Stuff to read and think about, from kitchen fundamentals to culinary history, and bookmarks that list interesting finds from around the web.
In this edition, the controversy surrounding salted tea, warnings about sugar in gummy supplements and caffeine in “charged” drinks, and the very interesting history of Surinamese rice. Plus, tips on how to store chocolate.
Topics include: sugar, food fraud, rethinking how or whether we should eat chicken, and why food expiry dates (mostly) don’t matter.
From millet and managing blood sugar to the wild world of plant breeding…Plus the origins of spiral ham and a rebrand of a classic name in salt.
In this edition of Bookmarks: the troubles with ultra-processed foods and a not-so-brief history of pasta.
In this Mother’s Day edition of Bookmarks: culinary legacies and the healing power of cooking.
Something went dreadfully wrong. Instead of a smooth, lightly seasoned wok, I ended up with sticky blotches that were thick, bumpy and impossible to burn off.