Curious Cook: Outrunning a bad diet

The root cause of metabolic syndrome is not consuming too much fat, but eating too much processed carbohydrates and sugar. — DAVID HOLIFIELD/Unsplash

Lilac and vanilla?

The article today is about curiosities. For years, I have noticed lilac flowers in my region tend to smell a lot like vanilla after a rainstorm. But this effect is not observed in other parts of the world. As it turned out, this is not a personal foible but a minor peculiarity with an unusual scientific explanation. However, the smell of lilac is a personal curiosity and not this week’s main subject, though if you are curious, the reason is at the end of this article.