Additives

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Director: Sofia Ushomirskaya

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What do you define as food in today's modern era? Does food always consists ingredients that are edible? Why do things that are unhealthy for the body turn out to be tasty? Go behind the scenes with Mikhail Maslov and find out what we really eat!

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E1. Danger! Explosive Muffins

26 minutes

E1. Danger! Explosive Muffins

Did you know bread can be explosive? Find out some crazy facts in this episode!

E2. Icecream

26 minutes

E2. Icecream

How did algae, acacia, pickled cucumbers become ingredients for ice creams?

E3. Cheese

26 minutes

E3. Cheese

Did you know the enzyme which is found in human tears is also an ingredient in cheese?

E4. Chips

26 minutes

E4. Chips

What notorious ingredients does one of the world's most favorite snacks have?

E1. Danger! Explosive Muffins

Did you know bread can be explosive? Find out some crazy facts in this episode!...

26 minutes

E2. Icecream

How did algae, acacia, pickled cucumbers become ingredients for ice creams?...

26 minutes

E3. Cheese

Did you know the enzyme which is found in human tears is also an ingredient in cheese?...

26 minutes

E4. Chips

What notorious ingredients does one of the world's most favorite snacks have?...

26 minutes

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