BY: PRAVEENA THIRUNATHAN How many of us have woken up in the middle of the night, hungry for something substantial, yet quick and easy to make? Anything using the oven or stove is out, as is cutting up and...
BY: ALEX PIERCE-FELDMEYER Do you ever feel that two superficially unrelated disciplines actually share commonalities once you dig a little deeper? Take science and art for example. They seem like totally different ends of a spectrum, but to a...
By Bryan Quoc Le | 150 Food Science Questions Answered You are what you eat, or so the old adage goes. But unlike other primates and animals, humans are the only animals who cook their food, which may have more...
By Bryan Quoc Le | 150 Food Science Questions Answered 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...
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: 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 Quoc Le | 150 Food Science Questions Answered 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...
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....
By Bryan Quoc Le | 150 Food Science Questions Answered Flavors of the Grocery Aisle When I get a chance to actually take my time while grocery shopping, sometimes I like to just peruse the aisles and read through the...