29 Incredibly Cool Charts About Cooking And Food That Will Make You So Much Smarter
1.This chart in the menu of a Japanese restaurant explains the etiquette for eating sushi, and honestly I had no idea (I definitely mix wasabi and soy sauce, sorry):
2.This delightfully hand-drawn chart explains the difference in coffee beans:
3.Mmmmm...this chart lists all the best cheese dishes in the world:
In case you're wondering what Raclette is (and you know you are), it's a Swiss dish where delicious, creamy melted cheese is scraped onto (usually) potatoes:
4.What's the difference between a rare, medium rare, medium, medium well, and well done steak? This chart has the answer:
5.And this chart explains the cooking differences for burgers:
6.Never wonder, "Wait...do I put the veggies in the water before or after I boil it?" ever again:
7.Make box cake taste like it was baked by the fanciest bakery in town with these easy tips:
8.Here's the ultimate chart for understanding apples:
9.Here's a chart that takes the mystery out of knowing which onion to use:
10.This chart shows you the most popular sandwich in every US state, from Alabama (pulled chicken with white sauce) to Wyoming (trout sandwich):
11.This chart tells you which tea to drink in every situation:
12.This chart takes the mystery out of coffee:
13.This chart makes buying sliced meat a cinch:
14.This one explains how to slice a lime to get the most juice out of it (and spoiler...most of us are doing it wrong):
15.And this chart explaining when you should eat a banana has made me rethink my whole life (or at least when I eat bananas):
16.This chart has all the deets on how you can pick a perfect watermelon:
17.This trick for measuring out rice and water is a game-changer:
18.This is just kind of interesting — here's how to know what state your milk is from:
19.And this chart shows you where common foods are grown in the United States:
20.Now you can speak food fluently on both sides of the pond:
21.This chart shows why you should consider Nutella — delicious as it may be — a dessert treat and not a healthy snack:
22.This chart will basically make you a wine expert:
23.And — LOL — this chart tells you how to perfectly pair wine and donuts:
24.This is what a strawberry looks like throughout its life cycle, and, wow, I did not know it looked like a flower at one point:
25.This is supposed to be KFC's secret recipe — and according to former employees, it's right:
In the comments on Reddit, a self-proclaimed former KFC employee confirmed the mix above is correct, and added more detail on how to make chicken KFC-style.
26.This chart shows you what 1,500 calories looks like at 25 different fast-food restaurants (and I think I'd pick the Panda Express meal...how about you?):
27.This one shows you how to test an egg for freshness:
28.This chart explains all of the different types of spoons (and it made me think, there's a soda spoon?!):
29.And this chart explains all the different dinner place settings, which I'll remember for the next time the King of England invites me over:
