Are you still looking for little tips to lighten your dishes while preserving the taste? Tiktok Abstain new ideas, some more surprising than others. One of them particularly attracted our attention: using cucumber instead of oil in the pan. Yes, you have read that right! A simple gesture, but incredibly effective.
It was the influencer food @not_so_superflu who unveiled this stunning technique. In a viral video, it cook a dish after simply rubbing a cucumber on its pan. Result: perfect cooking, without fat, and without anything hanging.
Cucumber: a vegetable that plays cooking superheroes
The secret lies in the high water content of the cucumber. When it is hot against the surface of the pan, it releases an ultra-fine aqueous film which prevents food from sticking. A kind of natural and totally calorie lubricant.
It is a particularly useful tip for fast cooking: dish eggs, sautéed vegetables, pancakes … On the other hand, for dishes that require longer cooking or a fatty base (like a risotto or a curry), it is better to keep the oil at hand.
Fewer calories, as much efficiency as oil or butter
What seduces in this technique is that it helps reduce fat without effort or compromise. In addition to being healthyit is also economicalecological (no product waste), and even anti-waste If you have a slightly tired cucumber in the fridge.
On the taste, do not panic: the cucumber does not bring any dominant flavor to cooking. You therefore keep the taste of your food intact, while considerably reducing your calorie intake. A real good idea for people who monitor their line or who follow a food rebalancing.
A tip validated by Tiktok
Since its publication, the video has toured the networks and harvested thousands of likes. Water -rich vegetables may well become the new light cooking stars.
Easy, fast, natural and efficient, this tip is good. To be tested this evening for a healthy dinner and without headache!
@not_so_superflu Haha top idea cucumber instead of fat @Getti super idea
♬ Its original – Not_so_superflu
