The Science of Food

February 13, 2025

Fermentation I: Beer and chemistry

I had a long break over Christmas and these are a few of the meals I had during that break: at the local pizza joint a pepperoni pizza washed down with beer, a trip to the German club where I had a pork knuckle with sauerkraut washed down with beer, a trip to a French Continue reading

beer, botany, carbohydrates, cell biology, chemistry, fermentation, Science, sugar

ADP, alcohol, ATP, beer, brewing, chemistry, cooking, fermentation, Food, food science, hops, microbes, recipes, Science, yeast
January 29, 2025

Mastering the science of sugar: From simple syrups to caramel

I’ve been catching up on the latest series of the Great British Bake Off and in one episode, amongst all the usual drama of collapsing pastries and sagging cakes, the contestants were overcooking their caramel for the Banoffee Pie technical and it made me think about sugar. In recent posts I’ve talked a lot about Continue reading

candy, caramel, carbohydrates, chemistry, Science, solubility, starch, sugar, syrup

candy, carbohydrate, chemistry, cooking, Food, fudge, health, nutrition, recipes, saturation, Science, solubility, sugar, super-saturation, syrup