Why chocolate melts in your mouth, popcorn pops and how to toast perfect marshmallows

It’s that time of the year when many of us are getting ready to feast on Easter chocolate and if you’re lucky, maybe a marshmallow or two over an open campfire. 

Or maybe you prefer sour lollies or popcorn?

Whatever your favourite treats, we’ve got some inside goss on what makes them so delicious.

What makes chocolate melt in your mouth?

It all comes down to a unique property of cocoa fats, which are quite different from other solid fats, like lard or butter.

“When you melt [solid] fats like lard, it doesn’t turn to liquid straight away, it slowly become more plastic,”  University of Melbourne food chemist Ken Ng says.

“They retain their shape for quite a long time if you keep the right…