Since ancient times, spices such as pepper, cinnamon, and cloves were highly sought after. Back then, they were so rare that they often served as...
Since antiquity, certain foods have been reputed to stimulate sexual desire all around the world. Both the Egyptians and the ancient Greeks had already identified...
White chocolate stands out due to the complete absence of cocoa solids, which are present in significant amounts in milk or dark chocolates. Instead, it...
Sugar acts as a kind of water sponge when used to preserve food. Essentially, it "captures" the available water by binding it to itself, thereby...
Berries (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries...) are packed with dietary fibers, those small plant molecules that our body does not digest directly, but that do a...
Potatoes contain plenty of small grains called starch granules. When heated, these granules absorb hot water, swell, expand, and burst. This process is known as...
The main culprit behind the browning of cut vegetables is a specific type of enzyme, called polyphenol oxidase (or PPO for short). Once the vegetable...
Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids (mainly oleic acid), with few polyunsaturated fatty acids. In comparison, sunflower oil mainly contains polyunsaturated fatty acids...
Seaweed is naturally rich in all sorts of good things that we love to include in our dishes. They are packed with vitamins (especially the...
Chocolate is a rather unique solid, primarily composed of cocoa butter, which gives it that creamy texture. At ordinary room temperature, chocolate is usually hard...
