The Year in Food 2006

From bad spinach to exploding lattes: The tastiest moments of 2006.

What Vegetables Go Into Vegetable Oil?

Mostly soybeans. (By Jason Horn)

How Does a Beer Get Skunky?

A different way to end up stinking drunk. (By Nicole Solis)

What's the Skin on Heated Milk?

That sticky film can ruin a good hot chocolate. (By Michele Foley)

Does Tapping a Soda Can Stop the Foaming?

Warning: contents under pressure. (By Alexander Lane)

Filet of Petri Dish

The same technologies scientists use to grow human tissue in a lab may one day be used to grow animal tissue to feed the world. (By Andrew Sessa)

If You Add Milk to Tea Does It Stop the Brewing Process?

Cooling down the liquid slows the steeping. (By Roxanne Webber)

What Is Freezer Burn?

That stale taste and cardboard texture are no good. (By Roxanne Webber)

Does Vinegar Make Peeling Hard-Boiled Eggs Easier?

The quest for an easy-peel egg. (By Tiffany Maleshefski)

Why Does Cheese Get Rubbery when Melted in the Microwave?

Keep it creamy and soft by following a few simple tips. (By Roxanne Webber)

Can You Really Seal the Juices into Meat?

Lock up that steak and throw away the key. (By Roxanne Webber)

What Is the Best Way to Wash Fruit?

Forget the fancy tricks. (By Roxanne Webber)

The Sight and Sound of Taste

A conversation with Heston Blumenthal. (By Sara Dickerman)

Does a Silver Spoon Stop Champagne from Going Flat?

Keep your bubbly bubbling. (By Michele Foley)

Mushrooms Will Save the World

And other findings from Taste^3^ 2007. (By Meredith Arthur and Lessley Anderson)