Even if you are a professional chef, there is so much you don’t know about food. You might know how to cook and maybe even make desserts, but do you know which type of apple is the sweetest? Do you know which kind of tea you should drink when you’re feeling bloated? From cooking tips to food hacks to nutritional information, the following infographics will change the way you look at food.
Most common food allergies
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According to the FDA, there are eight major food allergens: milk, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, eggs, crustacean shellfish, wheat, and soybeans. It’s important to remember allergic reactions might happen a few minutes or hours after eating. If you believe you might be allergic to these, or any other type of food, contact your doctor.
Don’t feel well? Have some tea!
Several studies have shown that different teas have different effects on our bodies. When it comes to green tea, which is rich in caffeine and catechins, research has shown that it can boost your metabolism. Ginger tea, on the other hand, has been used to treat nausea for millennia.
What happens if you keep teeth in soda for days
Although we are not really sure what the point of this experiment was, this picture is quite entertaining to analyze. Considering no one keeps soda in their mouth for that long, this shouldn’t scare you – but it’s still fascinating to see its effect on teeth.
Your urine says a lot about your hydration levels
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You probably know that you should try to drink enough water so that your pee comes out very light-colored. But did you know totally clear urine isn’t that great either? This guide shows us what our body is telling us through the color of our pee.
How to get rid of food stains
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Few things in life are more annoying than staining your clothes while eating your favorite meal. To get rid of coffee and tea stains, rinse your clothes and dab a solution of one part white vinegar and two parts water. Oil stains are a little trickier: first, sprinkle some flour on both sides of the stain and let it sit for a few minutes. Then, rub some dish soap and rinse in hot water.
When to eat a banana
You might not know this, but bananas can be eaten at any stage of ripeness. Although we usually go for perfectly ripe bananas, underripe bananas are a great source of prebiotics for gut health and overripe bananas are at their sweetest stage. Brown bananas are perfect for smoothies, shakes, and desserts like banana pancakes.
Apple sweetness chart
As we all know, not all apples are sweet. Sure, green apples are tart, but do you know how sweet are Opal apples? This chart helps you understand how sweet or tart your favorite apple is in comparison to Granny Smith, the most tart type of apple, and Fuji, the sweetest type of apple out there.
Deconstructed Nutella
We all know Nutella is delicious. But do you know what exactly you are spreading on your bread every morning for breakfast? It turns out Nutella is not only made of hazelnuts and cocoa but also skim milk powder, palm oil, and lots and lots of sugar.
Your fingernails say a lot about your health
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If you have ever noticed indentations or color changes on your fingernails, you probably did your research and found out these things don’t just randomly happen. A few common reasons behind these issues are nutrient deficiencies, from vitamin C to iron.
How to really clean your scalp using ingredients from your pantry
If you really think about it, even those of us who wash our hair every single day probably don’t take the time to scrub our scalps as well as we should. These three recipes use only products you have in your pantry (and shampoo) to ensure your scalp is as clean as it can be.
How to test the age of an egg
Eggs are the kind of staple you always want to have in your kitchen. But this means you might end up with an egg carton that you can’t remember when it was bought. Instead of throwing them away, you can use this trick to find out if they are fresh or not. Put your eggs in a bowl filled with water, if they sink, they are fresh, if they float, they are old.
How to boil eggs
You may not know this but boiling eggs is an exact science. If you prefer boiled eggs with a runny yolk, you shouldn’t leave them in boiling water for longer than seven minutes, but if you are more of a hard-boiled egg fan, you might want to boil them for thirteen minutes.
Amount of caffeine per cup
We all have those moments when we need a little caffeine boost. For some it’s after a big meal, for others it’s a few hours before the end of a long work day. But do you know how much caffeine is in that cup of coffee you have every morning? It turns out a single shot of espresso contains 27mg of caffeine, which is less than a cup of black tea.
