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Do different parts of the tongue taste different flavors?
The “tongue map” locates taste receptors for sweet, salty, bitter, and sour flavors...
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How to tell if food is still safe to eat
How to read expiration dates on food packaging.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Know how the heating elements of the cotton candy machine acts upon the granulated sugar and converts it into cotton candy
The chemistry of cotton candy making.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Learn about food preservation and the various methods to preserve foodstuffs
An overview of food preservation.
Video: © Open University (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Know about freezing food for preservation, and Clarence Birdseye industrial method of freezing food by pressing
Applying the freezing process to the problem of food preservation, especially as...
Video: © MinuteEarth (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How smart tags can indicate food spoilage
Learn about scientific research into smart tags, small gel-like tags on food packaging...
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
The basics of a balanced diet
Learn about nutritious foods that contribute to a healthy and balanced diet.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The art of making Spanish tapas
Overview of tapas.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Igor Dutina/Dreamstime.com
View a demonstration of early and medieval Irish foods possibly eaten by Saint Patrick and his contemporaries
A discussion of the foods that Saint Patrick and his contemporaries likely ate during...
Video: University College Cork, Ireland (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Uncover the science of why some foods taste sweet
Learn why some foods taste sweet.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
The science of making candy
See a lemon drop candy-making demonstration from a scientific perspective.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
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