Synthesizing Chicken Noodle Soup From Pure Chemicals
What it is
The Thought Emporium synthesizes chicken noodle soup from pure chemicals, following an original patent for artificial chicken flavor. The video explores how many chemicals it takes to make a convincing soup.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Brought up in threads on synthetic food and flavor as a fun example of building a dish from chemicals.
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What HN commenters said
“There's a great recent Thought Emporium video where he synthesizes chicken noodle soup from pure chemicals”
Synthesizing chicken noodle soup from pure chemicals
rdlw, 2023-12 · Recommendation · in “OpenCola”
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Topics: food science, artificial flavor, chemical synthesis, chicken soup
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