How Long Can Foods Sit at Room Temperature Before They Become Unsafe?
A question that often plagues householders is: “How long can food sit out?” Even when…
How Long Can Foods Sit at Room Temperature Before They Become Unsafe?
A question that often plagues householders is: “How long can food sit out?” Even when they have enough resources to do so, people seldom stock more food items than is needed. The reason for this is not far-fetched—food perishability. Meanwhile, the food this piece focuses on is not farm produce or raw staples, but cooked…
The Carbon Footprint of Breakfast: How Your Morning Meal Affects the Planet
“Is there such a thing as the carbon footprint of breakfast?” you probably wondered upon reading this article’s headline. Well, breakfast is not exempt from the discussion of food emissions. Indeed, breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day, and has become the birthplace of many food rituals. Of course, the carbon footprint…
Why Food Rituals Matter: How Meals Shape Culture and Belonging
Thinking hard enough would probably remind you of at least one food ritual peculiar to your culture, family, or religion. Interestingly, some folks have spent most of their lives with minimal exposure to other cultures. Such individuals may find foreign cultural eating practices a little bizarre. For instance, what would you make of drinking fresh…
Climate Stress Is Changing What’s in Our Food — Not Just How Much We Grow
Planting seasons are changing rapidly, but stakeholders seldom connect the dots between climate change and crop nutrition. The focus is more often on maintaining or improving the year-on-year yield of each cultivated hectare. So far, the harvest volume is good on paper; it somehow becomes acceptable to sweep the nutritional decline under the carpet. In…
Hydrocolloids at Home: The Science Behind Thickeners, Gels, and Foams
Hydrocolloids may be the key to the differences between a dish ordered at a restaurant and one made at home. Obviously, restaurants hire chefs, and these professionals are great at combining the right ingredients to achieve excellent culinary outcomes. So, the knowledge of texture engineering is one of the chief reasons restaurant-bought meals seem better…
