ARABICA AND ROBUSTA
two species, six varieties, one difference
MATCHA GRADES
ceremonial, premium, culinary — what is behind the words
SPIRIT HOMELANDS
where the law lets Scotch, bourbon, cognac and tequila be made — seven spirits, three scales of place: a country, a part of one, a drawn zone
SPIRIT RAW MATERIALS
what the law lets whisky, rum, brandy and tequila be distilled from — ten spirits, seven raw materials, two regulations
YELLOW TEA
yellowing under a cover · the step no other tea has
CULINARY KNIFE CUTS
julienne, brunoise, bâtonnet and the family of dice — the Culinary Institute of America dimensions, drawn to true scale
NEAPOLITAN PIZZA DOUGH
four ingredients in the proportions written into an EU regulation
POUND CAKE
four equal weights — a recipe whose name is its ratio
PROTEIN IN FOODS
grams per 100 g · animal and plant · and the state each one was weighed in
ENGLISH PUNCTUATION
twelve marks and the three strokes: a name, a job and one working example for each
LANGUAGE FAMILIES
who is related to whom — on the numerals three and two in twenty-seven languages
THE COLLATZ CONJECTURE
halve the even, triple the odd and add one: the road of 27, the record holders and a problem nobody has solved