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A brief article describing the process of fermentation and how this respiration process is used in cooking.
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Saudi Aramco World: Cooking in Hunza

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In northern Pakistan, in the high valley of Hunza, food practices have changed profoundly during the last 50 to 60 years. For decades, access to Hunza, in the heart of the Karakoram mountains (Western Himalayas), was quite difficult. But...
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September 24, 1902. A new cooking school is set to open at Boston's 30 Huntington Avenue. The rooms will soon be filled with trainee cooks, who will watch in awe as the school's namesake and principal, Fannie Farmer, lectures on...
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Kids Health: Staying Healthy

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find yummy recipes for food to make yourself! There are also articles about the reasons for vitamins and minerals, how to eat when you're playing sports, and a number of other important topics.
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Article, with embedded questions, describes the chemical changes that take place when meat is cooked when sugar is heated, and when fruits brown.
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Looks at the history of the spice trade and describes its impact on the medieval diet. [Published: March 11, 2003]
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Exploratorium: Bread Science

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From Chinese baozi to Armenian lavash, bread comes in thousands of forms. Find out, on the most basic level, what chemistry ties them all together.

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