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。

　　8、Cheese rinds

　　芝士边角料

　　Every Italian nonna knows： leftover cheese rinds are the secrets to deeply flavored food。 Justadd the cheese rind to your soup or sauce base and simmer to extract the flavor。 Hardcheeses like Parmesan and Pecorino Romano work particularly well。

　　每个意大利人都知道，口味浓郁的美食的秘诀就在于芝士余料。把芝士的边角料加到你的汤底和调料底料里，炖出芝士风味。帕尔玛奶酪和意大利匹克利诺罗曼诺羊奶酪这样的偏硬的芝士效果尤其好。

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