How to organize your fridge
You may not know this, but the temperature inside your fridge is not exactly the same in every section. While the doors are warmer, the bottom shelves are the coldest, and the drawers are more humid than the rest. This is why you should keep your condiments on the fridge door, vegetables in the drawers, and raw meat on the bottom shelves.
This is what 100 calories look like
A hundred calories sound like a lot. But it really isn’t. While the amount of calories each person should eat per day depends on several factors such as their age, metabolism, and activity level, it’s important to know how much energy the food we eat actually contains.
Chocolate chip cookie troubleshooting guide
If you have ever made cookies that did not come out as tasty as you expected, you know it can be really frustrating not knowing what went wrong with your baking process. This cheat sheet helps you understand what could have been done differently so that your next batch can be absolutely perfect.
Steak doneness guide
When it comes to steak, we all have our preferences. Some people will not eat it unless it’s perfectly well done, while others will refuse to eat a steak cooked past rare. If you are not sure how to describe your preferred level of steak doneness, you can use this helpful guide.
Amount of sugar in our favorite beverages
We all know soda is packed with sugar. But do you know how much sugar is actually hiding inside your innocent soda can? Sometimes, reading an ingredient list or analyzing a nutritional value chart isn’t enough to make us truly understand what we are putting in our bodies, we need to actually visualize it.
Anatomy of a cheese plate
Ever wondered what was the science behind the perfect cheese plate? Well, now you know. It turns out there are a few rules you should remember when putting together a nice snack for your next event: besides the cheese and some bread, you also need something sweet and something crunchy.
How to pick the perfect watermelon
There are a few things you should look out for when picking a watermelon at the grocery store. One of the most important things to observe is whether your watermelon has a yellow spot. Known as the field spot, this marks where the fruit rested on the ground at the farm. Ripe watermelons have yellow spots, not white.
Common ways to prepare eggs
As we all know, eggs are some of the most versatile ingredients to have in your kitchen. They can not only be used as ingredients for baking and cooking, but also as the main dish when it comes to breakfast. Do you prefer your eggs scrambled, poached, baked, or boiled?
The perfect brownie
The perfect brownie is different for each person. While some prefer a fudgier texture, others are more into crispier edges or richer flavors. Whatever your favorite type of brownie might be, this guide is here to help you achieve it. Just remember to pre-heat your oven and good luck!
Different types of Fried eggs
It turns out sunny side up isn’t just a synonym for fried egg, but a type of fried egg. If you don’t like a runny yolk, you might prefer over-hard eggs instead. But if you are feeling adventurous, you can try over-easy or over-medium eggs. Which one is your favorite?
How long meat can be kept in the fridge
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You probably know you can’t store raw meat in the fridge for a whole week, but do you know how long it can actually be refrigerated before cooking or freezing? According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, raw pork and beef can be kept in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days, while raw chicken can only be stored in the fridge for 1 to 2 days.
How to make the perfect mason jar salad
Bringing your own food to work is a great way to ensure you are eating healthy food and saving money. A simple yet tasty lunch option that can be prepared in only a few minutes is a mason jar salad. Make sure to start with the dressing so it remains on the bottom and build your way up with dry ingredients. Voilà.
How to obtain the most juice from a lime
Have you been cutting your limes in half and squeezing them thinking you were getting all the juice they have to offer? Maybe you should give this technique a try. If you slice your limes in three parts, then slice the middle part in three smaller slices, you will get even more juice.
How to pick your wine
If you love wine but never know how to pick the right type, pay attention to this chart. If you prefer light and fruity wine, Lambrusco and Riesling are great options for you. But if you are more into earthy and heavy flavors, you might prefer Shiraz or Chianti.
Homemade ice cream
Next time you are craving ice cream, instead of running to the store, give this recipe a try. All you need to do is mix heavy cream, sugar, vanilla extract and a little bit of salt in a mason jar and shake it for five minutes. After that, freeze it for three hours while you watch a movie and voila. Your homemade ice cream is done.
How to set a table
If you are anything like us, all you know about setting a table is you are supposed to place forks on the left side of the plate and knives on the right. But obviously, there’s a lot more to setting a formal dinner table than just these three simple elements. For example, where do the soup spoons go? What about the seafood forks?
