288 episodes
Eat This Podcast Jeremy Cherfas
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- Arts
Using food to explore all manner of topics, from agriculture to zoology. In Eat This Podcast, Jeremy Cherfas tries to go beyond the obvious to see how the food we eat influences and is influenced by history, archaeology, trade, chemistry, economics, geography, evolution, religion -- you get the picture. We don't do recipes, except when we do, or restaurant reviews, ditto. We do offer an eclectic smorgasbord of tasty topics. Twice nominated for a James Beard Award.
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Palatable is not Potable
Why are some people tap-water hesitant and what do we expect water to taste like anyway?
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Women Butchers
“I thought, okay, I’m eating meat, but am I supposed to be eating meat? Would I ever kill an animal myself? Would I ever butcher an animal?”
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Leftovers Through History
Throughout history, people repurposed food leftovers and surplus and animal byproducts, challenging the modern perception of them as waste.
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What is Chametz?
In the end, the meaning of chametz rests on history and tradition, and new traditions are possible.
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Passover and Easter Revisited
God’s original instructions for Passover did not include one of the crucial items on the Seder plate.
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Malta Besieged & Black-market Intrigues
Ordinarily, evading food rationing in times of war is considered a crime. There are times when it must be accepted as a necessity.