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From Cornish pasties to Jamaican patties, samosas to meat pies, the British Empire left behind a trail of crust. Explore how migration, adaptation, and appetite shaped one of the world’s most portable foods.
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The original fast food machine. Explore how trapped vapor and rising pressure turned time into tenderness — and how the pressure cooker went from postwar fear to Instant Pot redemption.
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Every dish lives or dies by four elements — salt, sugar, acid, and heat. Explore how they shape flavor, chemistry, and emotion in cooking — and why balance is more about instinct than rules.
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