taste
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The Problem With The New Chocolate Substitute Is The Problem With All Food Substitutes
There’s a new form of chocolate out there that wants to replace chocolate as we know it. The reason it’s not going to is the same reason all substitute foods keep failing to deliver on their promises: Accurately replicating food is almost impossible.
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Why Are We Turning Our Favourite Foods Into Rainbow-Coloured Nightmares?
Recently, it seems like food dye is making a comeback in a big way, and not just one dye — all of them. Rainbow coloured bagels, grilled cheeses, pizzas and even lattes have circulated the internet as the latest food trend. Is it just harmless novelty, or is there more to these culinary monstrosities?
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Why You Crave Tomato Juice On An Aeroplane
I’m writing this seated on a plane heading to San Francisco. We’ve been in the air for under an hour, and the drink cart is just starting to make its way down the aisle. As the cart rolls nearer I’m forced to decide what drink I’ll be having. Since the cups are minuscule, and the…
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The Futuristic Liquid Nitrogen Machine That Makes Ice Cream To Order
Despite the warm wood and cheery red accents, Smitten Ice Cream can feel a bit like a mad scientist’s shop. There’s the industrial-sized tank of liquid nitrogen that greets you inside the entrance of its new flagship location in Oakland. And there’s the billowing clouds of nitrogen when the stainless steel ice cream machines churn…