Fish is a valuable and indispensable food item. The content of nutrients in some cases is higher than in meat and dairy products. Fish contains large amounts of calcium and phosphorus, and the presence of polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega 3) lowers cholesterol levels in the blood. Many more advantages of fish can be listed, but the main drawback is the smell, which remains not only on the hands and utensils. Here are some simple but effective ways to neutralize this odor.
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Before cutting fish, you need to prepare a knife and a cutting board. Fish have the ability to leave a smell on any surface, but plastic dishes are especially prone to absorb any odors. Therefore, a glass cutting board is recommended for cutting fish. Pre-wipe the board and hands with a slice of lemon or a solution of water diluted with vinegar. After cutting, put the waste from the fish in a plastic bag, tie it tightly and throw it in the bin. The board and knife must be washed immediately. The smell of fish can be easily removed from the knife by wiping the blade with a cotton swab with sunflower oil. If the fish smells too strong, you should lower it for a couple of hours in a solution of water with vinegar, bay leaf and pepper. The smell will disappear.
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During frying, the smell of fish will be less pronounced if a few drops of lemon juice are added to a heated frying pan with vegetable oil. If you add a little milk to the water in which the fish stock is cooked, the smell will disappear and the fish will become more delicate after cooking. After using canned fish, you can immediately discard the cans, first rinsing them with running water and then vinegar. It is very convenient to cook fish in the oven using foil, parchment or a special "baking sleeve" ". The smell of cooking will be weak, and the dishes - clean.
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It is best to use enameled or glassware when working with fish. So that on the plates and cutlery after washing there is no "fish spirit", you must first remove the remaining fat with paper towels or dry mustard. Then soak the dishes in cold water with salt for a few minutes and then rinse with warm water. If you used a meat grinder or food processor to cook fish, after rinsing with water, chop a slice of lemon in the aggregates. Lemon will not only eliminate the smell, but also fill your kitchen with aroma. After washing the dishes from under the fish, you can pour baking soda into the sink and extinguish it with vinegar. After an hour, rinse the sink with hot water.
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The unpleasant smell of fish from the hands is easy to eliminate by lowering your hands for several minutes in a container of water and a weak solution of vinegar. Then wash your hands in warm water with soap. It is no less effective to wipe the "fragrant" hands with a half of fresh onions, sunflower oil, lemon or lime.
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You can get rid of the smell of fish by boiling some water with the addition of cloves or cinnamon. At the end of the work, ground coffee (1-2 teaspoons) roasted in a dry frying pan will also refresh the air well. Sugar will help to escape from the unpleasant smell of fish. Melt the sugar in a spoon and it absorbs all the fishy smell.
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It is best to cut and cook fish with the hood turned on or with constant ventilation.
Useful advice
If you set fire to the dry zest of an orange, the air will smell good and the smell of fish will disappear.
All food leftovers should be immediately placed in tightly closed dishes and refrigerated. If the smell of fish remains in the refrigerator, you need to put a cup with dry powder of baking soda. Soda absorbs all unpleasant odors.
To eliminate the unpleasant odor during fish frying, you can put potato, peeled and sliced in vegetable oil.
After frying the fish, you can prepare a dish with a pleasant aroma. For example, with the addition of garlic, if you like its smell.
If you served dried fish for beer, moisten your hands with the rest of the beer and wipe with a dry cloth. Beer also perfectly eliminates the smell of fish.