Hopia, Anu Inkeri,
A pinch of culinary science : boiling an egg inside out and other kitchen tales / Anu Hopia and Erik Fooladi. - xii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The real thing? : the chemistry and psychology of an apple pie -- Boiling an egg from the inside out -- In the beginning there was an egg -- Mussels on acid -- Sausage engineering -- Mustard, fiercely yours -- The potatoes that refused to become tender -- Gravlax and a pinch of salt chemistry -- The art of heating -- Cold skillet : juicy fish -- Tempering the meat before cooking, ...or maybe not -- Cooking pits : prehistoric cooking meets science -- White wine in cooking should always be dry, right? -- Taking stock of broth -- Salt shapes the pasta -- You can see it, hear it, taste it and feel it : what is it? it is the taste of food! -- Can you cut down on the salt without affecting the taste? -- Physics takes the cake -- The great norwegian porridge feud -- The inevitable dishes -- Glossary.
Various food and cooking myths, with a culinary explanation, and including in-chapter recipes.
9781138611306 (hardback : alk. paper)
2018051394
Cooking--Popular works.
Food habits--Popular works.
Cookbooks.
TX652 / .H6477 2019
394.1/2 / H792
A pinch of culinary science : boiling an egg inside out and other kitchen tales / Anu Hopia and Erik Fooladi. - xii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The real thing? : the chemistry and psychology of an apple pie -- Boiling an egg from the inside out -- In the beginning there was an egg -- Mussels on acid -- Sausage engineering -- Mustard, fiercely yours -- The potatoes that refused to become tender -- Gravlax and a pinch of salt chemistry -- The art of heating -- Cold skillet : juicy fish -- Tempering the meat before cooking, ...or maybe not -- Cooking pits : prehistoric cooking meets science -- White wine in cooking should always be dry, right? -- Taking stock of broth -- Salt shapes the pasta -- You can see it, hear it, taste it and feel it : what is it? it is the taste of food! -- Can you cut down on the salt without affecting the taste? -- Physics takes the cake -- The great norwegian porridge feud -- The inevitable dishes -- Glossary.
Various food and cooking myths, with a culinary explanation, and including in-chapter recipes.
9781138611306 (hardback : alk. paper)
2018051394
Cooking--Popular works.
Food habits--Popular works.
Cookbooks.
TX652 / .H6477 2019
394.1/2 / H792