Designer instant noodles.
People. Flash frying. Tempura. And how the history of instant noodles is a lesson in design principles.
January 11, 2017
Tagged “culture”
14 posts
Go plated.
Food plating. Industrial Revolution. Culture. And how ceramic plates civilized the home.
January 11, 2017
"Wherever you go, go with all your egg tart."
Custard. Temperature. Creativity. And what no one tells you about the link between dim sum and crème brûlée.
January 11, 2017
Soup-erb!
Gelatin. Melting. Diplomacy. And how the xiao long bao has them all.
January 11, 2017
Burnt bottoms.
Culture. Crunchy. Caramelization. And why sometimes burnt rice makes the best rice dishes.
February 2, 2016
Keep kale and carrot on.
Phytochemicals. Microbiology. Immunity. And why vegetable self-defence means spicy vegetable recipes are less common.
February 2, 2016
Okama Sutra.
Gentle curves. Hot Conductors. Design and culture. And how history of rice cookers has good karma.
February 2, 2016
The bacteria did not see that cumin.
Phytochemicals. Protection. Culture. And how spices kill food spoilage bacteria.
February 1, 2016
Physics culture.
Levers. Versatility. Design. And how physics and culture meld into one in a pair of chopsticks.
February 1, 2016
Too spicy? Keep calm and curry on.
Biology. Evolution. Geography. And why some cultures like their meats hot.
February 1, 2016
The smells arose durian the reign of the King.
Smells. Discovery. Culture. And why the durian is a scientific marvel.
January 31, 2016
Can't you see I'm cereals about you?
Cereal packaging. Eyes. Evolution. And what supermarket aisles tell us about the white of the eye.
January 19, 2016
The temperature rices.
Thermostats. Latent heat. Culture. And how science gets steamy with culture in rice cookers.
May 31, 2015
Do you field like working together?
Food. Geography. Psychology. And why we are a "we" or "me" culture.
May 22, 2015