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Why do some housewives add vinegar and soda when boiling potatoes: not everyone knows about this
14.08.2023 14:02
Some housewives do not add any additional ingredients when cooking potatoes, limiting themselves to regular salt.
However, sometimes you can hear recommendations regarding very strange and unexpected components.
Sometimes cooks add vegetable oil or butter to speed up the cooking process of the side dish and also to make the potatoes a little more tender and pleasant to the taste. Other cooks add spices, garlic or herbs to give a special aroma.
However, sometimes you can learn more interesting secrets.
Why add vinegar and soda when cooking potatoes?
The role of soda
As a rule, soda is only required if you plan to cook the potatoes in the oven. Thanks to the powder, the vegetable will become crumbly, tasty and tender.
These potatoes literally melt in your mouth.
During the cooking process, no more than half a small spoon of soda is required per kilogram of product.
What is the role of vinegar?
Vinegar is mainly used to prevent potatoes with their skins from cracking during cooking. The fact is that the skin often does not withstand heat treatment.
So a small amount of vinegar will simply keep the peel intact.
