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  • March 31, 2025

    Quick Bite: How salt enhances the flavour of our food

    In my recent post on MSG and our taste perception I was going to include a bit about salt and how it works as a flavour enhancer but, as usual, I went on a bit so I couldn’t fit it in. So I wanted to do this short post while it was all fresh in… Continue reading

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I’m a scientist with over twenty years of experience as a medical researcher. I’m also an amateur cook. Tired of bumbling around the kitchen and being misled by weird internet recipes I decided to see if science could help me be a better cook. This blog is the result.

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