Brilio.net - In various dishes, celery is usually used as an aroma enhancer. This type of leaf spice does have a distinctive fresh aroma. Apart from adding aroma, celery is usually also added at the end of cooking as a garnish or decoration.
The high demand for celery makes some people like to buy it in large quantities as stock. Even though it can be used at any time, storing celery in large quantities is also risky. Not without reason, this type of leaf spice is a food ingredient that wilts very easily.
If placed at room temperature, celery can wilt within 1 day. Therefore, many people choose to store it in the refrigerator. There are various methods, some freeze it in the freezer or soak the celery in water and then place it in a chiller.
However, apart from these two methods, there are actually other ways you can store celery. This method was shared by TikTok user @ummu_balqis_haura. Through one of the uploaded videos, he admitted that he could preserve celery for up to 3 weeks without freezing or soaking in water, you know.
Reported by BrilioFood on Monday (12/2), the method used is basically the same, namely both are stored in the refrigerator. However, instead of soaking it, celery only needs to be stored together with other food ingredients, namely eggs .
photo: TikTok/@ummu_balqis_haura
To do this, just prepare an airtight container. Then put the celery into the container. So that it doesn't rot or wilt easily, make sure the celery is stored unwashed. After that, add one dry egg (not washed).
photo: TikTok/@ummu_balqis_haura
Next, close the container. After that, place the container containing the celery and eggs in the lower chiller or refrigerator. That way, the celery will last longer for up to 3 weeks.
Basically, eggs have a special function. More precisely, the egg shell will help absorb moisture in the celery storage container. Well, this will prevent the celery from wilting easily even if it continues to be exposed to cold refrigerator air.
photo: TikTok/@ummu_balqis_haura
Compared to other methods, this way of storing celery is also more practical and does not pose many risks. If frozen, celery that is taken out of the refrigerator usually wilts easily and has a soft texture. Meanwhile, if it is stored by soaking, you have to change the soaking water periodically. So, with this method, you just put it in the refrigerator and the celery will stay fresh until you use it.
This post about how to store celery has been viewed more than 2,000 times since it was uploaded on February 2. It's not surprising that the video received a lot of attention from netizens. Even in the comments column, there were a number of other TikTok users who expressed their gratitude for gaining useful new knowledge.