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Food drying is a method of food preservation in which food is dried (dehydrated or desiccated ). Drying inhibits the growth of bacteria, yeasts, and mold through the removal of water. Dehydration has been used widely for this purpose since ancient times; the earliest known practice is 12,000 B.C. by inhabitants of the modern Middle East and ...
Freeze drying. Freeze-dried strawberries. Freeze drying, also known as lyophilization or cryodesiccation, is a low temperature dehydration process [ 1] that involves freezing the product and lowering pressure, thereby removing the ice by sublimation. [ 2] This is in contrast to dehydration by most conventional methods that evaporate water using ...
Food coating. A machine using a rotation process to sugar-coat dragée. Coating is a process that consists of applying a liquid or a powder into the surface of an edible product to convey new (usually sensory) properties. Coating designates an operation as much as the result of it: the application of a layer and the layer itself.
Food preservation. A food scientist is preparing a meal for astronauts in space. Food preservation includes processes that make food more resistant to microorganism growth and slow the oxidation of fats. This slows down the decomposition and rancidification process. Food preservation may also include processes that inhibit visual deterioration ...
Fish are preserved through such traditional methods as drying, smoking and salting. [2] The oldest traditional way of preserving fish was to let the wind and sun dry it. Drying food is the world's oldest known preservation method, and dried fish has a storage life of several years. The method is cheap and effective in suitable climates; the ...
Stockfish. Stockfish is unsalted fish, especially cod, dried by cold air and wind on wooden racks (which are called "hjell" in Norway) on the foreshore. The drying of food is the world's oldest known preservation method, and dried fish has a storage life of several years. The method is cheap and effective in suitable climates; the work can be ...
Molecular gastronomy is the scientific approach of cuisine from primarily the perspective of chemistry. The composition ( molecular structure ), properties ( mass, viscosity, etc) and transformations ( chemical reactions, reactant products) of an ingredient are addressed and utilized in the preparation and appreciation of the ingested products.
Michoacan Ice Cream (Missouri) Even though it originated in Mexico, Michoacan ice cream is beloved in the Midwest, especially the fresh fruit paletas and scoops made at Palacana in Kansas City, MO ...