Advice from My Dad :)

Over the years, my dad has given me great career advice. He writes down all his words of wisdom and accompanied by an anecdotal story. Every now and then I ask him to send me the updated Word document. However, in light of a belated Father’s Day post, I thought I’d write something more whimsical. It dawned on me that my dad also gave me a lot of practical advice regarding food. LOL I thought I’d share those here for fun.



1) Sushi
When eating nigiri sushi, the kind with the fish on top of the tiny rectangle of rice, most people dip the whole thing in soy sauce. The rice tends to fall apart in the soy sauce. To prevent this, my dad taught me to use my chopsticks and take the piece of fish off the rice. Then, dip it into the soy sauce on both sides, then put it back on top of the rice before consuming it.

2) Steak
When I was a kid, I had a hard time cutting steak and for whatever reason would cut in parallel lines and make little rectangles of meat. My dad showed me how to always cut the meat at an angle so you end up with triangle pieces of meat instead. It’s much easier to cut that way.

3) Boiled Eggs
To peel a boiled or baked egg (look up baking an egg on pinterest), my dad taught me this nifty trick. Take the egg and gently bang the top of the egg and the bottom of it against the counter. Next, the put the egg on the counter on its side. Place your hand gently on top of it and roll it back and forth, much like you do with dough and a rolling pin, except your hand is the rolling pin in this case and the egg is the dough. Now your egg shell is cracked everywhere. You can run it under some water and start peeling from the bottom, wider portion of the egg and then the shell should come off more easily.

I hope you found these tips helpful! :)

Happy Belated Father’s Day, Dad!