Target

Families

Thematic

Diet | Chemistry

Ciência Viva at home

Kitchen

Keywords

chemistry | diet | egg | kitchen

Duration

30 min

Typology

Experimental protocol

“Farófias” are a classic of Portuguese sweets and are made almost exclusively from egg whites.
Egg whites are an ingredient present in most cakes and sweets and are used just to whip (in a castle), therefore raw, or else cooked, usually adding sugar. To make “Farófias” one whips the egg whites in a “castle” format. However, most of us are not sure why, when whipped, they acquire so much volume.

This activity comes under the program #cienciavivaathome. From the kitchen to the bathroom, even walking through the garage, no room was left out: after all, science is everywhere!