My aunt swore by adding a pinch of baking soda to tomato sauce, I thought she was crazy

She said it cuts the acidity without changing the flavor, so I tried it last night on a big batch of spaghetti sauce and it actually worked. Anyone else have a weird kitchen trick from a relative that turned out to be legit?

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jasons631mo ago

Wait, baking soda? My aunt did the same thing with her chili but she added a whole tablespoon and it turned into this weird foamy mess. Took forever to stir it down. She swore it was still good but the texture was all wrong. Took me three tries to figure out she meant a pinch, not a heaping spoonful.