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The Plants We Eat

52 Episodes

17 minutes | 4 months ago
Jackfruit
I know, it doesn’t sound tasty at all, but if you’re a vegetarian looking for BBQ then this big guy is about as good as it gets!
16 minutes | 4 months ago
Tamarind
It’s great to be back! Let’s start with a sticky little (okay, big) legume with a big flavor profile!
16 minutes | 10 months ago
Silkworm Pupae
Cows provide us with leather and meat, but use a lot of grass, grain, and water. Silkworms provide us with silk and silkworm pupae, and all it costs are a few mulberry leaves!
16 minutes | 10 months ago
Black Soldier Fly
No meal is complete without maggots…
11 minutes | a year ago
Mealworms
Beetles…not just for breakfast anymore!
21 minutes | a year ago
Crickets
The first in a short series that we’re calling The Bugs We Eat. Sure it seems gross, but they’re actually pretty good!
15 minutes | a year ago
Marsh Mallow
Yes, Marsh Mallows are a real thing — and no, those fluffy white clouds you are placing into your hot cocoa are not real marshmallows.
17 minutes | a year ago
Durian
How did it take us so long to get to The King of Fruits?
19 minutes | a year ago
Holly
Don’t eat the berries! But the leaves….well, as long they’re from the proper holly they’re not bad at all!
19 minutes | a year ago
Prickly Pear
A delicious snack once you get past the sharp bits!
19 minutes | a year ago
Passion Fruit
The most amazing flower you will ever see, and a tasty fruit too!
18 minutes | a year ago
Sesame
It makes your muscles big….kinda.
14 minutes | a year ago
Millet
Gluten Free means Flat Cookies
22 minutes | a year ago
Soy
An Asian plant that isn’t really grown in Asia that much anymore.
19 minutes | a year ago
Coconut
Is it a seed or a sports drink?
34 minutes | a year ago
GMOs
For our 50th podcast — Should we care whether a food is genetically modified? The short answer is yes. The long answer is quite a bit more complicated.
17 minutes | a year ago
Papaya
If it weren’t for genetically modified papaya we might not have papaya at all.
20 minutes | a year ago
Lychee
A tasty little fruit that takes dozens if not hundreds of children’s lives every year.
15 minutes | 2 years ago
Spikenard
And for our last podcast of season 2, a (very) oldie but goodie!
19 minutes | 2 years ago
Paw Paw
What fruit is native to the United States, tastes oddly tropical, and is about as popular as eating mud? Yep, you got it — the Paw Paw.
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