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Molecular Gastronomy

muh-LEK-yoo-ler gas-TRON-uh-mee

məˈlɛk.jʊ.lər ɡæsˈtrɒn.ə.mi

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muhLEKyoolergasTRONuhmee

Dictionary meaning

A subdiscipline of food science that applies scientific principles and techniques to the study and transformation of culinary processes, pioneering innovations like spherification, foams, gels, and liquid nitrogen cooking.

Examples

  • Ferran Adrià's restaurant elBulli pioneered molecular gastronomy techniques.
  • Spherification, a molecular gastronomy technique, creates liquid-filled edible spheres.
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