Can I Add Baking Soda to Soften Peas? | Our Everyday Life
WEBA small amount of baking soda can make the cooking water mildly alkaline, which sharply alters the way legumes cook. The alkaline water, and free sodium from the baking soda, act powerfully to weaken the substances hemicelluloses that act as a glue to hold the peas' cell walls together. This weakens the peas' skins and speeds the ...