Ural Blogger Discovers Starch in Sausage

Nikita Kravchenko demonstrated how to check the quality of sausage and cheese at home with iodine, boiling water, and vodka.
Feb 7, 2026
0
Checking sausage with iodine: darkening indicates the presence of starch.
Source:

Nikita Kravchenko

Food blogger from Nizhny Tagil Nikita Kravchenko, known as Krava Nakhormit, demonstrated several simple ways to check product quality.

Testing cheese with boiling water: high-quality cheese should melt.
Source:

Nikita Kravchenko

For the experiment, he used sausage and cheese from popular brands of different price categories, which were indistinguishable in appearance.

Checking dry-cured sausage with vodka: lack of liquid coloration is a good sign.
Source:

Nikita Kravchenko

To identify low-quality sausage, the blogger suggested dripping iodine on it.

Video of experiments checking the quality of sausage and cheese.

Drop just a small drop. If it darkens, that«s a bad sign. It means there»s a lot of starch here.

Kravchenko explained.

Cheese can be checked by dropping a piece into boiling water. If the product doesn«t melt, it»s best to avoid buying it.

For dry-cured sausage, a forty-proof drink, such as vodka, works well. If the liquid doesn«t change color, the product is considered high-quality.

We draw conclusions: even from budget products, you can find worthy specimens. Don«t let yourself be deceived!

summarized the blogger.

Nikita Kravchenko started making videos five years ago and now has hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

Earlier in Yekaterinburg, butter from different producers was checked, and only 3 out of 15 packs met quality standards.

Read more