Savor

These small, tart fruits love the cold but are extra useful when they’re heated up. Anney and Lauren dig into the science and history of lingonberries.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

2 Mar 202430min

Once again we return to our version of rule by the people: Messages from you, good listeners! In this original script, we’ve got everything from fairy bread to salad fries and capybaras to apple butte...

29 Feb 202439min

Though her story was almost lost, this accomplished Black American cook and cookbook writer from the 1800s is teaching us new things about the cuisine and culture of her time. Anney and Lauren dig int...

24 Feb 202423min

For a rum punch designed with escapism in mind, this cocktail has a lot of controversy swirling around it. In our classic episode, Anney and Lauren dip into the history of the mai tai (plus, the scien...

21 Feb 202426min

This social meal is a tradition in communities across the United States for a couple of dovetailing (fishtailing?) reasons. Anney and Lauren dig into the history and cultures behind the Friday fish fr...

19 Feb 202439min

This buttery pastry has as many iterations as it (often) has thin, flaky layers. Anney and Lauren dig into the history and cultures behind baklava.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 Feb 202432min

This slightly aged, green-blue veined cheese is prized for its heckishly piquant flavor. Anney and Lauren dig into the science and history of gorgonzola.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

14 Feb 202431min

This vivid yellow underground stem has been used as a spice, medicine, and pigment for millennia. Anney and Lauren get into the rhi-zone with the science and history of turmeric.See omnystudio.com/lis...

10 Feb 202432min