Why locals in France never wash their pans

Travelers from all over the world simply adore France - a country with its own customs and traditions, interesting history, amazing architecture and, of course, outrageously delicious cuisine. However, the locals have one very strange secret (or peculiarity): the French do not wash their pans after cooking. Are you surprised? But they consider it a simple routine, which does not even need to be given importance.

Do you want to know why people in this atmospheric country can argue for hours about politics, recipes, books and other little things, but as for washing the pan, here any Frenchman will definitely answer - not wash!

National tradition

It turns out that the locals do not wash the pan after cooking, not because they are lazy, but because of special culinary principles. They believe that the dishes are filled during the cooking process (it does not matter what exactly is there) a special aroma of spices and herbs that turn the pan into a specific seasoning for the next dishes.

It is precisely in order to preserve the taste of oils and herbs on the walls, the dishes are by no means washed with detergents, but only well calcined and wiped off with a paper towel. The French will argue with you and still convince you that the peculiar "spirit" of the previous products will give the next dishes a special taste.

Another reason that the locals will give you is that frequent washing will only harm kitchen utensils, especially cast iron. Especially if the detergents contain aggressive chemical components.

The French generally treat cooking with special trepidation, therefore they prefer to have expensive dishes in their kitchens that will serve them for many years.

Unobvious consequences

Let's remember how we wash the pan after cooking? That's right - thoroughly, more detergent, a harder brush so that it shines and creaks. That is why for us such a French tradition may seem like something strange, rather than familiar.

However, the residents of France themselves are sure that it will be enough to ignite the pan and wipe it off with a paper towel. This is enough to kill germs and pathogens. Well, whatever one may say, but there is some truth here, because bacteria will really die under the influence of high temperatures.