Foods that are often discarded can t be thought of

 9:20am, 3 June 2025

With the advancement of agricultural production technology and the improvement of people's living standards, people's needs in food can be easily met, but at the same time, the pursuit of exquisite food has also led to food waste. In the kitchen, some food is thrown away by people as "garbage" but in fact, these foods are all treasures!

Ingredients that are often discarded, you can't think of a wonderful method

1. The wonderful use of watermelon peel

(1) Cut off the green skin, cut it into small squares or thin strips, add salt, soy sauce, sugar and other seasonings, and stir-fry with peppers, crisp, sweet and delicious.

(2) Put the peeled and cut melon strips into small pieces or strips into water and boil them. Then add tomatoes, eggs, and some soups not only taste good and color good, but also can consume diuretics.

(3) Cut the peeled melon peel into thin strips, marinate with salt for 2 to 3 hours, drain the brine, and stir with soy sauce, vinegar or sesame oil and other seasonings, and then eat.

(4) Cut the peeled melon peel into thin slices, put them in a bowl, spread ham slices on top, add seasonings, and steam them in a pot. The taste is delicious and fragrant.

2. The wonderful use of leftover beer

(1) Use beer to dilute the flour. Drizzle on sliced ​​meat or shredded meat, and the meat is tender and delicious. Especially when cooking beef in this way, the effect is better.

(2) Beer can add deliciousness to cold tea. Soak the dish in beer and cook it. Take it out as soon as the wine boils, and add some flavoring.

(3) Mix some beer in the water when doughing, and the baked small thin bread is crispy and fragrant.

(4) Knead the toasted dough into the appropriate amount of beer. The bread is easy to bake and has a nearly meaty flavor.

(5) When making fatter meat or fish with more fat, adding a glass of beer can eliminate greasy taste and taste very refreshing.

(6) Soak the chicken to be used in salt, pepper and beer for 1 to 2 hours to remove the chicken's mutton smell.

3. The wonderful uses of salt

(1) If you want the flowers to bloom more colorfully, just water a little salt water in the flower pot.

(2) Washing frostbite with saline can relieve itching.

(3) Drinking a glass of light salt water in the morning will help to smooth the bowel movement.

(4) Applying salt water to the skin scalded by boiling water can relieve pain.

(6) When taking a bath, put some salt in the water to treat skin diseases.

(7) When frying food, put a little salt into the oil pan, and the oil will not splash out.

(8) When boiling eggs with broken shells, put some salt in the water and the egg whites will not flow out.

(9) Mash the carrots and mix some salt to wipe off the blood on the clothes.

(10) To prevent the clothes from fading when washing clothes, you can put some salt in the water.

(11) A glass or porcelain bowl cooked in salt water is not prone to cracking.

(12) Use salt to wipe off the black spots on the copperware.

4. The wonderful uses of rice washing water

(1) Washing light-colored clothes with rice washing water is easy to remove dirt and the color is bright.

(2) The precipitated rice washing water and then heated water can be used to slurry clothes.

(3) Wash your hands with rice water, which can moisturize your skin.

(4) Gargling your mouth with rice water can treat bad breath or oral ulcers.

(5) Put the fishy smell in the rice washing water with salt and rub it, and then rinse it with clean water to remove the fishy smell.

(6) Soak the bacon in rice water for a long time to remove some salty flavor.

(7) It is better to wash bacon with rice water than to wash it with clean water.

(8) Wash the pig's belly with rice water, which is more labor-saving, more effort-saving than scrubbing with salt or bone alum.

(9) A kitchen knife that is commonly washed with rice water is not easy to rust. After being soaked in rice washing water for several hours, it is easy to wipe clean.

(10) Watering flowers and trees or vegetables by washing rice can make them grow stronger.

(11) The painted furniture scrubbed with rice water is relatively bright.

(12) Wipe the new lacquerware with rice water. After 4 to 5 times, it can remove the odor.

5. The wonderful uses of orange peel

(1) Orange peel contains a large amount of vitamin C and essential oil. Wash it and dry it and store it like tea leaves. You can drink it with tea leaves or drink it alone. It has a fragrant taste and refreshes the spirit and ventilates.

(2) Orange peel has the functions of regulating qi and relieving phlegm, strengthening the stomach and dehumidifying, and reducing blood pressure. It is a good Chinese medicinal material. You can wash it clean and dry it, soak it in white sprinkles, and you can drink it after 2 to 3 weeks. It can clear the lungs and eliminate phlegm. The longer the soaking time, the better the wine tastes.

(3) When cooking porridge, add a few slices of orange peel, which will taste fragrant and refreshing, and can also play an appetizing role.

(4) When roasting pork or roasting ribs, add a few slices of orange peel, which will taste delicious and not feel greasy.

(5) Orange peels can be made into delicious foods such as shredded candied orange, diced candied orange peel, tangerine peel sauce, and orange peel fragrance.