Why are lemons sour when other fruits are sweet? Lemons are sour because they contain a lot of citric acid. We also need to remember that there are a huge variety of lemons, some very sour and some not so much. We need to break this question down into a few parts. Why does citric
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How did fish and chips become a traditional British food? Fish and chips became a traditional British food thanks to fried fish brought from Spain and Portugal, chips brought from Belgium and France, railway networks, improved agriculture, urbanization, entrepreneurs, and wartime thinking. If you have traveled to Britain, you will undoubtedly have tried fish and
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What is rabbit starvation? Rabbit starvation is what can happen when a person eats almost nothing except very lean meat for a prolonged period. A person can feel full, but still become malnourished because the diet is extremely high in protein and extremely low in fat and carbohydrates. The name “rabbit starvation” comes from rabbit
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What causes a beer belly? A beer belly isn’t so much caused by beer as it is caused by excess calories, along with hormones and genetics that dictate where your body stores the fat. Our bodies have evolved to store any excess calories that we consume as fat. We are not the only animals to
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How do fish farms work? Fish farms work by raising fish from eggs to full sized fish in a carefully controlled environment. There are different ways to farm fish, and they all have their benefits and problems, but they are all trying to overcome a situation that we have created ourselves. The situation is that
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Why does starch thicken sauce? Starch thickens sauces because starch granules swell when they are heated in water. As they swell, they trap water and release long starch molecules that tangle together, turning a thin liquid into a thicker one. Starch is a complex carbohydrate that is produced by green plants as their main way
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What is jerky? Jerky is traditionally strips of dried meat that are eaten as a snack or as a way to get protein and energy on long journeys where there is no access to refrigeration. The concept of jerky has been around for thousands of years, but the word has only existed in English since
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Why were spices so valuable in the past? You can buy a jar of spices today for a few dollars, but for a large part of history, some spices were extremely valuable. A few were even said to be worth their weight in gold. This was generally down to how hard they were to get,
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Who was Mrs. Beeton? Mrs. Beeton was Isabella Beeton. If you are British, you have probably heard her name in reference to all of the household management and recipe books that were released in her name. Even if you are not British, there is a strong chance that you have heard of her. I say
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Why does oil splash when cooking? Oil splashes when cooking because water in the food hits the hot oil and instantly vaporizes into steam. If you have ever dropped food into a frying pan and been sprayed with hot oil, you’lI understand this problem. It basically comes down to the heat of the oil, the
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