Master of Life_Thoughtful Living Habits (Part 4)

1. Mold-free dried persimmons, lightly blanched in water and dried

When making dried persimmons, the peeled persimmons are hung on a thin string and blanched in hot water while holding the string in your hand before drying. If you detoxify it like this, mold will not form and you will have clean dried persimmons. Blanching in warm water should be done quickly.

2. How to dry and store bamboo shoots for a long time

Bamboo shoots should be dried and stored. All you have to do is to blanch the bamboo shoots and dry them in the sun. First, remove the soft part at the end and cut the hard part of the stem to an appropriate length so that the round cross section is visible. When you want to cook food, just soak the dried ones in water for a long time.

3. Do not store juicy vegetables in the freezer

It is a big mistake to think that putting food in the freezer will keep it fresh forever. In particular, vegetables with a lot of moisture, such as radishes, cabbages, garlic, celery, and potatoes, may go bad because only the water is separated and frozen when put in the freezer. Also, milk, eggs, and frozen fish that have been thawed once should not be put in the freezer.

4. Beer, the best tasting temperature is 10℃

Usually beer is made to froth deliciously when the temperature is around 10℃. In short, beer tastes best when you drink it at this temperature. To do this, beer must be stored at a temperature of 5°C in summer and 8°C in winter. It would be nice if it was cool, but if it is too cold, the beer won't foam well and the beer will taste bad.

5. To enjoy the taste of beer, drink it with bubbles

Foam plays a very large role in the taste of beer. It is said that it tastes best when the ratio of beer to foam is 8:2, and the degree to which the fine foam completely covers the surface of the beer is appropriate. This is because moderate foam prevents the smell of beer from escaping and alleviates the stimulation of hops. Usually, when pouring beer, the cup is tilted to prevent foaming, which is a bad habit and rather reduces the taste of beer. The secret to a delicious drink is to place the cup horizontally and pour the beer lightly to prevent too much foam.

6. Quick freezing of beer, electric fan is special

Of course, putting it in the fridge cools the beer, but a fan is more useful when you're in a hurry. If you wrap the beer bottle well in a towel and place it in front of a fan, the vaporization heat will be taken away and the beer will cool down quickly. If you re-wet the towel when it is dry, the effect is even better.

7. Beer cups lose their taste if they are smeared with food grease.

Beer foam is essential for a delicious beer. However, these bubbles are very sensitive and will dissipate if they come into contact with even the slightest amount of oil. So if you pour beer into a greasy beer cup, the foam settles and the taste runs away. On the other hand, when drinking beer while eating greasy food such as Chinese food, it is good to wipe the oil around your mouth before drinking.

8. Leftover black tea tastes better when frozen in the freezer

If you burn too much coffee or tea and have leftovers, it tastes better if you freeze them in the freezer. When drinking iced tea or iced coffee, if you add it instead of regular ice, the drink will not become watery and you can enjoy it.

9. If you add salt to barley tea, the fragrance is amazing

In the summer, nothing quenches your thirst like cool barley tea. Put barley tea in hot water, boil it at a temperature that is not too high, and cool it before drinking it. On the other hand, adding a little salt when boiling barley tea in water enhances its aroma.

10. 80% of vitamin C in green tea comes out in the first cup.

One cup of green tea contains 6 mg of vitamin C. This is 1/12 of the daily requirement. However, since 80% of the vitamins contained in the leaves are already extracted when the tea is brewed for the first time, vitamins cannot be supplemented even if the tea is brewed several times without changing the leaves. Also, the same amount of green tea contains more caffeine than coffee, and this is also 80 to 90% in the first brewed cup.

11. Sugar cubes, large and small, must be varied to make sense

The preference for enjoying the sweetness of coffee or tea varies from person to person. Even the sweetness has subtle characteristics, and unlike powdered sugar, sugar cubes are difficult to control. Also, the taste of tea may differ depending on the size of the sugar cube, even if it is the same two. Therefore, if you prepare sugar cubes of various sizes and drink tea, you can enjoy the sweetness according to your taste.

12. Freeze clear ice, boiled and cooled water

When you freeze ice at home, it becomes invisible ice, but once you use boiled and cooled water, the ice becomes transparent. In this way, it looks appetizing and cool when you put it in Yangju Nice Coffee and eat it.

13. The handle of the coffee cup, the manner to go to the right

Sometimes coffee shop workers leave the handles of tea or coffee cups to the left when viewed by customers. When the glass is placed in this way, the customer must turn the glass 180° and bring the handle to the right to drink. When serving tea to guests, care must be taken to place the handle on the guest's right side. However, if you know in advance that the customer is left-handed, you should consider putting the handle on the left.