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Flavours of Scotland with Paul Lister on Rewilding at Alladale Wilderness Reserve
A clip from Flavours of Scotland. It includes filming at Alladale Wilderness Reserve and an interview with Paul Lister on conservation projects at Alladale. For more information go to:www.theeuropeannaturetrust.com/en/Scotland/
The beneficial bacteria that make delicious food – Erez Garty
Where does bread get its fluffiness? Swiss cheese its holes? And what makes vinegar so sour? These foods may taste completely different, but all of these phenomena come from microorganisms chowing down on sugar and belching up some culinary byproducts. … Continue reading
Why We Dunk Cookies in Milk
Like Romeo & Juliet or Batman & Robin, milk & cookies is a pairing that’s just meant to be. But what makes dunking cookies in milk so satisfying? To find the answer, we turned to science. Scientist, chemistry professor and … Continue reading
The Human Restaurant in Tokyo Serves Last Meals of Death Row Inmates
Just in time for Halloween, a spooky pop-up restaurant has opened in Kabukicho, known historically as the red-light district of Shinjuku. The Ningen (“human”) Restaurant (人間レストラン) is a fully-functioning eatery that serves the last meals requested by death row inmates … Continue reading
New Geometrically-Inspired Pastries, Cakes, and Sweets by Dinara Kasko
Dinara Kasko (previously here and here) uses her background as an architect and 3D visualizer to produce geometric cakes that at first glance seem impossible to eat. The mathematically-inspired shapes are digitally constructed with a modeling program, which Kasko then 3D prints … Continue reading
Why Do Supermarket Eggs Look Perfect?
When chickens lay eggs at a farm, their eggs get examined, tested, graded, and approved before they’re packaged up for us to buy at the supermarket. Is that why they look so perfect? In this clip from Jimmy’s Food Factory, … Continue reading
Marla Spivak: Why bees are disappearing
Honeybees have thrived for 50 million years, each colony 40 to 50,000 individuals coordinated in amazing harmony. So why, seven years ago, did colonies start dying en masse? Marla Spivak reveals four reasons which are interacting with tragic consequences. This … Continue reading
How food — yes, food — can be a tool for social change — ideas.ted.com
Chef David Hertz is trying to build a movement that uses food to create jobs, increase empathy, and even address inequality. via How food — yes, food — can be a tool for social change — ideas.ted.com
Trying Japan’s Famous Black Ramen
Taiki’s ramen in Toyama, Japan is unlike anything you’ve ever seen or tasted. Considered to be some of the best ramen in the country, its noodles sit in a jet-black soup. Whereas traditional ramen broth is created using pork or … Continue reading
How to Make a Mini Barbecue from an Aluminum Can – Faith is Torment
For those of us lacking a spacious garden to do some grilling outdoors, YouTuber Mr Useful demonstrates how to transform an ordinary aluminum can into a functional mini-barbecue.[…]
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