{"id":13854,"date":"2012-06-15T06:09:34","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T13:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=13854"},"modified":"2017-04-04T17:38:11","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T00:38:11","slug":"creative-prompt-161-foam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/creative-prompt-161-foam\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Prompt #161: Foam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>packing peanuts<\/p>\n<p>foamcore board<\/p>\n<p>Soybean foam-core crib mattress<\/p>\n<p>meringue<\/p>\n<p>foam roller<\/p>\n<p>foam mattress<\/p>\n<p>memory foam<\/p>\n<p>upholstery foam<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foam_%28culinary%29\" target=\"_blank\">Definition<\/a>: The use of <strong>foam in cuisine<\/strong> has been used in many forms in the history of cooking. For example, <a title=\"Whipped cream\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whipped_cream\">whipped cream<\/a>, <a title=\"Meringue\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meringue\">meringue<\/a>, and <a title=\"Mousse\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mousse\">mousse<\/a> are all foams. In these cases, the incorporation of air or another gas creates a lighter texture and\/or different <a title=\"Mouth feel\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mouth_feel\">mouth feel<\/a>. More recently, foams have become a part of <a title=\"Molecular gastronomy\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Molecular_gastronomy\">molecular gastronomy<\/a> technique. In these cases, natural flavors (such as fruit juices, infusions of aromatic herbs, etc) are mixed with a neutrally-flavored gelling or stabilizing agent such as <a title=\"Agar\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agar\">agar<\/a> or <a title=\"Lecithin\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lecithin\">lecithin<\/a>, and either whipped with a hand-held immersion blender or extruded through a whipped cream canister equipped with N<sub>2<\/sub>O cartridges. Such foams add flavor without significant substance, and thus allow cooks to integrate new flavors without changing the physical composition of a dish.<sup id=\"cite_ref-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foam_%28culinary%29#cite_note-0\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> Some famous food-foams are foamed espresso, foamed mushroom, foamed beet and foamed coconut. An espuma or <a title=\"Thermo whip (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Thermo_whip&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">thermo whip<\/a> is commonly used to make these foams through the making of a stock, creating a gel and extruding through the N<sub>2<\/sub>O canister.<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foam_%28culinary%29#cite_note-1\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>foam cushions<\/p>\n<p>foam insulation<\/p>\n<p>half foam roller<\/p>\n<p>Blue Cheese Foam with Port Wine Reduction<\/p>\n<p>closed cell foam<\/p>\n<p>skinny decaf no foam latte<\/p>\n<p>extra foam<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foam\" target=\"_blank\">Definition<\/a>: A <strong>foam<\/strong> is a substance that is formed by trapping pockets of gas in a <a title=\"Liquid\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liquid\">liquid<\/a> or <a title=\"Solid\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solid\">solid<\/a>. A bath sponge and the head on a glass of beer are examples of foams. In most foams, the volume of gas is large, with thin films of liquid or solid separating the regions of gas.<\/p>\n<p>An important division of solid foams is into closed-cell foams and <a title=\"Reticulated foam\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reticulated_foam\">open-cell foams<\/a>. In a closed-cell foam, the gas forms discrete pockets, each completely surrounded by the solid material. In an open-cell foam, the gas pockets connect with each other. A bath sponge is an example of an open-cell foam: water can easily flow through the entire structure, displacing the air. A camping mat is an example of a closed-cell foam: the gas pockets are sealed from each other, and so the mat cannot soak up water.<\/p>\n<p>Foams are examples of <a title=\"Dispersed media\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dispersed_media\">dispersed media<\/a>. In general, gas is present in large amount so it will be divided in gas bubbles of many different sizes (the material is <a title=\"Polydisperse\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polydisperse\">polydisperse<\/a>) separated by liquid regions which may form films, thinner and thinner when the liquid phase is drained out of the system <a title=\"Interface (chemistry)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interface_%28chemistry%29\">films<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foam#cite_note-0\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> When the principal scale is small, i.e. for a very fine foam, this dispersed medium can be considered as a type of <a title=\"Colloid\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colloid\">colloid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The term foam may also refer to anything that is analogous to such a foam, such as <a title=\"Quantum foam\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quantum_foam\">quantum foam<\/a>, <a title=\"Polyurethane\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polyurethane\">polyurethane<\/a> foam (<a title=\"Foam rubber\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foam_rubber\">foam rubber<\/a>), <a title=\"Polystyrene\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polystyrene#Extruded_polystyrene_foam\">XPS foam<\/a>, <a title=\"Polystyrene\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polystyrene\">Polystyrene<\/a>, <a title=\"Phenolic resin\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phenolic_resin\">phenolic<\/a>, or many other manufactured foams. This is not the purpose of this page.<\/p>\n<p>Make your response simple. It doesn\u2019t need to be a masterpiece. Take 5 minutes. Just respond and create a creative habit. Please post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and\/or your blog, and how your work relates to the other responses.<\/p>\n<p>The Creative Prompt Project has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/aqcpp\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr group<\/a>, which you can join to post your responses. Are you already a member? I created that spot so those of you without blogs or websites would have a place to post your responses. Please join and look at all of the great artwork that people have posted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>packing peanuts foamcore board Soybean foam-core crib mattress meringue foam roller foam mattress memory foam upholstery foam Definition: The use of foam in cuisine has been used in many forms in the history of cooking. For example, whipped cream, meringue, and mousse are all foams. In these cases, the incorporation of air or another gas &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/creative-prompt-161-foam\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Creative Prompt #161: Foam&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[401],"tags":[79,311,72],"class_list":["post-13854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-401","tag-creative-prompt","tag-creativity","tag-group-project"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13854\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}