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Smog Meringues
- AnthonBerg 11y agoConceptually crisp and vibrant writing style: "'As it turns out, Arie Haagen-Smit, the man known as the “father” of air pollution science, was originally a flavour chemist who rose to prominence thanks to his work on pineapples. Flavour historian Nadia Berenstein pointed me to a '50s speech by Haagen-Smit, explaining his shift in research from fruit flavours to smog science to a room full of his former colleagues. In it, he explains, “I am engaged at the present time on a super flavor problem—the flavor of Los Angeles.”'"
- heydenberk 11y agoNicola Twiley is a very engaging food writer and has a great podcast as well: http://gastropod.com/ http://gastropod.com/
- heehha 11y agoNice post
- kazinator 11y agoGiven this, it occurs to me that fart meringues should be possible. Celebrities who are particularly, ahem, full of themselves could auction theirs off for charity. Ask HN: whose fart meringue would you quaff? Hey!!! To the tune of the Beach Boys' Barbara Ann: Far far far / far fart meringue ...
- broguinn 11y agoThomas Pynchon, is that you?