Savor

This (usually) blue-veined cheese is one traditional product that’s changed with the times. Anney and Lauren dig into the science and history of Stilton cheese, including both Welly Wangin and microbi...

6 Aug 202443min

This shaved ice dessert can include everything from fruit and jellies to ice cream and evaporated milk. Anney and Lauren dig into the history and culture of halo-halo.See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

3 Aug 202440min

This brand of fruit-based products was the first to successfully NOT ferment grape juice in the 1800s. Anney and Lauren dip into the twisting history of Welch’s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

27 Jul 202442min

The neon-red cherries of our childhood bear little resemblance to the original maraschino cherries. In this classic episode, Anney and Lauren take a pitiless look at the science and history of both, i...

26 Jul 202434min

This bitter root vegetable is often roasted and used to make hot beverages, like chicory coffee. Anney and Lauren dig up the science and history of root chicory.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

25 Jul 202434min

This type of animal fat, housed inside bones, lends silky richness to soups, stews, and simple toast -- and eating it may be how humans evolved in the first place. Anney and Lauren celebrate the scien...

19 Jul 202437min

This well-loved reference book serves not just as an encyclopedia of gastronomy, but a window into the (mostly French) culinary world from when it was published. Anney and Lauren flip through the hist...

17 Jul 202451min

This bottle cap’s simple, effective design – and its inventor’s business savvy – shaped the beverage industry as we know it. Anney and Lauren pry open the history and science of the crown cap (or crow...

11 Jul 202437min