About this episode
Chef-turned-chemist Vayu Hill-Maini explores how to transform food waste into culinary delights using the fungus Neurospora intermedia.
Chef-turned-chemist Vayu Hill-Maini has a passion: to turn food waste into culinary treats using a fungus called Neurospora intermedia. Visit the postdoctoral researcher in the lab and in the kitchen to learn how this mold could make our food system more sustainable and delicious. Series: "UC Berkeley News" [Science] [Show ID: 40983]
People in this episode
Guest: Vayu Hill-Maini
Topics covered
- food waste
- sustainability
- cuisine
- fungus
- Neurospora intermedia
Keywords
- culinary treats
- postdoctoral researcher
- food system
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Books & works: UC Berkeley News
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