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'Sugar occurs naturally in almost everything we eat, and we love it so much that we scoff down an extra 150 million tonnes of the stuff every year. In this edition of Ever Wondered About Food we'll... be stirring an extra spoonful into our coffee and settling back to find out how to make the ideal Italian meringue. Paul will explain why sugar is the perfect preservative and what turns sugar syrup into a golden honeycomb. We'll discover how white gold transformed the Caribbean. We'll find out how to satisfy our sweet tooth without losing our teeth, and uncover why forgetting to wash your hands can lead to amazing scientific discoveries.'
'Sugar occurs naturally in almost everything we eat, and we love it so much that we scoff down an extra 150 million tonnes of the stuff every year. In this edition of Ever Wondered About Food we'll... be stirring an extra spoonful into our coffee and settling back to find out how to make the ideal Italian meringue. Paul will explain why sugar is the perfect preservative and what turns sugar syrup into a golden honeycomb. We'll discover how white gold transformed the Caribbean. We'll find out how to satisfy our sweet tooth without losing our teeth, and uncover why forgetting to wash your hands can lead to amazing scientific discoveries.'
| Series: | Ever wondered about food; Series 4 |
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| First transmission date: | 2006 |
| Published: | 2006 |
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| Restrictions on use: | |
| Duration: | 00:29:00 |
| Note: | Information and recipe cards are available for reference use only. This are shelved with the reference DVD. Please ask staff if you wish to see this item. |
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| Director: | Jacqui Farnham |
| Producer: | Emma De'ath |
| Presenter: | Paul Merrett |
| Contributors: | Phillippe Allard; Ibrihim Bay; Karl Carter; Asha Dwarakanath; Bharad Jain; Susan Jebb; Helen Kershaw; Laura Mason; Paul Merrett; Tim Richardson; David Shuker; Tom Wareham |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/everwonderedfood/index.html |
| Subject terms: | Cookery--Social aspects; Food--Great Britain--History; Sugar |
| Production number: | JOUA443Y |
| Videofinder number: | 7356 |
| Available to public: | no |
