In the West, we have identified only four basic tastes -- sour, sweet, salty, and bitter -- that, through skillful combination and technique, create delicious foods. Yet in many parts of East Asia over the past century, an additional flavor has entered the culinary lexicon: umami, a fifth taste impr[...]
Until recently, seaweed for most Americans was nothing but a nuisance, clinging to us as we swim in the ocean and stinking up the beach as it rots in the sun. With the ever-growing popularity of sushi restaurants across the country, however, seaweed is becoming a substantial part of our total food i[...]
LIFE - as a Matter of Fat
Lipidomics is the science of the fats called lipids. Lipids are as important for life as proteins, sugars, and genes. The present book presents a multi-disciplinary perspective on the physics of life and the particular role played by lipids and the lipid-bilayer componen[...]
Tang er en overset ernæringskilde i den vestlige verden. Tang har et stort indhold af vigtige mineraler, proteiner, vitaminer, sporstoffer samt sunde fibre og umættede fedtstoffer. Tang indeholder få kalorier og kan både høstes vildt og dyrkes i store mængder i havet på en bæ[...]
Da 1. udgave af denne bog udkom i 2006 blev den udråbt af anmelderne som den definitive danske sushi-bibel, en bog af varig gastronomisk værdi og den mest facetterede, dybdeborende og vidtfavnende bog, der er skrevet om sushi.
Bogen giver i en let tilgængelig form baggrunden for[...]