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“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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Burnt bottoms.

Culture. Crunchy. Caramelization.  And why sometimes burnt rice makes the best rice dishes.

 

burnt rice claypot rice bo zai fan

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Surely, caramelization can’t be the onion one for you?

Sucrose. Proteins. Heat.  And what no one tells you about caramelized vegetables and fruits.

 

caramelized onions

 

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Burn (sugar) baby burn.

Sugars. Heat. Pyrolysis. And what chefs and scientists know and don’t know about caramelization.

 

caramelization - blowtorch on sugar on a creme brulee

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Bean feeling bitter? You can choose to feel butter!

Roasting coffee beans. Caramelization. Maillard reactions. And the secret Southeast Asian recipe for great coffee.

 

roasting coffee beans singapore malaysia (jpg) Screen Shot 2015-08-06 at 7.40.07 am

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How to be a crack at roasting coffee.

Steam. Pressure. Sound. And how to go from cool beans to hot stuff when roasting coffee.

 

Roasting coffee - A collage of coffee beans showing various stages of roasting from raw through to Italian roast

 

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The scoop on deep fried ice cream.

Evaporation. Conduction. Browning. And the science of deep frying.

 

deep fried ice cream

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Fish goes batter with beer.

Evaporation. Solubility. Insulation. And why beer-battered fish and chips are yummier.

 

beer battered fish and chips

 

 

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Butter me up baby, I’ll be your sweet caramel.

Sugars. Amino acids. Maillard reactions. And why caramelization is part of caramel (and not the other way round).

 

caramel

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The world according to donuts.

Science. History. Culture. 5 lessons donuts teach us about the world.5 lessons donuts teach us about the world. Continue reading…

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