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Dad’s great, but it’s umami who makes the best bacon cheeseburger!

Umami. Nucleotides. Glutamates. And what cheeseburgers, anchovies and soy sauce have in common.

 

Umami power pack - beef, bacon, cheese, tomato ketchup Continue reading…

OH! Acid what you did there.

Water. Citric acid. Polar molecules. And why adding citrus fruits give water such a zing.

 

Citric acid citrus fruits - Tropical fruits are falling deeply under water with a big splash Continue reading…

“Once you meat me, you will be soy turned on.”

Umami. Glutamates and nucleotides. DNA and RNA. And why meat and soy sauce go so well together.soy sauce glutmates sodium chloride nucleotides taste receptors umami

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As-salt on sweet pineapples.

Taste. Brain signals. Ions and acids. And why pineapples taste sweeter with salt.

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What a marble-ous conductor!

Dough. Heat conductor. Pastry. And why baking often calls for a marble or stainless steel countertop.

 

marble countertop make for a marvellous heat conductor Continue reading…

The tart and science of sailing.

Portuguese egg tarts. Trade winds. Geography. And the history of a yummy pastry and the world’s first global empire.

Portuguese egg tart

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Pick up artist.

Force. Fulcrum. Design.  And how chopsticks give us greater control when we pick up food.

 

chopsticks and levers Continue reading…

It’s i(r)onic that NaCl makes meat juicier.

NaCl (salt). Ionic bonds. Proteins. And why a brine makes meat juicier.

 

NaCl - brining makes meat juicier - Two grilled chicken legs and vegetables on the grill pan close-up. horizontal view from above Continue reading…

Soup-erb!

Gelatin. Melting. Diplomacy. And how the xiao long bao has them all.

 

xiao long bao

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All set for a jelly good time!

 Gelatin. Cross-links. Supermolecules. And the science secrets of the wiggle jiggle.

 

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