yeast
Don't Call It a Crumpet
Maybe we can't settle the crumpet/English muffin debate once and for all, but we can offer you these damn good breakfast biscuits from Love & Salt.
Kombucha Bacteria Are Hitching a Ride on the International Space Station
Researchers want to see if the robust bacteria can survive space.
Marmite Was Confiscated in Airports So Often It Now Comes in Travel Size
Addicted to the funky, salty spread? Rejoice—it now comes in small jars specially designed to combat the frequent confiscations of the stuff at the UK's airports.
New Zealand Just Worked Out How to Run Your Car on Beer
Beer, fueling your car and social life since 2015.
This App Uses Your Genes to Tell You What Beer to Drink
If funding comes through, researchers hope to produce the BeerDeCoded app, which would help consumers navigate beer DNA and pair brews with their own tastebuds.
Nazuki (Georgian Spice Bread) Recipe
Bread-baking is intimidating to some, what with the kneading and the rising. But this recipe is so simple, anyone can do it. Plus, it's really, really tasty.
Some of the Best Bread in Georgia Is Found on the Side of the Highway
The former Soviet republic of Georgia might be well-known abroad for its cheesy khachapuri bread, but I managed to find one far more elusive: the spiced nazuki, available only in a small section of the country.
Scientists Have Figured Out a Way to Brew Opiates from Yeast
This is great for both the medical community and (maybe) the illegal drug manufacturing community.
This Web Series Explores Dating, Disappointment, and Falling in Love With a Jar of Yeast
The web series My Life in Sourdough follows the dating debacles of an unlucky-in-love French girl whose love for all things culinary surpasses her interest in men. After a few misfires, Jeanne eventually finds true companionship in the most...
The Best Brewer's Yeast Is Made in the Back of a Copenhagen Pub
At WarPigs, a craft beer pub in Copenhagen's meatpacking district, brewers are using a "yeast machine" to expand the flavor possibilities of one of beer's most overlooked ingredients.
These Belgian Brewers Are Turning Wasted Bread Into Tasty Beer
About 500 kilograms of uneaten bread can be processed using yeast and US- or UK-sourced hops and made into a 4,000-liter batch of the beer, which is a 7-percent amber called Babylone.