Vegetables
Should Potatoes Go in the Fridge or Stay Out? The Right Way to Store Them
New guidance from the Food Standards Agency says potatoes can be kept either in the fridge or in a cool, dry, dark place, reversing earlier advice.
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Home Remedies
Vegetables
How to Put Onion and Garlic Peels to Use Instead of Throwing Them Away
Onion and garlic peels, usually thrown away, can flavour stocks and soups, feed compost and plants, and colour fabric naturally.
Organic
How Useful Is Rice Water for Indoor Plants?
Water left from washing rice can help some indoor plants in small amounts, but it must be used sparingly, without salt or spices, and never as a replacement for fertiliser.
Vegetables
How to Peel Ginger Without Wasting It
A few simple tricks, starting with an ordinary steel spoon, make peeling ginger easier and cut down on waste.
Vegetables
White or Yellow: Which Potato Should You Use in Cooking?
High-starch white potatoes turn soft and fluffy and suit frying and mashing, while waxier yellow-fleshed potatoes keep their shape in curries, salads and biryani.
Agribusiness
This Fish Looks Like Hilsa but Is Not: Simple Ways to Tell Them Apart
When hilsa is scarce, some dishonest traders sell sardines or chandana fish as hilsa, but a few checks at the market can reveal the difference.
Cooking
What to Do When Rice Turns Soft While Cooking
A few simple kitchen tricks can make overcooked, sticky rice fluffy again, and the right water and cooking method can stop it happening at all.
CookingHow to peel garlic in 30 seconds by shaking it in a jar or two bowls
Shaking garlic cloves hard for 20 to 30 seconds in a lidded container, or between two matching steel bowls, loosens the skins without a knife, a method America's Test Kitchen also describes.
CookingWashing hilsa the right way to keep its oil, aroma and flavour
A Jagonews24 kitchen guide of 27 July 2026 said the wrong way of washing hilsa, not the spices, often robs the fish of its taste, and advised a quick rinse, no soaking and good draining.
Vegetables
Home Tips to Keep Green Chillies Fresh for Weeks Without a Fridge
A few simple kitchen habits, from removing stalks to storing chillies dry and wrapped, can keep green chillies fresh for weeks without a fridge.
Vegetables
How to Make Three Different Dishes From One Vegetable
With a little planning, one vegetable dish can become breakfast, lunch and dinner, saving time, fuel and food waste.
FisheriesHow to Tell Fresh Prawns at the Market: Smell, Colour, Firmness and Ice
Prawns stored for a long time or of poor quality are often sold as fresh, Jagonews24 warned in July 2026. US Food and Drug Administration advice shows how smell, flesh colour and the ice in a pack reveal their quality.
Fruits
Ripe Mangoes Rot Quickly: How to Keep Them Fresh
Ripe mangoes bought in bulk often turn soft and rot within days, even in the fridge, but a few storage rules keep them good for longer.