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As-salting the greens.

Chlorophyll. Organic acids. Atom and ions. And one very simple trick to keep greens green. 

 

Salting the greens keeps them green - Green broccoli falling in water on white with air bubbles

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Keep kale and carrot on.

Phytochemicals. Microbiology. Immunity. And why vegetable self-defence means spicy vegetable recipes are less common.

 

phytochemicals in vegetables and fruits give them immunity

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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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Hold me and give me a pectin on my lips, it won’t feel mushy.

Cell walls. Pectin. Texture. And how not to be too mushy about vegetables.

 

pectin holds up vegetable structure, preventing mushiness

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It’s not easy being green, unless you let go of some hot air.

Reflection. Air. Chlorophyll. And how water makes green vegetables look brighter.

 

green vegetables - chlrophyll, light, air, reflection

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    • Owl’s the sound from the satellite?
    • The art of plating: a point-by-point color guide.
    • Go plated.
    • There and back again – a saucy tale.
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