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Why chocolate chip cookies are a miracle of human ingenuity & global, botanical cooperation.
The science...
The science...
Wheat is a hybrid of 3 wild grasses from the Middle East.
Their seeds are so indigestible, it’s impossible for our anatomies to access the calories they contain.
But humans discovered the sustained application of heat creates chemical reactions that magically make it possible.
Their seeds are so indigestible, it’s impossible for our anatomies to access the calories they contain.
But humans discovered the sustained application of heat creates chemical reactions that magically make it possible.
The indigenous people of Papua New Guinea discovered the stems of a tropical grass tasted sweet when chewed.
Pounding, juicing and concentrating the sugars via simmering created crystals, that could not only sweeten, but preserve food indefinitely.
A sort of miracle spice.
Pounding, juicing and concentrating the sugars via simmering created crystals, that could not only sweeten, but preserve food indefinitely.
A sort of miracle spice.
Vanilla is the fruit of a Central American orchid.
As they rely on a specific bee to pollinate them, it was once impossible to grow them outside of their homeland.
Until a child slave on the island on Réunion discovered how, using a sliver of bamboo & clever technique.
As they rely on a specific bee to pollinate them, it was once impossible to grow them outside of their homeland.
Until a child slave on the island on Réunion discovered how, using a sliver of bamboo & clever technique.
Finally you add that tempered extract of fermented seeds from a tropical tree, known by the Aztecs of ‘the bitter drink’.
Mix it together to create a composite matrix, made possible by chemical reactions from heat application, and...
You have a miracle of human ingenuity.
Mix it together to create a composite matrix, made possible by chemical reactions from heat application, and...
You have a miracle of human ingenuity.
