ZapCooking on Nostr: Salting eggplant or tomatoes before cooking isn't just for seasoning. Salt pulls ...
Salting eggplant or tomatoes before cooking isn't just for seasoning.
Salt pulls water out of the cells, so tomatoes taste more concentrated and eggplant turns less spongy and soaks up less oil.
Twenty minutes in a colander can change the whole dish.
Sometimes the prep step is the recipe.
Published at
2026-10-05 13:10:00 UTCEvent JSON
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