Whale On Toast
For much of the time that humans hunted whales, we hunted them mostly for margarine.
TW Lim
TW Lim studied sociology and design and has worked in restaurants, big data, and 3D printing. Originally from Singapore, he writes about the business and culture of food.
Tallow to Margarine
TW Lim on how we went from mining nature for particular fats, to mining fats for their components.
A Technological Shortcut
TW Lim on palm oil, the primordial goop of our packaged consumer economy.
Forming an Edge
TW Lim on the unfinished nature of kitchen knives
Notes, 2023-06-19.
TW Lim on the machinations of empire, the logistics of Madeira, and quaternary ammonium compounds.
Notes, 2023-02-27
TW Lim on an intractable issue: making physical things is still often dirty, dangerous, or demeaning.