Ihave always wondered the science involved behind all the food that we eat, how it is grown or made, what processes it involved and can we experiment with it? There is a website that has answers to most of these questions and much more to learn — Science of cooking. The site simplifies the complex science behind foods that we eat.

Science of cooking will leave you scratching your head on knowing the simple science behind your favourite food items like egg, bread, pickles, meat, candies, etc.,

The site is clean and clutter free without any ads, and it also doesn’t need user’s registration. So one can dig into his/her favourite food item and explore the easy (kid-friendly) recipes, science behind food items, facts, and these can be shared and discussed accordingly with other site users.

The site is informative and in a fun way. For instance, in science behind eggs, you can read about what happens when you heat the eggs, or beat them or mix them. The information is interesting and the kind that most people will love to know and tell their peers; one can also go through the anatomy of eggs in the same section.

Apart from that, there are live webcasts to enhance understanding of the science behind food and cooking, fascinating animations, food related games, slide shows, quizzes to test smell and taste senses and tours to organic egg farm or lollipop factory that young ones can enjoy watching, playing and participating in the activities.

Check out these and other fun facts on this site. After you are done, get creative with the fun recipes and improve your knowledge about not only cooking but food itself! So if you don’t know what’s inside the meat, or want to see what happens to the bread when it is baked check out the site: http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/index.html

Published in Dawn, Young World, August 13th, 2016