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Tag: Beer
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Nation & World
Brewery fit for a king
The remains of a 5000-year-old brewery found in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos are providing insights into the relationship between large-scale beer production and the development of kingship in Egypt.
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Nation & World
How to think like a gourmand
A new Harvard Business School paper says that the best way for food enthusiasts to perform like expert tasters isn’t by memorizing flavor profiles or logging more hours over the spit bucket. Instead, it involves letting go of buzzwords and making taste a visual experience.
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Nation & World
When microbes make the food
A Harvard Summer School class spurs learning through food, by examining how microbes — bacteria and fungi — can help as well as harm when they get into food, doing much of the work preparing cheeses, beer, soy sauce, and even chocolate.
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Nation & World
From plants to plates
Harvard’s food service operations are a massive undertaking, producing 26,000 meals daily in ways that have to please many palates.
