BY: MACKENZIE HANNUM “What is food science?” Don’t get me wrong, I love food science. I love it enough in fact to be getting a PhD in it, however over the years I have begun to grow slightly cynical...
BY: BRYAN QUOC LE The History of Mint The ancient Greeks have a legend about mint. Mint, or Minthe, was once a beautiful nymph from the underworld river of Cocytus. She was said to be of nobler form and...
BY: ALEX PIERCE-FELDMEYER Do you ever experience a massive dose of kindergarten-ish nostalgia brought on by koala cookies? I know I do. If you don’t find yourself hoping for a future full of authentic koala cookies, it might be...
BY: NICOLE ARNOLD AND LILY YANG In 1906, the Federal Food and Drugs Act (Pure Food and Drug Act) was passed to prevent the sale, manufacture, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded foods, medicine, drugs, and liquor. With exposés...
BY: MORGAN REASE Honey, or as it’s known among some Silicon Valley types – “buzz custard’, is awesome. Whether it’s fermented into mead, sweetening some delicious baklava, or providing contrast in a breakfast burrito (Seriously try it. You won’t...
BY: PRAVEENA THIRUNATHAN CH-CH-CH-CH-CHIA! If that tagline sounds familiar to you, that’s probably because you were alive during the 80s and 90s, when this lovely infomercial was playing on the nonstop on the TV. Dubbed “Chia Pets”, the creepy...
BY: BRYAN LE The Legend of Vanilla According to old legends told by the indigenous Totonac “Jaguar” people of Mexico, in a time before vanilla was cultivated, there lived the beautiful princess Tzacopontziza of the Totonocopan kingdom [1]. One...
BY: KENZI HANNUM How many times have you looked at your friend’s dinner order at a restaurant and think to yourself, “That looks disgusting…” You might even start to scrunch your nose and grimace at the food without realizing...
By Danielle “GreenEyedGuide” Rath Did you want to be a Food Scientist when you were growing up? As a teen or young adult, did you even know what a Food Scientist does on a daily basis? While it seems...
BY: PRAVEENA THIRUNATHAN What would we do in life without the almighty condiment? French fries are not the same without its partner in crime the sweet and tart ketchup, while mustard is a must on any Chicago hot dog....