious. If it's not served like that, then it's some kind of garbage, not a salad. Personally, I only worked in one restaurant, which made a normal "Caesar". The rest followed the lead of the idiots and cut everything into pieces. And even in this unique place, there were people who returned the salad to the kitchen, because it was "not cut". Adults ... However, there was one guy that I still think warmly about: he ate Caesar with his hands, and after him there were only unflavored bases of lettuce leaves on the plate. I will never forget this dude! © EET_SALAD_RIGHT / Reddit

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