Dr. Karan Rajan, an NHS surgeon, teamed up with health influencer Cory Rodriguez in a viral reel to share science-backed tips on cooking everyday foods for better health and fewer side effects like onion tears or post-spicy bloating.
1. Chill an onion before you cut it
If you chill an onion before cutting it, the cold temperature slows down the release of the irritating onion gas, making you cry less.
2. Let the garlic sit before you cook it
If you cut up garlic and leave it out for 15 minutes before you cook it, then the immune-supporting compound allicin has time to fully develop before it's exposed to heat.
3. Add salt to black coffee
If you add a small pinch of salt to black coffee, then the salt blocks the bitterness receptors on your tongue, making the coffee taste way smoother and requiring less sugar.
4. Put the mushrooms in the sunlight
If you put mushrooms in the sun for 20 minutes before you eat them, then they could absorb sunlight and become higher in vitamin D2.
5. Yoghurt to beat the spice
If you eat yoghurt after eating something spicy, then the casein protein from yoghurt helps to wash away the capsaicin from the spicy food and helps cool that burning sensation.
6. Put flour in the freezer
If you put flour in the freezer for two days after you first buy it, then the cold temperature can kill the weevil bugs that are sometimes living inside.
Source: Hindustan Times
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