Science of Cooking
With the International Day of Women and Girls in Science coming up this week, 11th Feb, we took a look at the science involved in cookery.
Some of the processes involved are coagulation, gelatinisation, caramelisation, evaporating, and melting. Can you work out which of these are involved in the things you cook? After finding out by solving a puzzle, we planned a meal which used at least 3 of these. Pasta and sauce, a chicken and rice dish, burgers, and various cakes were among those foods discussed.
The challenge this week is to cook the meal for our families.
The button will take you to the website with lots more information about the day.
Some of the processes involved are coagulation, gelatinisation, caramelisation, evaporating, and melting. Can you work out which of these are involved in the things you cook? After finding out by solving a puzzle, we planned a meal which used at least 3 of these. Pasta and sauce, a chicken and rice dish, burgers, and various cakes were among those foods discussed.
The challenge this week is to cook the meal for our families.
The button will take you to the website with lots more information about the day.
We also chatted about the Council plans to build a sea defence wall right along the prom. There are lots of pros and cons to this, and a debate is going on in the community. Woodpecker is most affected by it as she is the Ranger who lives nearest to the sea.
Chinese New Year starts on Friday, so make sure all your cleaning and emptying out of bins and clutter is done by Thursday night.