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Hence there is some legitimacy to apply some scientific knowledge to this field. For the past two decades, there has been much confusion about molecular gastronomy. The chemistry of cooking course seeks to understand the science behind our most popular meals by studying the behavior of atoms and molecules present in food. And if molecular biology is a research activity, why not molecular gastronomy.
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As will be seen, understanding the chemistry behind food allows for exotic and unique culinary creations to be realized. His main area of interest is molecular gastronomy, or how our knowledge of chemistry and science in general, can be used as a tool to enhance culinary experiences, rather than the purely empirical knowledge which more often than not dictates the rules in the kitchen. The best 9 cookbooks for food technology and food science. The concept of using food chemistry techniques to study food and cooking is far from modern. Moleculer cuisine revolution gastronomy chemistry educational student kit.
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