Originally published on FoodUnfolded.com in December 2019. What is sugar? If you like chemistry, you might say ‘an organic chemical’. If you enjoy baking, you might tell me that it’s ‘a pantry staple’. And if you know about nutrition, you would perhaps say ‘a carbohydrate’. Sugar is such a ubiquitous product that everyone knows something […]
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Originally published on FoodUnfolded.com in September 2019. Growing up in India where saffron is synonymous with luxury, I knew saffron as the ‘we’re expecting guests’ spice. Today at €25,000 a kilogram, it is the most expensive item in my neighbourhood’s supermarket! Let’s take a look at what makes saffron the most expensive spice in the […]
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Originally posted on FoodUnfolded.com in July 2019. You’ve probably had instant noodles when you’re too lazy to cook up a warm meal, but do you know how they’re made? WHY WERE INSTANT NOODLES INVENTED? A combination of three things led to the invention of instant noodles.1 First, a starving Japanese population post World War II. Second, […]
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Madhura Rao 