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This being the weekend, something in a lighter vein:
Pizza is essentially the perfect food. Well, so long as you aren't lactose intolerant or have problems with gluten. NPR spotted a study of why different cheeses diverge in looks and taste when baked. Seriously. In a paper called "Quantification of Pizza Baking Properties of Different Cheeses, and Their Correlation with Cheese Functionality," researchers found that, among other things, the reason why mozzarella is so unique of a topping has to do with the way it's prepared. The cheese bubbles and browns because of its inherent elasticity due to stretching. In contrast, cheddar isn't as ideal because it isn't very elastic, thus it doesn't bubble as well. The same apparently goes for Edam and Gruyere, too.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/30/mozzarella-pizza-cheese/
[Abstract]: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1750-3841.12540/abstract
(Score: 2) by khallow on Sunday August 31 2014, @06:26PM
Tell you what, why don't you guys get together and decide whether it's an Italian or American invention? The survivors of that fight (be sure to put it on YouTube) can then tell me all about how mozzarella cheese is the one true cheese for pizza.
(Score: 2) by marcello_dl on Sunday August 31 2014, @06:50PM
It's not my problem if other countries call something with the same name as something else for marketing reasons, just don't expect I relax my definitions to please others. For example, in this household Gigabyte is still 2^30 bit.
(Score: 4, Funny) by maxwell demon on Sunday August 31 2014, @07:06PM
Others would call that 128 Megabytes! ;-)
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 2) by marcello_dl on Monday September 01 2014, @03:15PM
In this household a bit is very capable.
(Score: 2) by tynin on Sunday August 31 2014, @07:08PM
And not just mozzarella, but buffalo milk mozzarella. Noticeably better on pizza than cow milk mozzarella.
(Score: 3, Funny) by HiThere on Sunday August 31 2014, @07:37PM
But have you ever tried to milk a buffalo?
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(Score: 4, Funny) by tynin on Sunday August 31 2014, @07:50PM
Only after treating them by taking them out to buy something nice, followed by a wonderful dinner. Anything less would be rude!
(Score: 2) by khallow on Monday September 01 2014, @01:49PM
Well, that is true. We wouldn't be able to find our own asses with both hands, if it weren't for someone official telling us what a pizza is. We should honor these unsung heroes with a slice, once we figure out where the pizza is supposed to go.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 01 2014, @03:07PM
> once we figure out where the pizza is supposed to go.
In the mouth. You're welcome.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by HiThere on Sunday August 31 2014, @07:40PM
The original proto-pizza was invented by Roman legionaires stationed in Israel during Passover. They had to do SOMETHING to make that **** matzo taste decent, so they started piling stuff on it. Just when and where along the line that turned into an actual pizza is a matter of definition, and somewhat arbitrary. So I'll accept Chicago. But they did it by standing on the shoulders of giants.
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