The risk of Contaminated Food
Food safety is crucial, especially when considering the survival of STDs outside the body. While most STDs die quickly after leaving the body, Hepatitis A can persist and is easily transmitted through contaminated food and drinks. Consuming even small traces of infected fecal matter in prepared food can lead to transmission. This highlights the importance of handwashing after restroom use to prevent such contamination.
Knife guide
Unless you are a chef, you have probably only heard of one or two of these knives. Sure, we all have steak knives at home, but have you ever heard of Santoku knives? How many people own crinkle-cut knives? Well, if you are looking for ways to improve your cooking, this might be a good place to start.
How to pick a watermelon
There are a few things you should consider when buying a watermelon: its ground spot, its webbing, its gender, and its stem tail. While yellow and orange spots ensure you will have a tastier watermelon, a dry stem means you are getting a ripe watermelon. When it comes to sweetness, look for rounder watermelons with larger webbing”.
Balancing the flavors of your meal
When it comes to cooking, there is nothing more frustrating than adding too much of an ingredient that completely changes the taste of your dish. But it turns out there is a way to fix that. If your dish is too spicy, try adding some sour cream or coconut milk, but if it’s too salty, a little bit of lemon might do the trick.
How to brew the perfect cup of tea
Making the perfect cup of tea is an exact science. Depending on the type of tea you prefer, you might need to keep the tea bag in water for a few extra minutes. For example, while white tea takes 2 to 3 minutes to make, herbal tea might take up to 6 minutes.
The pasta guide
There are hundreds of types of pasta in the world. From spaghetti to penne to ravioli to cannelloni, the amount of shapes is endless. The ones above, however, are some of the most common types of pasta you will encounter at an Italian restaurant or at the grocery store.
Different types of spoons
If you’ve always thought there were only regular spoons and teaspoons, this image is here to prove you wrong. It turns out there are several types of spoons out there and they are all meant to serve very different purposes. We had no idea eating boiled eggs required a specialized spoon, did you?!
Different Vegetable Cutting Styles
It’s time to learn how to cut vegetables! Did you know that a brunoise cut is not the same thing as a dice? And that a batononette cut is not the same as a allumette? There are even different size specifications when it comes to dicing your vegetables. Anyway, here’s a very helpful guide to help you cut your vegetables with a dime for scale.
How to make pancakes
If you are not happy with the way your pancakes turn out, this troubleshooting guide might be pretty helpful. Avoid using too much milk and eggs if you want your pancakes to be fluffier, and go easy on the pancake mix if they are too fluffy. But, obviously, at the end of the day, it all boils down to preference. There’s no right or wrong way to make pancakes.
How to cut your cheese
Did you know there were right and wrong ways to cut different types of cheese? While hard cheeses are meant to be cut in batons and rectangles, soft cheeses are supposed to be cut into slices. Pyramid-shaped cheeses should be cut into quarters, then into 1/4 inch slices.
How to Cut A Recipe In Half
As we all know, baking is an exact science. This means every recipe should be followed with precision in order to achieve the best results. So if you want to halve a recipe, you should make sure you are actually only using half the ingredients.
The best type of onion for each recipe
Yes, the type of onion you use matters. While sweet onions are better for frying, red onions are ideal for eating raw, white onions are great for making your dishes crispy, shallots are good for seasoning dishes, and yellow onions can be used in anything.
Visual Guide to Cooking Temperatures
Need help figuring out the right temperature to cook meat? While the recommended temperature for cooking chicken is 165°F, pork and fish should be cooked at 145°F. When it comes to beef, it depends on whether you prefer your steak rare or well done.
Food & wine pairing chart
Some prefer dry, others prefer sweet, but we all have our favorite kind of wine. If you have ever wondered how to pair your favorite type of wine with food, this chart is for you. While starches go with almost any type of wine, red meat and desserts only really match a couple of types of wine.
