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Molecular Gastronomy, The Science of Cooking

Roland Piquepaille writes "The Art of Cooking is evolving fast in this 21st century. New food products are being designed with the help of molecular technology, genetic discoveries or space research before arriving in our kitchens. For example, here is a Pravda article which says that NASA is preparing sandwiches which will still be edible after seven years. Companies like Kraft are also using nanotechnology to create food products tailored to users' needs. This is a booming market and, according to Associated Press, dozens of universities in the U.S. are offering degrees in culinology, attracting creative students in their food and science programs."

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  1. Should read: NASA is preparing sandwiches... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    NASA is preparing sandwiches which will still be inedible after seven years. And they borrowed this technology from my local high school. They should coat the shuttle with these monstrosities.

  2. 7 year old sandwiches... by cwest · · Score: 5, Funny

    this is obviously based on failed experiments by the airlines.

  3. Re:loads of oils, creams, butter and mayo by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Informative

    suggestion.

    talk to a Nutritionist and not some chef that has a wacked idea on how things work.

    Once a week I have fat with meat, because the chef said that new fat kills old fat.
      that alone is the most bizzare thing I have ever heard.

    guess what, you either need to reduce your caloric intake or do some of the extreme diets to lose weight.

    Atkins works as it thows your body into ketosis, vegan works as you have almost zero fat intake,
    simply being active, eating healthy and lowering your calorie intake works the best in the long run.

    no matter what a life style change is required. What you do to lose weight you have to live with forever and ever.

    a chef knows nothing compared to a dietician and nutritionist.

    Please get real advice from someone that can explain it in real terms instead of made up mumbo-jumbo like new fat destroys old fat.

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  4. Re:7 Year Old Sandwich by Kohath · · Score: 5, Funny

    But Fry got parasites that made him a superman...

    Damn cartoon mixed-messages! Be consistent!

  5. The science of cooking by GillBates0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Roland Piquepaille with Herbed Tomato Sauce

    INGREDIENTS:

    250 pounds Roland Piquepaille
    1 cup article excerpts
    1/8 teaspoon finely chopped original contributions.
    1 primidi.com blog
    1 popular techie website

    PREPARATION:

    Wash Roland Piquepaille; pat dry. Season with 1 cup copy pasted excerpts from article. Mix in 1/8th teaspoon finely chopped original comments. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven and cook until evenly brown. Link to blog and submit to popular techie website.

    Best served hot. Serves ~90,000.

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  6. Re:Science gone amuck again by kfg · · Score: 5, Informative

    Abandon the idea that baby food is somehow necessary for adult health (let alone the baby food of another species). That solves the price of milk problem.

    Start growing your own "Heritage" food. See the book "Sailing the Farm" for how this can be done on even a small sailboat, a living space far smaller and disadvantaged than even a metropolitan studio apartment. There are tons of newer books on container gardening.

    If you've got even as little as 16 square feet of dirt, see the book "Square Foot Gardening."

    You might well be surprised at how much you can produce from how little, all without using any of the modern industrial farming techniques.

    It's a matter of scale. The modern industrial approach to farming may be needed to generate the largest profit (not food, profit) from huuuuuuge. . .tracts of land, but have nothing to do with producing enough tomatoes for yourself, by yourself.

    KFG

  7. Re:loads of oils, creams, butter and mayo by Hurricane78 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    > Atkins works as it thows your body into ketosis, vegan works as you have almost zero fat intake, simply being active, eating healthy and lowering your calorie intake works the best in the long run.

    Atkins and vegan diets kill you for the very same reason that unhealty food does: it's unhealty!

    I had many many different diets, and i can tell you that the whole concept of a "diet" is a huge load of crap!

    Do you know what it takes to bekome healty and thin?

    1. Eat only when you're really hungry! not when you just want to eat now. (to force you to a normal eating behaviour. try taping a "H?" above your fridge to remember yourself.)
    2. Eat in smaller amounts and more often (to get your stomach to a normal size again and to not fall into a ravenous appetite).
    3. Move your ass and do some sport.
    4. And most important: never ever stop doing point 1-3 for the rest of your life!

    That's really all you have to do. Nothing more... But as with all addictions, it depents on your willpower to do it. (Tip: A psychologist can help you more than you may think with that problem.)

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