Baking soda

Baking soda is a chemical compound also known as baking soda, sodium bicarbonate, and bicarbonate of soda. It is a white crystalline powder, but it is often found as a fine powder as well. It releases carbon dioxide when it interacts with an acid or a liquid, which is why it is used as a leavening agent in cooking, mainly in dough baking.

Additionally, baking soda is used to make meat more tender, and if added to soaking legumes, it makes them more digestible and reduces the feeling of bloating after consumption.

• Origin: Bosnia
• Ingredients: Sodium bicarbonate (bicarbonate of soda)