What does it mean to have “cooked” something? Is heat the only way to break down proteins and transform raw ingredients? If you love ceviche, you know that’s not true … but how exactly does ceviche ...

Researchers in Japan used computational simulations to show how urea and alcohol induce protein denaturation. Urea interacts with a protein’s main chains and induces coiling, while alcohol interacts ...

A student I tutor is working on a project that focuses on the chemistry of cooking. Specifically, she's researching egg whites and the effects of whipping them. Through advice and experimentation she ...