1. In order for the rice to be white and crumbly, add one tablespoon of vinegar during cooking. Or add a few drops of lemon juice or diluted citric acid.

2. When preparing sour cream sauce, add a little milk so that the sour cream does not curl.

3. So that the cabbage does not lose color during frying, you need to pour it over with boiling water, and then pour cold water for a couple of minutes. Squeeze well before frying.

4. To make natural coffee tastier, you need to throw a pinch of salt at the end of brewing.

5. To replace white wine in a sauce, you need to dissolve sugar in a small amount of vinegar.

6. To preserve tomato paste for longer, apply dry mustard to the lid.

7. A quick way to cook beets, it is necessary to boil it for an hour, and then remove from heat and put under a stream of cold water, after this procedure it will be ready.