BIG IDEAS IN SCIENCE

Big ideas in Science

Big Ideas in Science

Origin: France

Food Item: Cheese

Cheese product obtained from raw milk or exclusively from milk, partially or completely skimmed milk, cream, butterfat, buttermilk, used alone or mixed and coagulated in whole or in part before or after draining the partial removal of the aqueous portion. 

The sources are cow's milk, goat and sheep milk (the latter is a female sheep). Fresh cheeses like cottage cheese curds normally have a light taste (the goat can be a big exception). These cheeses can be made from milk or whey, and eaten soon after manufacturing.

There have been successive transformations that have taken place in the final product of cheese between the end of salting and its consumption. From refining, pulp and to the formation of curd cheese a number of processes take place. Ripening usually starts with a drying room (a kind of cellar ventilation) thereby reducing the excessive moisture of the crust.

The actual refining takes place in basements ventilated to the humidity and constant temperature, which depends purely on the final taste of cheese. Its duration and its techniques are extremely variable from one cheese to another. For example, the higher the temperature, the faster will be the maturing, and a cheese having undergone a long maturing does not have a creamy crunch to it (County, Beaufort, Emmental,). Some cheeses can be brushed back, and not washed (water, brine, alcohol, marc). The maturation results in a strong aroma and it involves numerous and constant production till ripening. During the whole process, cheese develops its shape: it forms a crust, the skin hardens and the smells changes.

Origin: USA

Food Item: Cornflakes

Corn flake is a food product derived from corn. This is a dish made ??from corn, cooked with sugar. The dish is rich in vitamins. The dough is flattened and toasts are flakes in shape. They are normally served at breakfast with milk. They were first made in 1897 in Michigan (USA) by John Kellogg to feed his fourteen brothers.

Corn flakes were produced in the US long ago. In the early sixties cornflakes consumption was on the high side but the production fell significantly. Sticks and flakes were sold in large cardboards across the country and its demand was steady.

In the past ten years, the range of products involving corn has become so diverse that it is difficult to keep up with new products, but corn flakes continues to enjoy high demand. ...