How to combine spices and food
If cooking doesn’t come naturally to you, combining spices with your food probably doesn’t either. This cheat sheet is a great starting point for those meals that you just don’t know how to spice. In our opinion, though, you can never go wrong with garlic.
When to use each mixer attachment
If you enjoy baking, you probably have a mixer at home. Whether it’s a stand mixer or a hand mixer, it certainly has a few different attachments you can use. But what’s the difference between its paddle, whisk and dough hook? Well, the paddle is meant to be used when making cookies and cake, while the dough hook is used for bread. The whisk, well, you guessed it, is meant for whisking.
Where to find vitamins
We all know vitamins are important, but do you know how to get them? If you eat lots of fruits and vegetables, chances are you are getting all of your vitamins. But what if you are a picky eater or just don’t enjoy cooking? Well, hopefully this chart will help you figure out what you should be eating to get all the vitamins your body needs.
Donut glossary
We suddenly can’t stop salivating. This gorgeous picture of colorful donuts not only taught us that each donut shape has its own name but also that we want to eat each one of these of them right now. But honestly, who would have imagined that there are over twenty types of donuts?!
How to store your fruits
If you avoid buying fresh fruits because you don’t know how to store them, this chart will change your life. The red text refers to where you should store your food, while the blue text refers to how to store it and the green refers to how long it will keep before it goes bad.
Wild plants you can eat in the wilderness
If you ever get lost in the wilderness, don’t worry. There are several wild plants that are absolutely safe to eat. While we wouldn’t recommend eating anything you are not 100% sure is safe, it’s definitely good to know that plants such as dandelions, pine nuts, and bamboo will give you some nutrition in an emergency.
Perfect boiled eggs every time
The perfect boiled egg depends on what you are eating it with. While hard-boiled eggs are great for making deviled eggs and egg-based sauces, soft-boiled eggs are perfect for noodle soups and toast. When it comes to egg salads, medium-boiled eggs are the best option.
All these vegetables are actually the same plant
You already probably knew that broccoli and cauliflower are related, but did you know that they are also related to turnips, cabbage, kale, and kohlrabi? It turns out all these vegetables are actually different parts of the same plant, the Brassica Oleracea.
Easy spice combinations
Coming up with spice combinations for your meals can be a little overwhelming. Thankfully, this chart can help you figure out which spices go together so you don’t have to worry about ruining your food. We are big fans of Italian seasoning – you can never go wrong with some oregano, thyme, and garlic.
From raw to hard-boiled
If you are very specific when it comes to your eggs, this picture might help you understand how long you need to boil them in order to achieve the highest level of perfection. The numbers on each egg represent how many minutes they were boiled for. In our opinion, the 07:30 egg looks perfect.
International Yogurts
Did you know different types of yogurt have different nutritional values? While Icelandic yogurt is extremely rich in protein, traditional American yogurt has a third of its amount of protein. American yogurt is also the highest in sugar when compared to Greek, Icelandic, Australian, and Bulgarian yogurt.
Encyclopedia of sandwiches
If we had to guess how many types of sandwiches exist, we would have definitely not guessed forty. But now that we’re looking at this we’re guessing there are probably even more kinds of sandwiches out there that we just don’t know or can’t remember… Crazy!
Most common types of coffee
How do you like your coffee? While a latte is a great option for a lazy morning, there is nothing like a double espresso after a big lunch. What about a glace? We had never heard of this one before, but it sounds amazing. You can’t go wrong with chocolate, ice cream and coffee.
Different Types of Vegetable Cutting Styles
It turns out slicing and dicing vegetables isn’t as simple as just using a knife to cut your vegetables. It requires not only lots of practice but also math since each type of cut is actually meant to have specific measurements. While a Batonnet is the size of a French fry, a Brunoise is a 1/8″ cube.
The perfect omelet
The trick to making perfect omelets every time? Sauteeing the toppings before preparing your meal. Next time you decide to make a quick omelet, try chopping your toppings and sauteeing them before adding them to the pan. It will take your meal to the next level.
