Monday 11 April 2016

Molecular gastronomy - basic spherification

Greetings fellow Scientists!

Today we attempted molecular gastronomy. We tried basic spherification, here's how it's done:

We started by adding sodium alginate to our chosen liquid:



Then, we used the sieve to strain it:




After that we prepared the calcium chloride bath. After all this was done, the real fun started! Using a syringe, we created tiny spheres:



 



Quality control by Havilah and Lewis:


And of course tasting: