Food Science 🔬
This crystalline disaccharide, composed of one glucose unit and one fructose unit bound together, is the primary chemical compound found in table sugar.
What is sucrose?
This method involves adding alcohol and setting it on fire
What is flambe?
These small, oily preserved fish are a infamous traditional pizza topping and a key ingredient in Caesar dressing.
What are anchovies?
This famous baked flatbread is traditionally topped with tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella cheese, and basil leaves.
What is pizza?
This dairy product is made by fermenting milk with lactic acid bacteria to achieve a creamy texture and a tart flavour
What is yogurt?
This Japanese term, co-created by chemist Kikunae Ikeda, describes the savory fifth basic taste triggered by glutamate receptors in the tongue.
What is umami?
This method involves adding a hot liquid to remove/dissolve browned food bits and fat to flavour sauces and soups
What is deglazing?
This pungent French delicacy, literally translating to "fat liver," is produced by specially fattening a duck or goose.
What is foie gras?
This fragrant, clear-broth noodle soup is infused with whole spices like star anise, cinnamon, and clove, and is customarily garnished with fresh herbs, bean sprouts, and lime wedges.
What is pho?
This dish involves finely shredding cabbage and pickling it to allow for lactic acid fermentation, it is often served with sausages
What is sauerkraut
This fundamental structural protein, found abundantly in animal connective tissue, breaks down during slow braising to transform tough cuts of meat into rich, gelatin-rich gravy.
What is collagen?
This cooking method involves gently heating/cooking food using a water bath
What is bain-marie?
This luxury seafood delicacy consists of the reproductive organs of a spiny marine creature, highly prized for its creamy, oceanic flavor.
What is sea urchin (or uni)?
Popular across Poland and Ukraine, these semicircular pocket dumplings are boiled and often pan-fried with butter and onions, filled with savory options like potato and cheese or sauerkraut.
What are pierogies?
This fermented soybean product has a sticky, stringy texture and a strong aroma, often eaten with rice for breakfast
What is natto?
This French chemical process, named after the scientist who discovered it in 1912, is the non-enzymatic browning reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars that gives browned food its flavor.
What is the Maillard Reaction?
This process involves adding sugar to fresh fruit to draw out their juices
What is macerate?
Known for its polarizing smell compared to gym socks or rotting onions, this food holds the title of "King of Fruits."
What is durian?
This middle eastern dip is made of roasted eggplant, tahini, garlic, and lemon
What is baba ghanoush?
This Chinese dish is made by curing duck, chick or quail eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, salt and quicklime for months, allowing the yolk to achieve a creamy consistency and a strong umami flavour. It is often eaten alone or as a side dish
What is century egg?
This measure of unbound, "free" water available for microbial growth in food—scaled from 0.0 to 1.0—is a critical safety metric that explains why honey (0.60) never spoils, despite being liquid.
What is Water Activity?
This method is used to slow-cook food in fat until tender and preserved
What is confit?
This cheese is intentionally left outdoors so that a type of fly can lay eggs inside, allowing hatched larvae to digest fats and transform the paste into a soft, liquid consistency before it is eaten live.
What is casu martzu?
This grain derived from the amaranth plant, was dubbed 'the mother of all grains' by the Incas
What is quinoa?
Surstromming is a traditional Swedish dish that involves salting and fermenting this type of fish, often eaten with flatbread.
What is herring?