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All set for a jelly good time!

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

 

https://youtu.be/bco4xBelLWw?t=2m40s

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Making the cut.

Collagen content. Gravity. Cuts of meat. And why exercise is good for cooking meats.

 

collagen content

 

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“Et tu, Brute force?” Scissors asked.

Force. Mechanical advantage. Friction. And how scissors cut through food as a lever.

 

scissors class-1 lever Continue reading…

“Wherever you go, go with all your egg tart.”

Custard. Temperature. Creativity. And what no one tells you about the link between dim sum and crème brûlée.

 

egg tart

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Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a jam.

Custard. Denaturation. Flan. And why the Southeast Asian coconut egg jam is not really a jam.

 

kaya - coconut egg jam

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Blowing up the bags of potato chips was no oxidant.

Nitrogen. Oils and fats. Oxidation. And why the bags are designed to be so puffy with inert gas.

 

The bags of potato chips are designed to slow down oxidation and to keep the chips fresh Continue reading…

Gamma over (space edition).

Gamma radiation. Food and medical industry. Space science. And the many uses of gamma radiation.

 

gamma radiation is used in food irradiation, medical sterilization and space science Continue reading…

Orange you glad you smell?

Smell and chemoreceptors. Stereoisomers and enantiomers. Noses and brains. And when life gives you lemons, make oranges!

 

the enantiomer D-limonene can be made from the rinds of oranges and lemons Continue reading…

Good gourd! You are really sweet!

Sugar alternatives. Monk fruit. Natural sweeteners. And where the monk in monk fruit came from.

 

monk fruit plantation Continue reading…

Love your curves! Have we met before?

Buildings. Pans. Woks. And what no one tells you about the link between cooking and architecture.

 

curves on woks and buildings

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