Sprite In Cooking
By Thelma
@thelme55 (76851)
Germany
September 19, 2016 10:26pm CST
The other day I was the one who cooked our lunch. I made stir fry pork with the vegetables that I had in the fridge. When I tasted the meat, it was already tender for me and my cousin but then we thought about my father. We thought that it was still hard for him to chew.
I was thinking that next time I just use mince meat for him. I thought why not tried adding sprite soda drink in the meat before adding the veggies to make it so tender for my father. I have heard that soda drinks can make the meat tender.
Have you used sprite or other soda drink to tenderise your meat?
Anyway, the stir fry was delicious and we ate it with gusto.
What´s your meal for today?
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27 responses
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Sep 16
cola with chicken wings? how do you cook it?
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@waitinghuman (10)
• Bacolod, Philippines
20 Sep 16
I didn't know the purpose of the soda was to make the meat tender. hehe Well, I have tried shrimp with soda and it was good..but shrimp isn't meat right?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Sep 16
how do you use it? does it taste sweet?
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@sofssu (23662)
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20 Sep 16
@hereandthere Nope I was told to marinate the meat for about 30 minutes before cooking and it turned out soft and tender.. No sweetness that I noticed.. I like mine spicy.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Sep 16
@sol_cee very interesting. so are the rest of the responses here. i guess it ends up sweet?
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
20 Sep 16
@hereandthere She mixes it with the sauce.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
21 Sep 16
first time i've heard of cucumber sauce. how do you make it @just4him?
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Sep 16
@hereandthere It comes pre-made, but I think its a combination of feta cheese, cucumber and sour cream to make it creamy. I'm not really sure, but I think that's how it's made. It's always used on gyros.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Sep 16
i remember sprite or 7-up for shrimp
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
20 Sep 16
@hereandthere Yeah, 
that would be nice too.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
20 Sep 16
I use soda like sprite with marinades .. it does make the meat tender..
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
21 Sep 16
you marinade it first then add other seasonings and ingredients later?
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@sherryericha (1806)
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
21 Sep 16
A former coworker used to cook spare ribs using Coke or Pepsi in the sauce. They were so good and tender.
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
20 Sep 16
I used Sprite to make the dish tastes good.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
21 Sep 16
That's good @Macarrosel. That was the first time I used sprite in tenderising meat. The thing is, I don't like sweet food besides the desserts.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
20 Sep 16
Fish and rice. I use vinegar to tenderize meat.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
21 Sep 16
how do you tenderize meat with vinegar? will it taste sour?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
21 Sep 16
@responsiveme i see. one teaspoon of vinegar only. ladyduck also mentioned papaya in this discussion. how do you tenderize meat with papaya? do you use green or the yellow/orange ripe one?
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
21 Sep 16
@hereandthere One teaspoon during marination....Also tender papaya.
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@teresatrotter (4073)
• Jacksonville, Florida
20 Sep 16
It is because soda contains acid, which is what tenderizes meat. So basically...anything with acid will tenderize meat.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
20 Sep 16
Yes, i have heard about Sprite that it can tenderize meats specially for marinating those for barbecues .
Though i don't try it for stir fries because it might make the whole taste of the stir fried veggies a bit weird .
So , it is delicious after all . I might try that when i am in a hurry to tenderize the meat for the stir fried veggies. 
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Sep 16
i've seen all kinds of cakes baked with softdrink (coke, rootbeer, fanta, etc) using instant cake mix online
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
21 Sep 16
Yes, I have seen that too but never done that yet @hereandthere. Maybe one day.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
21 Sep 16
@thelme55 No I have never used sprite to tenderize the meat.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
22 Sep 16
@thelme55 Yes,definitely,may be this weekend.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
21 Sep 16
Maybe it's time for you to try it @silvermist
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@Tampa_girl7 (50186)
• United States
21 Sep 16
Today we are have red beans and kielbasa.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
22 Sep 16
I don't think I have tried kielbasa @Tampa_girl7. What is it? I can't eat red beans as they make my tummy sick.
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