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Battered to Perfection: The Science of Fish n’ Chips

Battered to Perfection: The Science of Fish n’ Chips

by Lisa Richards
When looking for a traditional British dish, you can’t get much better than fish and chips; a huge slab of deep-fried white fish accompanied by a heap of hot, thick potatoes…

It Figures: The numbers behind your dinner
It Figures: The numbers behind your dinner
Food is for math, not eating.
by Anne Casselman
How Nintendo Taught Me to Slice and Dice
How Nintendo Taught Me to Slice and Dice
Our reporter pulls a Japanese-style potato salad out of a handheld video game
by Paula Gaetos
Mars Needs Lunchboxes
Mars Needs Lunchboxes
What will Mars astronauts take with them? Pretty much any dish that can reach five years of age and not taste like it
by Anne Casselman
Have the Good Taste to Quit Smoking
Have the Good Taste to Quit Smoking
Like O.J. and toothpaste, a healthy diet may make cigarettes taste worse – despite Big Tobacco's best efforts
by Jennifer Taylor
Orange-Hued Bangers Do Good By Your Heart
Orange-Hued Bangers Do Good By Your Heart
A pinch of orange peel keeps porky flavor in low-fat sausages
by Katie Law
Haute chocolate molécule
Haute chocolate molécule
Luxury chocolate has never been so lush or nerdy
by Tania Rabesandratana
Coffee: Friend or Foe?
Coffee: Friend or Foe?
The good, the bad and the tasty when it comes to the world's favorite beverage.
by Eva Amsen
I’m Dreaming of An All White Meat Christmas
I’m Dreaming of An All White Meat Christmas
A couple of chemical extractions and one protein-concentrate shake later, an Alberta food researchers changes dark meat to light
by Anna Gosline
A Whiff of What?
A Whiff of What?
Cocoa's complex aroma includes essence of cabbage and undertones of armpit
by Megha Satyanarayana