A sweet and scientific journey for children in the gardens of Jeugdland People’s interest in bees goes back to ancient times. The honey that bees produce has long been a popular sweetener. When people started…
Micropia Artis Researching a Sourdough Fairy Tale
ARTIS-Micropia researches and finds acetic acid bacteria flavouring sourdoughThis article was created in collaboration with Micropia (Artis). Sourdough has been eaten worldwide for millennia, and tasted differently everywhere. Micropia investigated the microbial composition of sourdough…
ROEF festival: Fire (Bread) & Civilization
Where the smell of Baking Lab’s freshly baked bread is normally blown onto the street from a signboard, during the ROEF festival in September, these same smells were blown from the roof of Volkshotel. At…
Elise bakt dankzij de wetenschap beter brood
In de Linnaeusstraat zit de onderneming Baking Lab, waar ze met behulp van wetenschappelijke kennis experimenteren bij het bakken van brood. Kersvers UvA-alumnus Elise de Jong (23) organiseert bij Baking Lab momenteel een reeks workshops…
Sugar, friend or enemy?
Carbohydrates are often thought to be unhealthy. Carbohydrates are made up of sugars, and these are fatteners. This idea is partly unjustified. Sugars are the energy source for an indispensable organ in our body, the…
Workshop Children: Baking Bread is Science!
Children will be introduced to the wonderful world of baking & science during this special sensory workshop. What actually makes bread rise? What do those bacteria and yeasts actually do to give bread taste and…
Future Planet Studies (UvA) meets Bread
Elise De Jong on an Educational Journey Baking Lab is a place with a collective mindset designed to bring together and remind young people that they are creative beings who can explore, learn and inspire…
Event: Carbohydrates and Health
Wageningen University & Dutch Bakery Centre. Seminar and workshop about bread, carbohydrates and health in Baking Lab Amsterdam
Carb seminar for food bloggers (Dutch)
Video report about carbohydrates, nutrition and health. Co-organized by the Dutch Bakery Center and Wageningen University.