Carrots: grated or sliced to suit the dish

Useful to know

For raw salad, the carrot can be sliced or grated. The University of Iowa cites both options as a way to add crispness and color. The choice is culinary, not proof that one way is always better. [1]

When buying, it looks for a hard and smooth surface. Remove the leaf part, if any, and store the carrots in a refrigerator in a suitable envelope. Before eating, rinse them under running water. If you wash off dirt before storage, dry the surface well. [1]

For a specific example, divide one carrot into two parts: one grate for mixing with cabbage, the other cut into chopsticks for serving with dip. You get two uses from one product without changing the recipe for the other ingredients.

Prepare only the required amount for the selected dish. Cutting in advance does not automatically mean a better organization if there is then no plan how the product will be used.