{"id":54069,"date":"2025-04-27T06:28:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T06:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/54069\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T06:28:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T06:28:25","slug":"from-burgers-to-pizzas-and-even-pasta-all-the-foods-youve-been-eating-wrong-your-whole-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/54069\/","title":{"rendered":"From burgers to pizzas and even PASTA – all the foods you’ve been eating wrong your whole life"},"content":{"rendered":"

IT\u2019S crunch time for biscuit lovers, who were told this week that choc digestives should be eaten with the chocolate side DOWN, not up.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you ready for even more shocks?<\/p>\n

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It turns out you are probably eating a host of foods \u2013 from burgers to bananas \u2013 the wrong wayCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

It turns out you are probably eating a host of other foods<\/a> \u2013 from burgers to bananas \u2013 the wrong way, too.<\/p>\n

Grant Rollings explains \u2013 though, really, it is mostly a matter of taste\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009<\/p>\n

FLIP THE BURGER<\/p>\n

WE\u2019RE used to munching into burgers<\/a> with the sesame-seeded larger bun on the top.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s better to turn the sandwich upside down so all that lovely juice from the meat has extra bread to soak into.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s better to turn a burger upside down so all that lovely juice from the meat has extra bread to soak intoCredit: ShutterstockPIZZA D\u2019OH<\/p>\n

NO more slicing pizzas<\/a> into triangle shapes. <\/p>\n

Instead, we should fold the whole thing into a wallet shape.<\/p>\n

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Fold the whole pizza into a wallet shape – just like they do in Napoli, ItalyCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

That is how they are eaten in Napoli<\/a> in Italy<\/a>, the birthplace of the pizza.<\/p>\n

POUR THINGS<\/p>\n

ONE of life\u2019s great frustrations is trying to get the tomato sauce out of the bottle before your chips get cold.<\/p>\n

But don\u2019t bang fruitlessly on the bottom. <\/p>\n

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One of life\u2019s great frustrations is trying to get the tomato sauce out of the bottle before your chips get coldCredit: Alamy<\/p>\n

Tap where the bottle narrows at the neck \u2014 on a Heinz<\/a> bottle it is where the \u201c57\u201d is.<\/p>\n

I tried the new tinned Heinz carbonara \u2013 it surprised meWORLD\u2019S YOUR OYSTER<\/p>\n

OYSTERS are usually consumed in one gulp without chewing them first. <\/p>\n

But some chefs argue that this misses the chance to enjoy their delicious flavour.<\/p>\n

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Oysters are usually consumed in one gulp without chewing them firstCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

Considering how much this pricey dish costs, it certainly seems to make sense for you to savour them.<\/p>\n

SHAPE MISTAKES<\/p>\n

WHILE it is tempting to take whatever type of pasta is at hand, the different shapes are designed for different sauces. <\/p>\n

Tortellini<\/a> should be served in a broth and bolognese<\/a> is best tasted with penne<\/a>, not spaghetti<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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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<\/p>\n

IF, like most people, you peel your banana from the stem-like neck at the \u201ctop\u201d, you\u2019re doing it wrong \u2014 according to chimpanzees.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s arguably easier to start at the \u201cbottom\u201d, by pinching and then peeling.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s arguably easier to start at the ‘bottom’, by pinching and then peeling a bananaCredit: GettyOUTSIDER<\/p>\n

WHEN hungry, many of us have made the mistake of simply tucking into a boiling hot soup<\/a> and then burning our tongue.<\/p>\n

To save yourself the pain, eat from the edge of the bowl first \u2014 because it is cooler.<\/p>\n

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To save yourself the pain, eat from the edge of the bowl first \u2014 because it is coolerCredit: Shutterstock<\/p>\n

PEAK HACK<\/p>\n

AND now it turns out that we have also been snapping our Toblerone<\/a> chocolate bars the wrong way.<\/p>\n

Rather than pulling the top of the triangle sections outwards to break them off, we should actually be pressing the ridges inwards, apparently.<\/p>\n

\"Toblerone<\/a><\/p>\n

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It turns out that we have also been snapping our Toblerone chocolate bars the wrong wayCredit: Getty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"IT\u2019S crunch time for biscuit lovers, who were told this week that choc digestives should be eaten with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54070,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4318],"tags":[443,3052,126,786,28790,105,4434,212,25732,118,2366,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-54069","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-diet-nutrition-and-weight-loss","9":"tag-fast-food","10":"tag-features","11":"tag-food-and-drink","12":"tag-food-hacks","13":"tag-health","14":"tag-nutrition","15":"tag-print-features","16":"tag-section-fabulousfood","17":"tag-the-sun-newspaper","18":"tag-tips-tricks-and-life-hacks","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114408515540679546","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}