Using food to explore all manner of topics, from agriculture to zoology. In Eat This Podcast, Jeremy Cherfas tries to go beyond the obvious to see how the food we eat influences and is influenced by history, archaeology, trade, chemistry, economics, geography, evolution, religion -- you get the picture. We don't do recipes, except when we do, or restaurant reviews, ditto. We do offer an eclectic smorgasbord of tasty topics. Twice nominated for a James Beard Award.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 17 hours 13 minutes
What is Chametz?
In the end, the meaning of chametz rests on history and tradition, and new traditions are possible.
Passover and Easter Revisited
God’s original insturctions for Passover did not include one of the crucial items on the Seder plate.
Malta Besieged & Black-market Intrigues
Ordinarily, evading food rationing in times of war is considered a crime. There are times when it must be accepted as a necessity.
The Case for Folic Acid Fortification
The European Union has failed to implement one of the most effective public health interventions, one that the United Kingdom is now able to contemplate.
Anthony Mongiello, Inventor of the Stuffed Crust Pizza
Pizza Hut says it invented the stuffed crust pizza. A judge agreed. But Anthony Mongiello has US patent 4,661,361, no matter what the law says.
Prehistoric cooking pots
In many respects the diets of farmers and hunter-gatherers were more alike than different
The Invention of Baby Food
Commercial baby food was perhaps the original industrial food product, with all that that entails
Black Stoneflower: A unique Indian spice
A lichen, which has no taste of its own, contributes hugely to the flavour of many Indian dishes
A New Story for Maize Domestication
A close look at more than 1000 varieties of maize solves a mystery about how the crop evolved from its wild relatives.
Honey and Adulteration
Why is honey the world’s third most-adulterated food? Because adulteration delivers profits.