Why do we eat spoiled food?
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What causes those wonderful tastes in our mouths for foods such as coffee and chocolate? Would you have guessed--microbes?
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As mentioned in this lesson, most microbes are not all that harmful to humans. In fact, they actually help us make food the wonderful treat that it is! Watch: The beneficial bacteria that make delicious food Love chocolate? Interested in knowing all about this wonderful food? Watch this lesson from TED Ed! The history of chocolate What can be better than the smell of baking bread? What does science have to do with this staple of human cultures? Watch: The History of Bread: The chemistry of baking soda and yeastInterested in learning about the science of food? Click here and peruse the choices available!
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