IT’S crunch time for biscuit lovers, who were told this week that choc digestives should be eaten with the chocolate side DOWN, not up.
Are you ready for even more shocks?
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It turns out you are probably eating a host of foods – from burgers to bananas – the wrong wayCredit: Getty
It turns out you are probably eating a host of other foods – from burgers to bananas – the wrong way, too.
Grant Rollings explains – though, really, it is mostly a matter of taste . . .
FLIP THE BURGER
WE’RE used to munching into burgers with the sesame-seeded larger bun on the top.
But it’s better to turn the sandwich upside down so all that lovely juice from the meat has extra bread to soak into.
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It’s better to turn a burger upside down so all that lovely juice from the meat has extra bread to soak intoCredit: ShutterstockPIZZA D’OH
NO more slicing pizzas into triangle shapes.
Instead, we should fold the whole thing into a wallet shape.
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Fold the whole pizza into a wallet shape – just like they do in Napoli, ItalyCredit: Getty
That is how they are eaten in Napoli in Italy, the birthplace of the pizza.
POUR THINGS
ONE of life’s great frustrations is trying to get the tomato sauce out of the bottle before your chips get cold.
But don’t bang fruitlessly on the bottom.
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One of life’s great frustrations is trying to get the tomato sauce out of the bottle before your chips get coldCredit: Alamy
Tap where the bottle narrows at the neck — on a Heinz bottle it is where the “57” is.
I tried the new tinned Heinz carbonara – it surprised meWORLD’S YOUR OYSTER
OYSTERS are usually consumed in one gulp without chewing them first.
But some chefs argue that this misses the chance to enjoy their delicious flavour.
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Oysters are usually consumed in one gulp without chewing them firstCredit: Getty
Considering how much this pricey dish costs, it certainly seems to make sense for you to savour them.
SHAPE MISTAKES
WHILE it is tempting to take whatever type of pasta is at hand, the different shapes are designed for different sauces.
Tortellini should be served in a broth and bolognese is best tasted with penne, not spaghetti.
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While it is tempting to take whatever type of pasta is at hand, the different shapes are designed for different saucesCredit: GettyBANANA SPLIT
IF, like most people, you peel your banana from the stem-like neck at the “top”, you’re doing it wrong — according to chimpanzees.
It’s arguably easier to start at the “bottom”, by pinching and then peeling.
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It’s arguably easier to start at the ‘bottom’, by pinching and then peeling a bananaCredit: GettyOUTSIDER
WHEN hungry, many of us have made the mistake of simply tucking into a boiling hot soup and then burning our tongue.
To save yourself the pain, eat from the edge of the bowl first — because it is cooler.
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To save yourself the pain, eat from the edge of the bowl first — because it is coolerCredit: Shutterstock
PEAK HACK
AND now it turns out that we have also been snapping our Toblerone chocolate bars the wrong way.
Rather than pulling the top of the triangle sections outwards to break them off, we should actually be pressing the ridges inwards, apparently.
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It turns out that we have also been snapping our Toblerone chocolate bars the wrong wayCredit: Getty