Wolfing Down Food Science
Ever wonder about how your food makes it from the farm to your table? There is a lot of food science along the way. Not a culinary or nutrition podcast, Wolfing Down Food Science is all about the chemistry, microbiology and engineering of food. Questions or comments? Send us an email at wolfingdownfoodscience@gmail.com. To find out more about food science at NC State University check us out at https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/
Wolfing Down Food Science
Gingerbread houses- everything you wanted to know that you didn’t know you wanted to know(S2:E13)
Gingerbread has a long and storied history. In fact, it may have been the inspiration for the witch's house in Hansel and Gretel. In this episode, we discuss types of gingerbread, a bit of its chemistry, and then get sidetracked with the great molasses flood of 1919. If you are in the area, check out the gingerbread competition going on at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC.
https://www.romanticasheville.com/gingerbread.htm
https://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/history-gingerbread/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019072-gingerbread-house
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