Food
Food science, culinary history, and cooking techniques
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Food
Pastry layers puff because trapped steam expands the dough
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A third of American sugar is chemically transformed into corn syrup
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Half of the world's calories come from a single chemical reaction
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Tiny pickled flower buds are 100 times punchier than pepper
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Fermented fungus produces more protein than a steak
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Ancient Anatolians baked nutrient-dense loaves of wheat and lentils for building closure rituals
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Fermenting cocoa beans under banana leaves creates over six hundred distinct aroma molecules
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Chicago deep dish pizza defies tradition by inverting layers to protect the cheese from burning
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The specific angle of a folded taco shell uses physics to prevent structural failure
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A single pound of pistachios requires nearly two thousand gallons of water
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In 1961, the first revolving restaurant in the United States opened in Honolulu
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Sweden created a national holiday in 1999 to celebrate the humble cinnamon roll
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A savory cheese dish became so popular it earned a national holiday
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In 1958, a bankrupt businessman invented instant ramen to end post-war hunger
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In 1987, a presidential proclamation honored the catfish as a staple of American farming
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