{"id":5146,"date":"2013-11-07T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/?p=5146"},"modified":"2013-11-06T15:34:47","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T23:34:47","slug":"from-the-archives-molecular-and-physical-gastronomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/from-the-archives-molecular-and-physical-gastronomy\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Archives: Molecular and Physical Gastronomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"gastro\"<\/a>When you hear the phrase \u201cthe archives,\u201d I\u2019m sure you think of old, moldy books hiding in the basement of the library somewhere, and you wouldn\u2019t be entirely wrong (except most of our books are on the second floor, and none of them are moldy). However, we also have the library\u2019s rare book collection, which includes several recently published books. One of my favorites is the Modernist Cuisine<\/i><\/a> <\/i>series by Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young, and Maxime Bilet, published in 2011. These books may seem like cookbooks from the outside, but they are also a collection about \u201cmolecular and physical gastronomy,\u201d or the science of food. These books go in depth into the ways ingredients are physically and chemically transformed while cooking, and then go on to engineer food in new ways that may be more efficient or just more delicious. Often, machines we would typically consider lab equipment are used in these engineering exploits (such as liquid nitrogen), or just everyday equipment that doesn\u2019t seem like formal cooking at all (like a microwave). The collection does include select recipes in case you want to try out \u201chow to make the perfect hamburger,\u201d which includes pre-cooking the patty sous vide, freezing it in liquid nitrogen, and then frying it in a pan, to create a super-juicy piece of meat. One of the most stunning aspects of the collection (even for those of us who really know nothing about food) is the photography. The use of macro photography, high-speed photography, clever plating of dishes, and cut-aways of kitchen tools we don\u2019t normally get to see inside, such as grills and your basic pot, are really what make the books.<\/p>\n

So if you\u2019re ever in the mood to learn when veggies are in season, what sort of diseases you can get from food, or you just want to look at amazing pictures of food, stop by the Archives & Special Collections during our open hours (Wednesdays 1-7pm and Thursdays 9-11:30am).<\/p>\n

By Morgan Ford<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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