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Researchers at IFF and other flavor companies have ways to get around that. A critical element in fatty foods is mouth feel--the creamy, palate-coating character of, say, thick pudding or cheesy lasagna. Scientists can mimic that feel with substances such as starches, polysaccharides or lactones (a natural product of fermentation). These lower-cal alternatives can give food a higher-cal feel. "When you create the impression of fat," says Miller, "you also enhance flavor...
...Crew’s understandable but unpleasant lack of assiduity. Furthermore, UNICCO’s workers alert students in advance of their visits such that they can plan around them—generally not the case with Dorm Crew’s notoriously erratic schedule. Indeed, Dorm Crew should mimic their professional counterparts and establish in the various Houses timetables to which they can remain relatively faithful...
Product developers at major fast-food chains are tinkering with cooking methods that mimic the mouth-watering taste without all the artery-clogging fat. Producers J.R. Simplot, ConAgra Foods and Canada's McCain Foods are secretly developing oils for a healthier fry and introducing products like frozen wedges roasted in olive oil, rosemary and garlic. Even if those don't catch on, McDonald's and other chains are trotting out alternative side dishes like rice and yogurt. And as a last resort, there are faux fries concocted from rice flour or cornmeal...
...seeds in resin-sealed cones that can be opened only by intense heat. "What you have to keep asking yourself is what range of fire frequency and severity a particular forest has experienced," says Tania Schoennagel, a University of Colorado researcher who studies postfire recovery. "Using forestry practices to mimic these fires is O.K., but if you mimic fires outside that forest's experience, then I think you're doing the forest harm...
ARMONICA Inspired by a man who played melodies by rubbing his wet fingers around the rims of wine glasses, Franklin built a machine to mimic the process. The player spun glass bowls- different sizes for each note-on a spindle and pressed wetted fingers to the glass to play tunes...