By Dustin Nelson
Like a caterpillar going through metamorphosis, food can grow, shrink, change
colors and become an eye-catching, desired item. To understand the magic behind the scientific principles of foods, I went on an investigation around the Department of Food Science, Department of Human Nutrition, and a kitchen store to uncover reasons why and how food changes.
To give the evidence of how the culinary transformation process works, I created the blog mixingmolecules. The name alone gives context clues about what is contained inside. It features a handful of questions about how food works when it is prepared and cooked and then answers are shared by knowledgeable people.
From a student working on his doctorate in Human Nutrition to a homemaker with more than three decades of cooking in her repertoire that runs a kitchen store, the information given by these credible sources solves some mysteries of food.
After a scientific explanation of how food works there are selected recipes following each posting that highlights some of the principles discussed. These recipes have been tested to ensure that they are truly delicious for the sake of those that with to venture into the scientific side of food. Go ahead and see how food and science can be fun and tasty, respectively!
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