How do people freeze-dry food?
How do people freeze-dry food?  
Podcast: Moment Of Um
Published On: Fri Nov 24 2023
Description: Freeze-dried food seems like something that was invented for space travel, but this technique for preserving food is actually more than a hundred years old! Nowadays you might see freeze-dried mangos or strawberries in many grocery stores. You know, the ones that are dry and crispy and light as a feather? But how exactly do you make them? We asked food scientist Dave Dominguez to help us find the answer.Got an appetite for knowledge? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact and we promise we won’t give you the cold shoulder!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.