13 Mar Fun Friday: This Week’s Blog Roundup
[Editor’s Note: We’ve charged our intrepid editorial maven, Madeline Shores, with doing our new weekly blog roundup. Miss Sassafrass has poked around the food webosphere to see what tickles her mental mouth. She’s very sharing in that way. Now if she’d just mail us some cheese, we’d be all set.]
Have you ever wondered just where your milk originated? Serious Eats sheds light on how we can find out.
It’s the time of year where we’re seeing blood oranges everywhere. What makes them different? Artichoke explains.
Eat Me Daily reports that Australian scientists have discovered the sixth taste. Fat. We all know the distinct mouth-feel when we bite through a crispy, hot onion ring or a buttery slice of toasty bread. It’s not salty, sweet or sour. It’s fat, folks.
Some of us really don’t understand the science behind baking, especially the difference between gooey chewy cookies and hard crispy ones. Gaby explains several chocolate chip cookie ratios, and demonstrates the results of each.
Granite, marble, steel? What’s the difference in kitchen countertop materials? The Pioneer Woman breaks it down for us.
Photo: whereismymilkfrom.com