Why Does Orange Juice Taste So Bad After You Brush Your Teeth?

Sodium lauryl sulfate is the culprit. (By Michele Foley)

What Is Ceviche?

How does citrus “cook” raw things, like fish in ceviche? (By Kara Zuaro)

What Would Willy Wonka Think?

This week’s mission: toothpastelike citrus candy. (By James Norton)

How Does Packaged Guacamole Stay Green?

You have to tame a certain enzyme. (By Roxanne Webber)

Fancy Tonic Water Not Worth the Fancy Price

This week’s mission: fancy-pants imported tonic water and chips made from slow-baked fruit. (By James Norton)

Way Beyond Salad Dressing

Or, how to use vinegar and citrus in your cooking to punch up flavors. (By Aida Mollenkamp and Roxanne Webber)

Will Salsa Conquer Processed Cheese?

This week’s mission: a sports drink aimed at the ladies, and lower-cal dishes from Taco Bell. (By James Norton)

Make Your Own Mozzarella

Cheesemaking made simple.

Make your own fresh mozzarella in half an hour in the microwave! (By C. Thi Nguyen)

This “new” healthy beverage is heating up. (By Kate Ramos)

Wine-pairing suggestions for the nightmare-to-pair fruit. (By Sarah Perry)

Ow! Using soap and water isn’t enough. (By Sarah Perry)

Great on toast. (By Roxanne Webber)

Nature, not nurture, seems to play a defining role in how we taste sour things, according to ABC Science Online. (By James Norton)

Open-source cola: the drink with nerd appeal! (By James Norton)