29 Incredibly Cool Charts About Cooking And Food That Will Make You So Much Smarter

1. This chart in the menu of a Japanese restaurant explains the etiquette for eating sushi, and honestly I had no idea (I definitely mix wasabi and soy sauce, sorry):

2. This delightfully hand-drawn chart explains the difference in coffee beans:

3. Mmmmm...this chart lists all the best cheese dishes in the world:

In case you're wondering what Raclette is (and you know you are), it's a Swiss dish where delicious, creamy melted cheese is scraped onto (usually) potatoes:

4. What's the difference between a rare, medium rare, medium, medium well, and well done steak? This chart has the answer:

5. And this chart explains the cooking differences for burgers:

6. Never wonder, " Wait...do I put the veggies in the water before or after I boil it?" ever again:

7. Make box cake taste like it was baked by the fanciest bakery in town with these easy tips:

8. Here's the ultimate chart for understanding apples:

9. Here's a chart that takes the mystery out of knowing which onion to use:

10. This chart shows you the most popular sandwich in every US state, from Alabama (pulled chicken with white sauce) to Wyoming (trout sandwich):

11. This chart tells you which tea to drink in every situation:

12. This chart takes the mystery out of coffee:

13. This chart makes buying sliced meat a cinch:

14. This one explains how to slice a lime to get the most juice out of it (and spoiler...most of us are doing it wrong):

15. And this chart explaining when you should eat a banana has made me rethink my whole life (or at least when I eat bananas):

16. This chart has all the deets on how you can pick a perfect watermelon:

17. This trick for measuring out rice and water is a game-changer:

18. This is just kind of interesting — here's how to know what state your milk is from:

19. And this chart shows you where common foods are grown in the United States:

20. Now you can speak food fluently on both sides of the pond:

21. This chart shows why you should consider Nutella — delicious as it may be — a dessert treat and not a healthy snack:

22. This chart will basically make you a wine expert:

23. And — LOL — this chart tells you how to perfectly pair wine and donuts:

24. This is what a strawberry looks like throughout its life cycle, and, wow, I did not know it looked like a flower at one point:

25. This is supposed to be KFC's secret recipe — and according to former employees, it's right:

26. This chart shows you what 1,500 calories looks like at 25 different fast-food restaurants (and I think I'd pick the Panda Express meal...how about you?):

27. This one shows you how to test an egg for freshness:

28. This chart explains all of the different types of spoons (and it made me think, there's a soda spoon?! ):

29. And this chart explains all the different dinner place settings, which I'll remember for the next time the King of England invites me over: