• Welcome to Melting Pot

  • Feb 17 2025
  • Length: 3 mins
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Welcome to Melting Pot

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  • If you think you’re bad at cooking, think again! You just don’t know the science bit yet, so Melting Pot is here to help.

    Join Jay Behrouzi as she goes around the UK to learn recipes from fellow immigrants and get a chemistry break down from resident scientist Big Manny. Get set to understand what makes your food sizzle, bubble, melt and even burn.

    Across this six-part series; we hear the Maillard Reaction unfold in British-Filipino chef Rex De Guzman's chicken inasal and actress Bangs Garcia's lumpia.

    We discover the chemical reactions of salt and seasoning in Iranian chef Kazem Ashourzadeh's Persian makaroni. Jay finds out why carbs make you feel so good with USA ice hockey player Bo Hanson's 'goopy' lasagne.

    We figure out how to rustle up a 30-minute three course meal with private chef Nelson Reposo and discover the science behind common baking ingredients at Mancunian Bakery, Mr Manakeesh.

    Welcome to the culinary delights of a migrant’s Melting Pot in the UK.

    This podcast launches on Tuesday 25th February 2025
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