A new feature! I thought it might be fun to explore some science and resurrect articles from my LabCat blog. I will answer your questions too.
Bread rolls. Image by Cathy Davies
The first blog article that I ever posted on food was about the science of baking bread. Ha! Nothing has changed much, as I said, back in 2006:
I find the changes that take place during baking absolutely fascinating. Starting with what is basically dried and ground grass seeds mixed with water and biological or chemical leavening agents and heated you end up with a flavorsome light bread. Can you imagine how the first people felt when they discovered this?
More recently, just over a year ago, on my current blog I did a bread baking photo essay. My fascination for baking and the changes that occur converting wheat to flour to bread will never end.
What food science facts do you want to know more about? Let me know in the comments.