Category Archives: Food

Micro Season 10 夏至 Geshi (Summer solstice) | Tokyo Pony

夏至 Geshi (Summer solstice) Summer solstice, the sun rises behind Mt Fuji and travels across the sky taking its longest path. This is the day with the most amount of daylight. Even though this marks the beginning of summer, now the … Continue reading

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Feed Your Microbes – Nurture Your Mind | John Cryan | TEDxHa’pennyBridge

Bacteria in your gut can change your mind? This is what John wants to bring to the forefront of modern microbiology. Understanding the internal biosphere of each individual has in them today can lead to the creation of a simple … Continue reading

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The craft chocolate revolution — from bean to bar | Gabe Davidson | TEDxWellington

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. How one chocolate maker got the whole audience to not only understand the issues facing his industry, but also what it taste likes. At the … Continue reading

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Homemade Chocolate… from Bean to Bar!

I’ve wanted to make chocolate from scratch for ages! In this video, with the help of Phoebe we take some cocoa beans, roast them and attempt to turn them into chocolate bars! We learnt so much doing this and for … Continue reading

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世界一のチョコレート作り密着!一流ショコラティエの職人技!ココ京都 Making the world’s best chocolate! COCO Kyoto’s chocolatier!

[…] While eating and walking around Kyoto, I found a chocolate shop that looked interesting. Immediately after asking for coverage over the phone, it was safe and OK. COCO KYOTO gathers the finest local ingredients and the best cacao beans … Continue reading

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Making chocolate is a lot more disgusting than you think

Have you ever wondered how chocolate is made? Alright, let’s go from cacao pod to chocolate bar today on this super-intensive video. I am not going to lie, although this was a lot of fun, it was also a lot … Continue reading

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6 “Vegetarian” Animals that Will Give You Nightmares

Some of the animals you think of as just cute grass-eating creatures might actually be more interested in chomping on your meaty bones. Hosted by: Hank Green

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Why palm oil is in everything, and why that’s bad

“Planet Palm: How Palm Oil Ended Up in Everything—and Endangered the World,” by Jocelyn C. Zuckerman: https://thenewpress.com/books/planet-… My old video about Crisco (vegetable shortening): https://youtu.be/n4IH8-io6Dw

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What is the best diet for humans? | Eran Segal | TEDxRuppin

Prof. Eran Segal presented conclusions from the research on the TEDxRuppin stage and made us question common dietary beliefs. For additional information see http://genie.weizmann.ac.il New research led by Prof. Eran Segals and Dr. Elinavs research unit indicates a drastic change … Continue reading

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The Ancestral Human Diet | Peter Ungar | TEDxDicksonStreet

Fossil evidence suggests our distant ancestors’ diets became progressively more versatile over time and space. That variation was driven largely by environmental/climate change. So there is no single ancestral diet to which we should aspire. Peter Ungar is a distinguished … Continue reading

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