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Whale On Toast
For much of the time that humans hunted whales, we hunted them mostly for margarine.…
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Tallow to Margarine
TW Lim on how we went from mining nature for particular fats, to mining fats for their components.…
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A Technological Shortcut
TW Lim on palm oil, the primordial goop of our packaged consumer economy.…
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Notes, 2023-06-19.
TW Lim on the machinations of empire, the logistics of Madeira, and quaternary ammonium compounds.…
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Notes, 2023-02-27
TW Lim on an intractable issue: making physical things is still often dirty, dangerous, or demeaning.…
2022-11-21
TW Lim on industrial production and staple foods - from the ways geopolitics influence our diets to the intricacies of flour inspection.…
2022-03-14
TW Lim on the complexity of food systems and Pi Day treats.…
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A Never Ending Grind
The mortar and pestle is one of the most common kitchen tools in the world, and one of the most…