food

Jan
29

The Thankless Task of Dinner

No dinner party can survive uncertainty, and there is nothing so relentless as dinnertime, which must be renewed every day,
Jan
28

Wheat Domesticated Us

The reason that wheat became the grain of choice in northern climates is thanks to a uniquely small lectin in
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Jan
28

When Buying Bread in the Grocery Store

In this case, green means “stop” and red (and orange and yellow) means “go.” Red, orange, and yellow signal sweetness
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Jan
28

The Slow Acting Poison of Lectin

Because their initial predators were insects, plants developed some lectins that would paralyze any unfortunate bug that tried to dine
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