Cinnamon stars are among the most popular traditional German Christmas cookies
Recipe for Zimtsterne (Cinnamon Star Cookies)
Ginger Chemistry
Ginger is one of the earliest spices to be cultivated and exported
Guess the Chemist – Spices Special (2)
Can you guess the chemist? – The person has something to do with spices in the broadest sense
Yeast Chemistry
Yeast has been of vital importance in winemaking, baking, and brewing since ancient times
Egg White Chemistry
Egg white or albumen is very suitable as a baking agent, as it forms a voluminous and strong foam
Cinnamon Chemistry
In this Clever Picture we look at the chemistry of one of the oldest spices
Useful "Fake" Peptides
Oligourea foldamers mimic peptides’ α-helices and effectively bind to drug targets
Allspice Chemistry
Contrary to what its name suggests, allspice is not a mixture but one unique ingredient
Recipe for Vanilla Crescents (Vanillekipferl)
The cookies are very popular in Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary, especially at Christmas time
100th Birthday: George Porter
Chemistry Nobel Laureate co-developed flash photolysis