Food Science and Molecular Gastronomy
Ferragosto is a traditional Italian holiday that happens on August 15th. It is a Catholic festivity that celebrates Saint Mary, but it became also an occasion to plan trips and meet with friends. I haven't celebrated Ferragosto since 2005, when I move abroad.
Read MoreFor the first recipe with matcha, I can’t help posting this gelato recipe that gave me so much satisfaction! :)
Read MoreI had an extravagant passion for teas when I was in elementary and intermediate school. I didn’t stand milk, I found it sickening. Instead, I was in love with tea and I can’t help collecting those loose in the Twining’s cans. Besides the unmissable “English Breakfast”, I wasn’t able to separate from my beloved “Jasmine” and from the classic “Earl Grey”, my favorite, I must say.
Read MoreSpeaking about fruit, I thought about banana bread. A while ago, encouraged by a friend, I tried a "healthy" version with half doses of sugar and butter...bah, forget it. I will share, instead, the recipe of my colleague, it's excellent, you won't regret it :) You can find it on my old blog.
Read MoreThere is the diffused and erroneous belief that sugars “naturally” contained in juices are of higher nutritional quality than those sold in packages, in every grocery store. When I speak about juices, I mean those obtained by squeezing or homogenization, without sugar added. The misunderstanding is always due to the bogus belief that, for example, the sucrose “naturally” contained in fruit is healthier than the commercial one (“industrial”). Based on this belief, marketing has built fruitful campaigns that have increased the profits of many companies, but didn’t significantly change the life of consumers. Please, follow me. The discussion is long and I will probably annoy you the chemical part of the story.
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