#55 Matcha: From monks to modern times
Here’s a brief, warm, narrative description for your matcha episode — tuned to your Anthropoly voice and perfect for your podcast feed.---🍃 Brief DescriptionA journey into the bright green world of m...
4 Apr 19min
#54 Ube: the Filipino purple sweetness
Ube, the vibrant purple yam of the Philippines, is a root with a story. Earthy, subtly sweet, and naturally jewel‑toned, it has traveled from traditional Filipino kitchens to bakeries and cafés around...
29 Mars 23min
#53 Chirimoya: Sweetness from the Andes
A brief exploration of how the chirimoya traveled from ancient Andean valleys to kitchens and markets around the world, carrying centuries of flavor, migration, and cultural memory in its soft, sweet ...
18 Mars 16min
#52 Madroño: The strawberry tree from the Mediterranean
In today's episode we are going to travel to the Mediterranean area to find out about the so called Chinese strawberry tree...the madroño tree and fruit, a not so known delicacy
20 Feb 16min
#51 Vanilla: The orchid that travelled the world
A fragrant journey into the anthropology of vanilla, from its sacred origins with the Totonac people of Mexico to its entanglement with colonialism, global trade, and the delicate hand-pollination tha...
12 Feb 16min
#50 Okra: A pod of silk and slime
In this episode we will be talking about okra’s misunderstood textures, its global lineage, and the memories it stirs in kitchens around the world.
1 Feb 15min
#49 Radish, a global crunch
In this episode we will travel a crunchy, spicy journey into how one humble root became a cultural chameleon.
25 Jan 14min
#48 Eggplant, the velvet vegetable
From Mediterranean kitchens to family memories, we explore how one vegetable carries centuries of culture to even becoming a popular emoji.
13 Jan 16min
