There is a large energy cost to breaking apart and mixing the water and oil layers. The secret to blending them is to add an extra ingredient known as a ‘surfactant’ or emulsifier, like mustard.
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Thanks to detailed menu records from Kew Palace kitchens, we have a fascinating picture of the Christmas foods that were popular in the royal palaces.
Roasting meat sets off a cascade of chemical reactions. With a bit of kitchen chemistry know-how, you can use these reactions to your advantage when you make gravy.
Ginger, a staple spice in this Christmas confection, may help reduce the risk of colds and help with digestion.
The cost of feeding a table full of people may be too much for the average Canadian to bear this holiday season.
You want to look as if you’ve put in a bit of effort, but don’t want to blow the budget. Here are some top tips of what to take to Christmas.
When British colonials came to Australia, they stuck to their winter Christmas traditions of roast meats and plum puddings. But over the centuries, Australians found their own ways to celebrate.
The Christmas holidays can sometimes feel a little unhealthy but the ingredients that makeup a Christmas pudding are pretty nutritious.
Both types of meat have their benefits.
Follow these food safety tips to keep everyone happy and healthy this festive season.
Vegeterian and vegan food is often marketed as close enough to meat that you can hardly tell the difference. This devotion to mimicking meat stifles creative alternatives to Christmas dinner.
For Australians serving overseas in WWI, Christmas was particularly difficult. Menus reveal how soldiers tried to maintain the traditions of home.
If you’re not a fan of plum pudding or pork with crackling, why not swap them for something healthier, like prawns and fresh fruit salad?
Why is there so much consumer interest in recreating Christmas dinners from the past?
Some tips on how to fully enjoy your Christmas mince pie.
Holiday traditions – whether culinary, religious, decorative or musical – help families bond and individuals feel stable and content.
There are many ways in which older people can engage in their communities and meet new people this Christmas.
Christmas foods are evolving. Purists may sniff but what are traditional foods other than past trends that have stuck?
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