Category: Life Skills
How to store basil?
After buying basil, you can remove moisture and store it in the refrigerator, or keep it at room temperature for longer. To enhance the aroma of basil in your cooking, quickly fry it before cooking to enhance its richness and fragrance. Adding fresh stems and leaves just before removing from the wok to avoid prolonged…
Caviar Recipes and Preservation
Today, we’ll introduce you to a premium ingredient: authentic caviar. What exactly is caviar? Caviar refers to sturgeon eggs. “Authentic caviar” not only refers to sturgeon eggs, but also requires eggs from species of sturgeon native to the Caspian and Black Seas, which lie at the junction of Europe and Asia. Roes from the Beluga,…
How to store onions?
Today, I’ll share tips on how to keep onions fresh, including specific storage methods for whole, peeled, and chopped onions. Storing Raw Onions Dried raw onions should be stored in a cool, well-ventilated, dry environment, away from direct sunlight. If they’re wrapped in plastic bags when you buy them, remove the plastic and place them…
Extending Okra’s Shelf Life
Okra is a delicious ingredient, but its shelf life is relatively short. It’s often sold in large boxes, so it quickly turns gray and dull, losing its freshness and flavor. Today, I’ll share a simple okra storage method that can extend okra’s shelf life from about a week to a month. Okra Storage Method After…
Salt Recipes and Other Uses
Many people believe that salt is the most important seasoning, adding a touch of salt to almost every dish. But salt isn’t just a seasoning; it has many creative uses, from preventing apples from discoloring to removing stains from teacups. Today, we’ll explore these uses. Preventing Apples from Discoloring If cut apples aren’t eaten immediately,…
How to keep garlic freshest?
Garlic is an essential ingredient in Chinese cooking, and having a bunch or two of garlic in your home is perfectly normal. But how should garlic be stored? Should it be refrigerated? How can garlic be kept fresh? How to store garlic Wet, freshly harvested garlic that hasn’t been dried yet: Store in a dry,…
How to Extend the Shelf Life of Herbs
To avoid waste, here’s how to preserve fresh herbs longer. First, we need to distinguish whether the herbs are soft or hard. Are the herbs you need to preserve soft or hard? Herbs can be divided into two main categories. Simply put, they can be identified by their leaves and stems. The first category, called…
5 Ways to Melt Chocolate
Melting chocolate is neither easy nor difficult. If you don’t use the right technique, the chocolate can burn during the melting process. To make it easier, today we’ll share 5 methods for melting chocolate without burning it. Bain-Made Chocolate (Using Steam) Bain-Made Chocolate is probably the most popular method for melting chocolate. One method uses…
How to peel and store pumpkins?
Select pumpkins that have a neat shape, golden skin, and are free of insect bites. In fact, if you scrub the skin clean, you can eat the pumpkin with the skin on for even greater nutritional value. However, some people find the skin tough and brittle, so how do you cut it? Heating the pumpkin…
How to store peaches and extend their shelf life?
Peaches are one of the most perishable fruits. To prevent them from spoiling quickly, today we’ll share some correct ways to store them. Learning how to store them will help extend their shelf life. How to store ripe peaches If you’ve bought ripe peaches and want to enjoy them anytime, it’s recommended to store the…