"'As it turns out, Arie Haagen-Smit, the man known as the “father” of air pollution science, was originally a flavour chemist who rose to prominence thanks to his work on pineapples.
Flavour historian Nadia Berenstein pointed me to a '50s speech by Haagen-Smit, explaining his shift in research from fruit flavours to smog science to a room full of his former colleagues. In it, he explains, “I am engaged at the present time on a super flavor problem—the flavor of Los Angeles.”'"
Given this, it occurs to me that fart meringues should be possible. Celebrities who are particularly, ahem, full of themselves could auction theirs off for charity.
Ask HN: whose fart meringue would you quaff?
Hey!!! To the tune of the Beach Boys' Barbara Ann:
"'As it turns out, Arie Haagen-Smit, the man known as the “father” of air pollution science, was originally a flavour chemist who rose to prominence thanks to his work on pineapples.
Flavour historian Nadia Berenstein pointed me to a '50s speech by Haagen-Smit, explaining his shift in research from fruit flavours to smog science to a room full of his former colleagues. In it, he explains, “I am engaged at the present time on a super flavor problem—the flavor of Los Angeles.”'"