Food Science

Food science is the basic science and applied science of food; its scope starts at overlap with agricultural science and nutritional science and leads through the scientific aspects of food safety and food processing, informing the development of food technology.

Food science brings together multiple scientific disciplines. It incorporates concepts from fields such as chemistry, physics, physiology, microbiology, and biochemistry. Food technology incorporates concepts from chemical engineering, for example.

Activities of food scientists include the development of new food products, design of pro
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On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science
What Einstein Told His Cook
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History)
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
Science Of Spice
Culinary Reactions: The Everyday Chemistry of Cooking
What Einstein Told His Cook 2: The Sequel: Further Adventures in Kitchen Science
Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Cooks, and Good Food
Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking (Ruhlman's Ratios)
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
CookWise: The Hows & Whys of Successful Cooking, The Secrets of Cooking Revealed
Intuitive Eating by Evelyn TriboleThe Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens by Elyse ReschThe Intuitive Eating Workbook by Evelyn TriboleWhat We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon“You Just Need to Lose Weight” by Aubrey Gordon
Weight Inclusive Nutrition
21 books — 1 voter

Intuitive Eating by Evelyn TriboleImagine Your Life - Wholefood Plant-Based Cookbook by Isaac ButcherJava Burn Reviews by J. BarbanThe Vegan Health Plan by Amanda SweetNuts About... Baking by Victoria Searle-Thomson
Anti-Diet Dietitian Reading List
25 books — 5 voters


Tetsu Kariya
Sake is the best when it comes to pairing with seafood. It's often said that Chablis and raw oysters go well together, but I've got my doubts about that. I find a strong off taste lingers after I eat raw oysters and drink Chablis." "Why is that?" "Wine has a lot more sodium in it compared to sake. The sodium compounds are part of what gives wine its fine flavor. But at the same time, I think one of those compounds brings out the fishiness of the seafood. ...more
Tetsu Kariya, Sake

Michelle Zauner
I had thought fermentation was controlled death. Left alone, a head of cabbage molds and decomposes. It becomes rotten, inedible. But when brined and stored, the course of its decay is altered. Sugars are broken down to produce lactic acid, which protects it from spoiling. Carbon dioxide is released and the brine acidifies. It ages. Its color and texture transmute. Its flavor becomes tarter, more pungent. It exists in time and transforms. So it is not quite controlled death, because it enjoys a ...more
Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart

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