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Learn through chemistry the five tips to cook a better Thanksgiving dinner

The effects of too much salt in your diet

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Madhur Jaffrey

Madhur Jaffrey

Indian-born actress, chef, and writer

Thomas Keller

Thomas Keller

American chef and restaurateur

Chef José Andrés

José Andrés

Spanish chef, restaurateur, author, and humanitarian

Marcus Samuelsson

Marcus Samuelsson

Ethiopian-born chef

The Sioux Chef

Sean Sherman

Sioux chef, activist, ethnobotanist, and educator

Paula Deen

Paula Deen

American chef

Ferran Adrià

Ferran Adrià

Catalan chef

Mario Batali

Mario Batali

American chef, television personality, and author

Julia Child

Julia Child

American cook and author

British chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay

Scottish chef and restaurateur

Alice Waters

Alice Waters

American restaurateur, chef, and activist

Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain

American chef, author, and television personality

Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray

American chef and television personality

Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver

British chef

Chef Bobby Flay

Bobby Flay

American chef and restaurateur

Emeril Lagasse

Emeril Lagasse

American chef

Lizzie Black Kander

American welfare worker

Escoffier, Auguste

Auguste Escoffier

French chef

Fannie Farmer

American editor

Grant Achatz

Grant Achatz

American chef

Quiz

Grains and spices in bags, India. (Indian, vendor, market, food)

Ultimate Foodie Quiz

Ceviche. Peruvian ceviche (sebiche). Raw seafood dish with lime, cilantro, peppers, plantains. Cuisine, food

A World of Food Quiz

Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).

What’s on the Menu? Vocabulary Quiz

Slices of lemon pie topped with meringue.

Baking and Baked Goods Quiz

Chocolate bar broken into pieces. (sweets; dessert; cocoa; candy bar; sugary)

Food Around the World

Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).

What’s on the Menu? Vocabulary Quiz

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Coriander leaves, fresh green cilantro on wooden background, herbs

Why Does Cilantro Taste Like Soap to Some People?