Science and culture evening as part of "Meetings at the forefront of science" Davidson Institute for Science Education - announcement on behalf of the Davidson Institute
Monday, June 11, 2012, at 19:30 p.m
Duck Hall, Davidson Institute for Science Education, Weizmann Institute of Science
The Davidson Institute for Science Education at the Weizmann Institute invites the general public to an evening where the wonderful world of sugar will be presented.
The evening will include a scientific lecture that will be accompanied by a demonstration and tasting.
The evening will include a lecture on sugar - how do you produce and distill sugar? What is the difference between the different types of sugar, such as white sugar, brown sugar, demerara, and we will also know the sugar molecules sucrose, fructose, glucose and others? After the introduction we will move on to making sweets. Sweets are made from sugar syrup, which is cooked to different temperatures. The cooking temperature and further processing of the syrup give us the huge variety of candies, with different textures and properties. A key component of the candy's properties is the sugar crystals that are formed in the process. We will talk and expand on what are the properties of sugar syrup, and how do you make sweets from it? What is the importance of the formation of crystals and their spatial arrangement on the texture and properties of the candy, and how do the cooking temperature, mixing and cooling rate affect the arrangement of the crystals? In the second part of the evening, at the same time as the lecture, we will also see a demonstration of how to make the sweets, how to cook the sugar and reach the desired crystalline structure. We will explain and taste sweets such as marshmallows, caramel toffees and lollipops, in a very sweet lecture.
Exhibitors:
Dr. Naomi Ziv is engaged in editing patents, writes and lectures on the chemistry of cooking "Science on a plate" http://www.scienceinmyplate.com
Rinat Zadok - pastry chef, product development and quality control, "Lehamim" bakery.
The event is paid. Participation is subject to pre-registration by phone: 08-9378365 08-9378401 or via the website:
