The New York-based concept, called Magic Underground, will open in December underneath Times Square. The husband's preferences dictate what's served for 25 percent. Nutrition content is most important for 23 percent. Only 12 percent say they think kids' food preferences are the most important factor to consider. A mere 5 percent consider cost most important when determining what to cook.
Most women say they take pleasure in cooking for family, even though they're pressed for time.
The new generation of flavors may allow for the creation of low-fat dehydrated foods that taste fresh, or gum that tastes like raspberry cheesecake, and then, ten minutes later, tastes like mint. The new method may also prove less expensive than techniques that rely on starch-derived molecules called cyclodextrin polymers, say researchers. With a network of tiny pores and cells, the new beads quickly absorb flavorants or other compounds. Flavorants are then easily released when the starch contacts water, such as when soup mix is added to boiling water. And they cost a pretty penny.