By Emanueli Backes Clean label bread You go to a grocery store to buy bread. Suddenly, you are hit by a huge number of bread labels claiming the use of ingredients of natural origin, without – or with...
By Jacob Webster-Jones Microwave ovens – or for short they are called microwaves – are one of my favorite kitchen appliances to use. When you need to heat up last night’s leftovers or that cup of coffee you...
By Karin Cho We all have times when we need to grab something quick to eat before the next meeting, class, or event. On these occasions, you look through the fridge for a find a quick meal, like...
By Emanueli Backes Cheese – a millenary dairy product which plays an essential role in the global economy – is traditionally consumed in many countries and therefore considered one of the most important agriculture products. In 2019, 26...
By Allison Howell One night mid-pandemic, I fell victim to the late-night doom scroll on Twitter. Somewhere along the latest virus news, work from home memes, and updates on baking projects, a mystery caught my eye. While I...
By Ming Yin Kwong Are you a tea drinker, and if so, what kind of tea pots do you usually use? Do you prefer a beautiful see-through glass tea pot, or a practical and easy to clean metal tea...
By Alexander J. Taylor Being at the University of Illinois (UIUC) is a strange feeling right now. On one hand, I have had people yell at me for their March Madness bracket being a complete flop. On the...
By Emanueli Backes Soups, sauces, broths, and many other tasty preparations made with mushrooms are traditionally consumed worldwide. With more than 2,000 species of edible mushrooms distributed throughout nature, it is almost impossible that you have never tried...
By Aishwarya Badiger Ever wished you knew what food at a restaurant tasted like before choosing a place to eat on a Friday evening? If you are like me, you probably spend about an hour trying to make sense...
By Jacob Webster-Jones Why do certain foods taste good together? In a world full of different flavors, we should have an astronomical amount of tasty combinations just waiting to be discovered. The food pairing theory states that foods...