Or is it just hokum? The importance of the sense of smell in informing our taste is a subject that fascinates biologists. Most high school biology texts include an experiment designed to test just how important our sense of smell is in how we taste things. The experiment involves peeling and cutting up apples, potatoes, […]
Food Science
Do Brown Eggs Taste Different than White Eggs? Which is Better?
No. Brown eggs do not taste different than white eggs. And no, white eggs are not better than brown eggs in terms of quality or taste, or vice versa. I wasn’t sure if this myth persisted, so I asked around to some friends and acquaintances. To my surprise, out of nine people, four of them […]
Never Put Raw Mushrooms On Pizza
Putting raw mushrooms on a pizza is pretty much proof that you don’t know anything about pizza or mushrooms. Why do people persist in doing this? The pizza is ruined, the mushrooms taste raw, because they mostly are. And yet, even some pizza delivery places still put fresh sliced mushrooms on their pizza. I got news for […]
Chile Scoville Rating List of the Hottest Chiles
A quick guide to the Scoville Scale and a List of the Hottest Chiles and their Scoville Ratings The Scoville Scale is a rating system used to determine a chile pepper’s relative heat. It was developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912. His test, which was called the Scoville Organoleptic Scale, used pepper tasters to taste different […]
The Science of the Brain Freeze or Ice Cream Headache
It’s called a brain freeze or an ice cream headache. I have no doubt, however, that it became more common after the invention of the Slurpee. There is something about the ice cream headache. Maybe you know what I’m talking about. It is nothing short of agonizing, and yet as kids, we would purposely eat our […]