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Along with the increased interest in hydrocolloids for texture modification there is. Molecular gastronomy is a scientific discipline that studies the physical and chemical processes that occur while cooking. An integral part of the victorian era, beeton called upon her readers to submit recipes for her books. Thus, restaurants offer different experiences to the customers as well. Molecular gastronomy started in 1992 in erice, italy, when elizabeth thomas, an english teacher of cookery married to a physicist, proposed the creation of the first molecular gastronomy workshop in order to bring the science of cooking to the kitchen. I might also cite the work of the monell chemical senses institute and the books of such distinguished scholars as peter barham, harold mcgee, and robert l.
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