Cooking
Scientists claim to have cracked how to cook the perfect egg
HARD-BOILED, soft-boiled or poached. Scientists have studied how to cook the perfect egg and have come up with a new recipe that they say optimises its taste and nutritional quality.
How to have your carbs and eat them too
Starches are the star ingredient in Phoebe Lapine’s new book, which also explains why there’s no need to demonise them
Make your cake and get help too
A new baking studio lets you have all the fun of baking without the washing up or prep work
US celebrity chef Batali acquitted of sexual assault
AMERICAN celebrity chef Mario Batali was on Tuesday found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Boston bar five years ago. A judge acquitted Batali of indecent assault and battery charges in...
Indonesia's anti-trust body investigates cooking oil producers for cartel practices
[JAKARTA] Indonesia's anti-trust agency is investigating eight cooking oil producers on suspicion of cartel practices amid high retail prices, its chief Ukay Karyadi said on Thursday.

Star chef Jose Andres is sending Iberico ham into space
[NEW YORK] Jose Andres has discovered a new frontier for his cooking: space.
Half of Brits cannot cook traditional Christmas dinner: survey
[LONDON] Nearly half of adults in Britain cannot cook a full Christmas dinner that includes all the traditional trimmings, according to a survey unveiled on Wednesday.
Who owns a recipe? A plagiarism claim has cookbook authors asking
The law views a recipe merely as a factual list of ingredients and basic steps rather than as creative expression.
Home cooking, booze demand fire up global grocery sales in 2020: report
[BENGALURU] The global grocery sector grew a record 10 per cent in 2020, industry data showed on Wednesday, as people stuck at home under Covid-19 restrictions cooked, baked and drank more.
A Merry Singaporean Christmas
For an alternative to traditional roast turkey and ham, create your own festive Asian flavours with original recipes from Mod-Sin chef Willin Low, using easily available supermarket ingredients.