Americans chuck about 20 pounds of food every month， costing us anywhere from $28 to $43per person。 Part of that is an aversion to food we might consider below-standard。 There‘sbeen a movement in the past couple years to start embracing ugly but still perfectly goodfood， and educating cooks about the food scraps they shouldn’t be tossing。

　　美国人平均每人每月丢弃20磅的食物，人均浪费28到43美元不等。部分原因在于人们觉得有些食物“不达标”，有厌恶情绪。过去几年里，人们开始接受貌丑但仍是好的食物了，教厨师了解他们不该扔的厨余。

　　Read on for 10 food scraps you can re-purpose in recipes and more， creating delicious mealswith odds and ends you may have overlooked。

　　以下10种厨余你可以重新纳入你的食谱，用这些边边角角独创几道你曾忽视的美味吧。

　　5、Marinating liquids

　　卤汁、腌制品

　　Pickle juice is another preservation/flavoring liquid you might want to hold on to， as well。 Bymixing with a little olive oil， give the last bits of your condiments new life。 And use as adressing for chicken， egg， or potato salad。 Some bloggers even suggest saving pickle juiceto make an entirely new batch of pickles。 It‘s double the food for half the cost。

　　泡菜汁调味料是又一道让你欲罢不能的腌制调味品。在所剩不多的佐料里混些橄榄油，味道就焕然新生了。还可以做鸡肉、蛋和土豆沙拉的调味料。一些博主甚至建议存着泡菜汁新制一批泡菜，食物翻倍，价格减半。

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