Food

It’s no secret that Mexican food is full of bright colors, fresh ingredients, and delicious flavors that can easily make you a fan of this type of cuisine. However, if you’ve been wondering what the most common preparations are, you’ve come to the right place. 5-Minute Crafts has created this guide to show you some of the most popular Mexican dishes and their main characteristics.

There are various cheese knives designed to cut different cheese types. For example, gourmands that follow strict table etiquette won’t use the same knife to cut soft and hard cheeses. To learn how to pair knives with specific cheeses, read on 5-Minute Crafts’ guide about 7 common types of cheese knives.

Spices have a significant place in culinary and food culture. They’re often used to give the food a different taste, aroma, and smell. Adding flavor to your meals and doing it yourself will save you a lot of money and ensure consistency in your recipes, but also it’ll provide a lot of conveniences. You can also make your blends gluten-free. 5-Minute Crafts rounded up some widely known spice blend recipes so you can mix them yourself and keep them on hand for whenever you need them.

Perhaps each of us have over boiled the pasta or rice or overdid the meat at least once in our lifetime. Sometimes you get distracted for only a couple of minutes and the dinner is spoiled. Fortunately, things are often not as bad as it seems and the situation can be fixed.

When you’re cooking or preparing food, cleanliness is essential. Keeping your kitchen clean will prove useful against bacteria and the risk of cross-contamination. However, not all food works in the same way, and rinsing certain foods will actually increase the risk of contamination in your kitchen.5-Minute Crafts has prepared a guide highlighting 5 foods that should be rinsed before consumption, and 5 foods that you should refrain from rinsing.

Millions of people around the world like to enjoy a cup of coffee early in the morning, but owning a coffee maker stands out as a convenient and cost-effective alternative to having to buy your coffee elsewhere. 5-Minute Crafts has prepared a simple guide for you to get more acquainted with the process of making your own coffee with a coffee maker. ❗ Important: This article covers the standard procedure of making an Americano in a drip coffee maker.

Making the perfect chocolate chip cookie can take time and many tries. Sometimes they turn out too chewy, other times too crispy, and you may think you just can’t get it right. Because of this, 5-Minute Crafts gathered 6 major tips to help you with this.

Toasts for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, rolls for dinner — wheat bread is a main food for many people. The bulk of today’s breads, on the other hand, are manufactured from refined wheat, which has been stripped of the majority of its fiber and nutrients. 5-Minute Crafts shares several products that can be used to replace white bread, which may be useful if you want to chose a healthier alternative.

Even if you regularly enjoy spicy food, sometimes the heat may be too much, prompting us to need an instant solution to bring down the spiciness levels. While there is no magic solution for this, the science behind hot food shows that this is nothing more than a chemical reaction, which means that there are different things you can eat and drink to alleviate the pain. In this article, 5-Minute Crafts will tell you what to reach for and what to avoid when you’re looking to turn down the heat. ❗ Warning: The following methods are useful in helping you cope with the burning sensation, but nothing will instantly take it away. Always proceed with caution when eating spicy food.

Perhaps each of us has heard about a drink with growing popularity, green matcha tea, at least once. In addition to the difference in taste and cultivation methods, it also differs from ordinary green tea by the method of brewing. All because just pouring boiling water over the matcha and letting it brew means getting something completely different from what you need.

There’s nothing better than eating a delicious steak or braised beef properly cooked. However, the process of going into a store and choosing a beef cut can be overwhelming due to the numerous options available. 5-Minute Crafts will present 8 of the most common beef cuts. We’ll cover the basics: their origin, characteristics, cooking tips, and portion cuts (the cuts of meat that are found in stores, like ribs).

Black garlic can often be seen in stores and on menus at restaurants. At first glance, it looks like a new unusual type of vegetable. But, in fact, it’s ordinary white garlic that has been cooked in a special way.

When you slap some ingredients inside 2 slices of bread, you get a sandwich. If you place your favorite fillings on a thin flatbread, roll it into an open-end or a closed piece, that’s a wrap. They seem easy to make, and everyone has their way of folding them. Whether rolled into a cylinder or folded like an envelope, ensure it’s nice and tight to avoid spillage. 5-Minute Crafts prepared an ultimate guide to show you the ropes on securing the edges of your wraps to relish fully while eating.

Ketchup is a popular sauce made from tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, salt, and other spices. And now we’re going to find out how to make ketchup ourselves.

Every upcoming holiday is best celebrated when we have good food on our table. Bringing the family together and sharing such moments makes everything memorable and remarkable. Kids love eating themed food, and since Easter is coming, 5-Minute Crafts prepared a couple of cool Easter snacks that are really easy to make.

Vegetables are a perfect and healthy garnish for many dishes. Thanks to quick freezing technologies, we can eat them all year round. But how do we cook them so that they stay tasty and don’t lose nutrients and vitamins?

Quail eggs are considered a delicacy in many countries of the world. Even though they are similar to chicken eggs in taste, the nutritional value and ways of cooking quail eggs and chicken eggs are different.

A salad is a quick and simple entrée, lunch, or dinner accompaniment prepared with just a few ingredients. Although it might not be enough for a healthy diet alone, if you diversify what you put inside, it can keep you full. Everyone has different tastes when it comes to salad. While some prefer to have extra vegetables with a creamy dressing, others enjoy their salads ultra-simple without any dressing but with proteins, fruits, etc. 5-Minute Crafts rounded up some tips and directions to help you turn your side salad into the most delicious part of the meal.

You can make a tasty and flaky pie in just 30 minutes using ready-made puff pastry. The pie can be both sweet and nourishing, depending on the chosen filling. These pastries are a real lifesaver that will help feed your family and help you quickly get ready to welcome guests.

Cream soup is cooked using cream or milk as the main ingredient. Before adding either of them, a vegetable base blended to the consistency of a puree is made. This dish is quite easy to cook, and you can get creative with the variations even during the cooking process.