Food

There are all kinds of gadgets, thermometers, and more for measuring the internal temperature of the meat. But there is a simpler way to check for this without using any complicated tools except your hands.5-Minute Crafts will show you how to test steak doneness.

Noodles are an essential part of many different Asian dishes. There are also various ways to cook them. Whether you are cooking them to make a Pad Thai dish or you just want to enjoy a bowl of noodle soup, it is important to do it right so you can get the best texture and taste.5-Minute Crafts made this instruction guide so you can learn how to prepare your noodles in the right way.

Not many people might know this, but olives are actually fruits. They are a type of stone fruit with one inside shell surrounded by a fleshy part. They come in a variety of colors and tastes, but the only difference between the colors is the ripeness.5-Minute Crafts will show you the most popular types of both green and black olives.

Typical fresh, Italian-style pasta is made from a combination of eggs and flour. If you have these 2 ingredients in your kitchen, then you have almost everything you need to make fresh pasta at home.

Many people say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and there’s a good reason for that: it provides the necessary nutrients to start your day. However, depending on where you are in the world, you will see this morning meal prepared differently. 5-Minute Crafts has created this guide to show you what breakfast looks like in 10 different countries.

Roux is a mixture of flour and fat that are cooked together and used as a thickener in a variety of sauces.

Shawarma, kebab, burrito — there are many simple and tasty dishes based on the idea of wrapping a mixture of chopped vegetables, delicious sauce, and sliced meat in a thin flatbread or tortilla. The combination of ingredients is limited only by your imagination.

It might be difficult to control the amount of sugar in the food you eat, especially when there is added sugar in lots of products. However, there are still some ways to eat less of it. 5-Minute Crafts prepared this guide to give you some useful tips on how to cut down on sugar.

Most children need to eat every 3-4 hours to get enough energy for their day. So, aside from 3 meals, younger children need at least 2 snacks a day, and older ones need at least 1. There are many healthy snacks that provide nutrients to children and help them feel full between regular meals.

Most people have experienced getting food stuck in their teeth, usually at very inconvenient times. But what can we do when it happens — no one wants to be fumbling with their teeth at a fancy dinner party or even around friends casually. That’s why 5-Minute Crafts will tell you some helpful tricks to deal with this issue the proper way.

Smoothies are blends of fruits and vegetables containing fiber, vitamins, and minerals. According to diet experts, they are nourishing snacks that should be an important part of a healthy diet.

Potatoes became an everyday product in the daily diets of residents of various countries a long time ago. It’s hard to imagine that this vegetable, or rather, a tuber, was not known to Europeans until the sixteenth century and became widespread only closer to the nineteenth century. But it was thanks to this food that the Old World displayed demographic growth. Today, there is a huge number of potato dishes to choose from.

Green tea is a beverage made from the leaves of the tea-tree plant, Camellia sinensis. The plants are cultivated mainly in Japan and China. The flavor of tea can vary depending on the climate, the peculiarities of the terrain, and the weather. All kinds of tea are made from the same leaves. The difference begins during the preparation. In the case of green tea, the leaves are quickly preserved right after harvesting. Black tea leaves are left to interact with air — to oxidize.

Baking the perfect cookie is not just achieved by following a recipe to a T. Several factors will come into play, such as using different amounts of some main ingredients. For instance, if you used less sugar in a recipe, you’ll end up with a paler, bland-tasting cookie. 5-Minute Crafts has decided to find out what happens when you do the opposite — like adding more butter and sugar to cookie dough. Discover the results of this interesting culinary experiment down below.

Even children know the simplest bread recipe. If you mix water and flour, you get dough. You can use dough to make flatbread. But your regular bread from the supermarket has a lot of other ingredients.

Avocados are one of the most versatile foods since they can be included in a wide variety of dishes. However, the flesh of these fruits can brown very quickly whenever they’re exposed to oxygen in the air, something you have probably witnessed when leaving an already cut avocado for the next day. 5-Minute Crafts will show you some simple tricks to slow down this process and keep these fruits fresh for longer.

You may get lost with the variety of options if you decide to frost a cake. The kind of topping can make a difference if your goal is also to successfully showcase your baking. 5-Minute Crafts has found out what common frosting types there are and when you can use them in your baking.

Cooking is one of the essential life skills that everyone needs to master. It is a great way to give and receive positive energy. Preparing food at home can take less time than eating out, but when starting out, it can be confusing. 5-Minute Crafts will show you how to avoid beginner’s mistakes and make the most of your leftovers.

Many of us are probably familiar with at least a few types of lettuce — a plant that is irreplaceable on the table. Fresh, crunchy, and beautiful lettuce can liven up even the most ordinary meal.

It’s no secret that American cuisine is full of delicious dishes that could easily conquer your senses. However, many people are not familiar with what exactly these preparations consist of, or when they first appeared on the menu. 5-Minute Crafts will show you the most popular foods in the United States and their characteristics.