Food&Science
A food researcher on how food is grown, made, cooked and sold — with a scientific eye and plenty of irony.
What it is
Food&Science is a Telegram channel about food "in all its forms": how it's grown, produced, packaged, cooked and sold. It's run by a food researcher and written in Russian, in the first person and with a good dose of self-irony. Posts are one to three paragraphs long: a trend explained, a number of the day, a product's backstory, a recipe or a reaction to someone else's marketing.
Why we picked it
It's a food channel without everyday recipes or wellness preaching. The author takes a scientific look at myths — such as the "toxins" that bran bread supposedly flushes out of the body — and keeps a close eye on the industry. Why are big brewers following soft drinks into small cans? Why was raspberry-flavoured Coca-Cola Spiced pulled after six months? How did the viral "Ozempic salad" become a label for pretty much any salad online?
Food history and small discoveries are another thread. What links Louisiana Creoles to Russian prostokvasha, a soured milk? Why did watching a woman in Sri Lanka eat avocado with sugar make the author rethink familiar flavours? There are kitchen experiments too — a fake "durian" from fried onion and overripe banana, or two beer cocktails, one from the Russian internet and one from Korea. And when PR agencies send press releases, they get taken apart: not cruelly, but very funnily.
Where to start
- The "Ozempic salad" post, on how the internet turns a recipe into a meme.
- The "toxins" myth-buster, to see how the channel handles pseudoscience.
- The number of the day on how much the US spends on food at home versus eating out.
- "Homemade durian" and the beer cocktails, if you feel like experimenting.
- The posts on Liquid Death's ads and on PR pitches, if you work in marketing.
Who it's for
Home cooks who want to understand what's on their plate, chefs, food-tech people and food brand marketers who read Russian. It's a food science channel that stays light, and anyone amused by food press releases will feel at home.
Quick answers
What language is it in? Russian.
How often does it post? Based on the public preview, a few times a month, with no fixed schedule.
Do I need a Telegram account? No. The web preview opens in a browser without signing up.
