Savor

This sourdough flatbread isn’t only a delicious staple – it’s servingware and utensils, too. Anney and Lauren round out the history and science of injera.

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This highly customizable salad can incorporate a range of spicy, savory, salty, and sweet elements – but always with a base of tart, fresh, unripe papaya. Anney and Lauren dig into the iterations and history of green papaya salad.

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This novelty candy creates a popping sensation in your mouth using highly pressurized (but totally harmless) pockets of carbon dioxide. Anney and Lauren explore the science, history, and urban legends behind Pop Rocks.

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When scientists team up with brand marketers, dreams can come true – assuming you were dreaming of a diamond made of ranch seasoning. In this mini-episode, Anney and Lauren dip into how Hidden Valley created a ring for the real ranch lovers among us.

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This cartoon turned media franchise features food in both very ordinary and very extraordinary situations. Anney and Lauren can’t believe we’ve come so far -- ‘Steven Universe’ food stuff, here we are!

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This wheat beer owes its cloudy appearance and fruity, spicy flavors to the yeast(s) used in brewing it. Anney and Lauren explore the history and science of Hefeweizen.

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This large variety of pepper makes up for its lack of heat by presenting in a veritable rainbow of colors and other flavors. Anney and Lauren crack open the history and science behind bell peppers.

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This fluffy meringue dessert often comes with whipped cream, cut fruit, and contention. In this classic episode, Anney and Lauren explore where pavlova really comes from and why meringue is so persnickety, scientifically speaking.

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This now nearly ubiquitous beverage developed out of a very specific blend of cultural influences. Anney and Lauren dip into the history of masala chai.

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The stuff that makes bacon delicious also made it safer to eat in the era before refrigeration -- but the same stuff also makes it less than healthy. In this classic episode, Anney and Lauren dig into the history and science behind bacon's popularity.

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While on our mission to record this episode, we encountered some mysterious technical difficulties – but the mail must go on. In this journey to the inbox, we encounter cloudberry memories, an opposition of frog opinions, and lots of nerdy stuff.

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This starchy staple can be served as simple grilled bread -- or can contain multitudes. Anney and Lauren dig into the history of arepas (and precooked corn flour).

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These cream-filled snack cakes may not be eternal, but they do have a long and storied past. Anney and Lauren explore the science and sticky history of the Twinkie brand.

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This cheese gets its tasty tang from sheep/goat milk and aging in a brine instead of open air. Anney and Lauren dig into the science and history of feta cheese.

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This frozen treat is deceptively simple – and thousands of years in the making. Anney and Lauren dig into the crystallized science and history of sorbet (and sherbet, too).

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This protein is such a popular delicacy that it’s caused conservation problems around the world. Anney and Lauren hop to the amphibious history and science of frog legs.

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This fruit is beloved in the subarctic areas where it grows, but you pretty much have to be in one of those places to try it. Anney and Lauren dig into the science and history of the cloudberry.

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Despite (or perhaps due to) its simplicity, this drink is one of the most popular cocktails on the planet. In this classic cocktail (half-)hour, Anney and Lauren walk through the history and science behind the whiskey sour.

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This appliance was created to take the fuss out of cooking rice – but modern models can do a lot more than that. Anney and Lauren dig into the science and history behind rice cookers.

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