Have you ever eaten popcorn at the cinema and thought about what makes popcorn pop? How are those weird shapes made, and what is popcorn even made of? Let’s find out… What Is Popcorn? Popcorn is made from a type of maize (or corn). It comes from the same family as sweetcorn, but it is […]
Learn How to Make Honeycomb Crunchie Bars in 10 Minutes
If one of your favourite chocolate bars is a Cadbury’s Crunchie, then you’ve probably spent a lot of time staring at those holes and bubbles inside it before you take your next bite. How do the bubbles get there? How are Crunchie bars made? The bubbly centre underneath all that delicious chocolate is called honeycomb. […]
How to Make Butter with Kids in Five Minutes
So we all know that cows make milk, and that milk can make many delicious things–such as butter, cheese, and yoghurt–but how do these things get made? Let’s do a bit of kitchen science and see if we can make our own butter! Kids: all you need is some cream and a jam jar. Grown-ups: […]