Endless Egg

Some Internet trends are temporary, but eggs are forever. Today, host Ben Brock Johnson serves up a story about a recipe that, according to the people of r/pickled, can't be beat, and producer Kalyani Saxena egg-splores online discourse around Korean mayak eggs, and why it matters which creators get credit for their popularity.

Show notes:

• "Been a few years now. Figured I’d share my recipe." (r/pickling)
• The eggs so addictive authorities want to change their name (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• How a South Korean comfort food went global (BBC)
• "Marinade recipe" (@courtneylcook's TikTok)
• "we've officially lost the plot (@beefyboiii's TikTok)
• @princess.paulai on Courtney Cook's mayak egg content (TikTok)