Pinch of Culinary Science

<p>This book provides a playground for the readers to practice and develop scientific thinking by exploring the world of food in a fun way. The authors take the role of someone trying to find interesting questions to ask about familiar though often hidden phenomena. Claims (or myths) on everyday cooking provide numerous cases for this. Using popular cooking myths as a springboard this book discusses these riddles interweaving a scientific rationale for the phenomena with a culinary or craftsman explanation. This book covers not only science (physics chemistry biology) but also cultural aspects (tradition history emotion) of what food/cooking is all about.</p>