Chava found a letter from Hernán Cortés to Carlos V from 1520, and now we're pretty sure that everyone who claims pulque was only for royalty is wrong, the word "maguey" is cultural appropriation, and corn syrup is part of Mexico's cultural heritage. It's a what-happens-when-Chava-goes-academic episode of Agave Road...

What makes Irish food special? It’s not fancy techniques or luxury preparations, but the high quality of simple ingredients—hiding in plain sight all along. In an age where we can import nearly anything from anywhere, it’s a powerful statement to recognize that what makes Irish food unique is its ingredients...

Deeply rooted in the landscape, the Irish language is thousands of years old and full of words with multiple layers of meaning—not to mention countless references to the Otherworld. On this week’s episode, we speak with Irish writer, broadcaster, and Gaeilgeoir, Manchán Magan about how the Irish language and food...

Today Zarela and Aarón welcome Andy Coe, author and scholar of culinary history, to discuss cacao and chocolate. They start with the history; how it was first consumed as a drink, and then made its way around the world after the Columbian Exchange. They share stories of how cacao was...

The journey through the Midwest's rich ethnic flavors continues as host Capri S. Cafaro is joined by two guests who share their own personal experiences of bringing different Middle Eastern food traditions to America's Heartland. Folklorist Chrissy Widmayer brings her family's Chaldean-American story to life through food while Nick Srour...

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “comfort food” is “food that comforts or affords solace;" It is the food people turn to in a crisis or time of uncertainty. And the current coronavirus pandemic has people eating those foods that evoke a psychologically comfortable state. Prof. Lucy Long speaks about...

This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg are getting into the spirit of Halloween with Sheryl Humphrey, author of The Haunted Garden: Death and Transfiguration in the Folklore of Plants. Hear how Sheryl's home herb garden sparked her interest in the legends surrounding plants. Hear...

Expand your child's palate with a treat that they love- chocolate! This week on Feeding the Future, Orianne Cosentino is talking flavor! Find out how introducing your child to a variety of flavors at a young age can prepare them to appreciate all kinds of foods. Listen in to hear...

What is authentic Irish food? Find out on a special St. Patrick's Day special as Eddie Shumard and Erin Fairbanks chat with Margaret Jeffares and Maurice Keller of Good Food Ireland. Good Food Ireland is the only brand standard for food experience in the island of Ireland, putting Irish ingredient...