BY: ALEX PIERCE-FELDMEYER Kopi is the word for coffee in the Bahasa Indonesian language. Luwak is an Indonesian name of the Asian palm civet native to Southeast Asia shown in the picture below.1 The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)...
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 Bryan Quoc Le | 150 Food Science Questions Answered Endless Tastes We’re all familiar with the four basic tastes of sweet, sour, salt, and bitter found in our food. Some of us may have even heard of the...
BY: TY WAGONER One of my favorite family traditions is “jelly bean roulette.” Nothing makes a person squirm quite like the question of “is this peach or vomit?” and it is amazing how flavor scientists can stimulate our “smell...
By: Ty Wagoner “So what’s the deal with airplane food?” Mediocre comedy routines have posed this question for decades, but there may be some scientific truth to that comedy shtick. It turns out that flying high at 32,000 feet...
By: Amelia Chen Large family events can be exhausting and hectic and entertaining, so what better way to encourage everyone – well, the adults – to unwind than with a festive cocktail. I could start to delve into the...
By: Alex Pierce-Feldmeyer I have food anxiety. It isn’t debilitating but I often experience internal battles when I discover new food products. I am not jealous per say, (Aw man, I had that idea last Saturday!) I think I mostly...
By: Alex Pierce-Feldmeyer My dearest friends, Tis’ the season folks! The crisp fall air, the crunch of the drying leaves. Daylight is waning and guess what? We REJOICE! Because it’s pumpkin season. It is me, your favorite fall beverage...