The Secret of the Pastel de Tentúgal
The recipe for the pastel de Tentúgal was born somewhere in the 16th Century by…
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Fermented foods: they changed the world, again.
Fermented foods are all the rage — you can’t help but notice. This could even…
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Skyr: tried and tested, without a spoon.
A new dairy fashion has swept the European continent and beyond: skyr. We were invaded…
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Is cooking good for our hands? We honestly don’t know.
Hands are the main ingredient in the kitchen. But what does the kitchen do to…
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Electronic tongue: not what you might imagine
Taste results from the stimulation of the taste buds, that detect the five basic flavours…
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Cilantro – The hatred of cilantro in the eyes of science
Why is cilantro able to awaken such an expressive repulsion in some people? And who…
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Camellia and tea – Camellia Week in Porto
To celebrate the upcoming Camellia Week (Semana das Camélias) which will invade Porto from 5…
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Bouba-Kiki effect: eating with your eyes
Look at the shapes above. Which of these shapes would you name as “Bouba” and…
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Food myths solved with simple answers (Part II)
Food myths Food myths still thrive in our day to day. In a haze…
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