Brilio.net - Petai is one of the popular types of nuts. This food ingredient is often consumed as fresh vegetables or a mixture of various menus. Not only that, petai is also often cooked into chili sauce to make it more delicious.
Different from nuts in general, petai has a distinctive pungent aroma. This distinctive aroma comes from the sulfur compounds contained in the seeds. For some people, this aroma can increase appetite. However, for some people, petai actually interferes with the enjoyment of eating. As a result, quite a few people try to process petai in such a way that the smell disappears.
Unfortunately, the smell of petai not only disturbs the aroma of the food, but also the mouth after consumption. When petai is consumed, these sulfur compounds are broken down in the body and produce other volatile compounds which are excreted in the urine. Therefore, the mouth and urine can also have a strong smell after consuming petai.
So, to avoid things like that, you can do a number of things like what TikTok user @ummu_balqis_haura did. Through one of the uploaded videos, he admitted that he had his own trick to get rid of the smell of petai in his food or mouth.
After investigating, there are two kitchen ingredients that can be relied on to eliminate the smell of petai. Reported by BrilioFood from TikTok @ummu_balqis_haura on Wednesday (31/7), the kitchen ingredients used are salt and milk. Well, these two ingredients can be used separately, yes.
photo: TikTok/@ummu_balqis_haura
To be clear, when you want to process petai, you can peel the skin one by one first. After that, add 1 tablespoon of salt and enough water. Stir until the salt dissolves and soak for a few minutes.
Basically, salt has the ability to absorb odors. When petai are soaked in salt, this spice can attract and absorb sulfur compounds, which cause the pungent aroma of petai. That way, the smell will be drastically reduced.
photo: TikTok/@ummu_balqis_haura
So, the petai that has been soaked can be drained straight away. Then immediately use it to mix various kinds of dishes. Guaranteed the aroma will be reduced drastically and it will be more delicious to eat.
photo: TikTok/@ummu_balqis_haura
So, if you want to get rid of the smell of petai in your mouth after eating petai, just prepare a glass of milk. After consuming petai or food containing petai, you can immediately drink the milk to get rid of the smell.
Well, milk has the ability to absorb and neutralize odor compounds. The fat in milk can dissolve volatile compounds that are responsible for the pungent aroma of petai, such as sulfur compounds. By dissolving these compounds, the smell of petai in the mouth can be reduced.
In addition, milk has alkaline properties which can help neutralize the acidic environment in the mouth, which can worsen bad breath. By balancing the pH in the mouth, milk can help reduce overall odor, including the smell of petai. Therefore, the mouth becomes more neutral and does not smell like petai.