Why are restaurant dishes so delicious and it is rarely possible to repeat recipes in home cooking with XNUMX% accuracy? Chefs often use secret ingredients that every housewife is unlikely to guess to buy. Here are some foods that will make your meal much better.
Lemongrass
Lemon grass has many names and belongs to the bluegrass or cereal family. Lemongrass has a very intense citrus aroma, and when you add it to a dish, you enrich it with flavor and aroma. The stems of the herb are very tough, so after they give the ingredients aromatic oils, the characteristic sour taste and citrus aroma, they should be removed. Lemongrass goes well with meat, fish, vegetables, as well as desserts and hot drinks.
Parsnip
Another plant that is grown for succulent roots. Outwardly, they very much resemble carrots, but the color of the parsnip is yellowish-brown, and the taste is spicy and sweet. Parsnips are used dried for soups and salads, while fresh roots are stewed, deep-fried and served as a side dish. I also use parsnips as a spice for baking desserts.
Goji berries
These berries are considered not only delicious, but also incredibly healthy superfood. Dereza vulgaris grows in China, it is from there that the ripe fruits of this plant come to us. Goji berries are added to soups and meat dishes, cereals, dairy products, salads and desserts.
Yucca
Yucca is a root vegetable from Latin America, Africa and Asia. This plant has a high nutritional value and contains many nutrients. Raw roots are very dangerous due to their cyanide content. And properly processed and cooked, they benefit the entire body. Milled and dried yucca is used to make flour and groats, and the tubers themselves are boiled in salted water or fried.
Turmeric
The roots and stems of the herbaceous plant of the ginger family are very valuable essential oils. Turmeric changes the color of food and gives it a special flavor. Turmeric powder is used as a spice, and when fresh it is mixed with ginger and brewed into tea and the anti-inflammatory drink “golden milk” according to a special recipe. Turmeric goes well with meats, fish, vegetables, soups and pastries.