Most popular European dishes
This map is making us wish we could just drop everything and get on the first flight to Europe. Each European country has such a rich cuisine that we could probably spend a whole year just traveling from city to city trying their traditional dishes every day without having to eat the same thing twice.
POOP CHART GUIDE
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Poop comes in all different shapes, sizes, and textures! If you want to know that your number two says about your health, here is a guide that explains the different types of bowel movements you may experience. Depending on what you eat can say a lot about how your poop will look. Say healthy!
The Scoville scale of hot peppers
The Scoville scale ranks chilli peppers based on their spiciness. While bell peppers are at the bottom of the scale, tabasco and cayenne peppers are right in the middle. Reaching 3,180,000 Scoville heat units, Pepper X is allegedly the hottest pepper in the world.
Different types of Beef cuts
If you are a meat lover, this chart will definitely help you choose the perfect beef cut for your next bbq. Tomahawk, ribeye, T-bone, porterhouse, sirloin, fillet, rump, flank, skirt, brisket, flat iron – the options are practically endless.
Types of Sashimi
Call us uncultured but we had no idea there were so many different types of sashimi. Some of the most common types of raw fish used to make sashimi are salmon, tuna, octopus, scallop, horse mackerel, and sea urchin.
The life cycle of a strawberry
This beautiful picture shows how amazing nature is. Did you know strawberries are flowers before they become fruits? When strawberry plants grow, they produce up to eight flowers. Each flower has petals, which fall off eventually, and yellow centers that become strawberry fruits.
Food that regrows itself
As you probably know, it is possible to use your kitchen scraps to grow your own salad. You might even have seen people propagating spring onions in water, but there are so many other vegetables that can also be regrown. A few options for you to experiment with propagating are ginger, onion, garlic, mushroom, potato, and even pineapple.
Vegetable cooking cheat sheet
Most vegetables can be boiled, steamed or sautéed, but do you know which ones can’t? It turns out corn and beets shouldn’t be sautéed, and artichokes might need to boil for a whole hour. Beets also take a long time to steam: it is recommended to cook them this way for 40 to 60 minutes.
Some of The different types of potatoes
If you thought these were all the different types of potatoes available out there, you thought wrong. There are more than 4,000 varieties of native potatoes, as well as 180 wild potato species, in the world. Some of the most common types of potatoes, though, are russet, red, fingerling, and sweet potatoes.
Pizza styles
If you thought all pizzas were created equal, this chart will prove you wrong. While the original pizza, the Neopolitan pizza, is thin and cooked in a wood-fired oven, Chicago’s famous deep-dish pizza is stuffed with lots and lots of cheese and all kinds of toppings.
Stages of life of a blackberry
How cool is this picture?! It turns out that, just like strawberries, blackberries turn from flowers into fruits. Another interesting fact about these delicious berries is that it takes over a year for them to produce a full crop after planting blackberry seeds.
5 ways to make a tomato sandwich
There are several different ways to make a tomato sandwich. The most basic version of this snack consists only of white bread, mayonnaise, tomato, and salt, but a more intricate recipe could involve french toast, butter mayo, all kinds of heirloom tomatoes, and even pickled onions.
Traditional way of purifying water
Ever wondered how people made water potable before water filters were a thing? Pebbles were used to filter out solid objects, then sand filtered smaller objects in the water, charcoal filtered even smaller things, sand filtered charcoal, gravel re-filtered the liquid, then the twigs held everything in place.
ALTERNATIVES TO SUGAR
When we have a sweet tooth it might be hard to find something tasty and sweet without all the added sugar and calories. This guide provides different sugar alternatives from natural sweeteners like Stevia or honey. These measurements can help you determine how much to use as well.
nutritional guide for semen
This is probably something you didn’t learn in your university anatomy class, but here we are. Learning something about the male body most of us probably never knew before. There’s a reason why we say ‘you are what you eat.’ When it comes to semen, the taste can be affected by what men eat. The sweeter the food, the sweeter the sperm.