100 episodes

Want to feast on funny food facts and fables? Or slurp up strange and spicy stories from supermarkets and society? Bite into Australia’s funnest food podcast, Ingredipedia. 

Each episode, competitive hosts Emily Naismith (Broadsheet, frankie magazine) and Ben Birchall (3RRR FM’s Breakfasters, Smith Journal) try to serve the most interesting stories about a specific ingredient (say, Tim Tams or chillies) in a bid for your affection. You get to vote for who was the most interesting on Instagram!

It’s fun! It’s lighthearted! It’s largely unhinged! It’s the McDonald’s Happy Meal of the podcast world (but back when you actually got a Cheeseburger and a toy inside). 

Join us on social media for more weird and snacky food pursuits
Instagram: @ingredipedia
TikTok: @ingredipedia

Credits
Music: Jarrad Brown of Eagle and the Worm
Artwork design: Jess Ramsey
Photography: Phoebe Powell

Ingredipedia Ben Birchall & Emily Naismith

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Want to feast on funny food facts and fables? Or slurp up strange and spicy stories from supermarkets and society? Bite into Australia’s funnest food podcast, Ingredipedia. 

Each episode, competitive hosts Emily Naismith (Broadsheet, frankie magazine) and Ben Birchall (3RRR FM’s Breakfasters, Smith Journal) try to serve the most interesting stories about a specific ingredient (say, Tim Tams or chillies) in a bid for your affection. You get to vote for who was the most interesting on Instagram!

It’s fun! It’s lighthearted! It’s largely unhinged! It’s the McDonald’s Happy Meal of the podcast world (but back when you actually got a Cheeseburger and a toy inside). 

Join us on social media for more weird and snacky food pursuits
Instagram: @ingredipedia
TikTok: @ingredipedia

Credits
Music: Jarrad Brown of Eagle and the Worm
Artwork design: Jess Ramsey
Photography: Phoebe Powell

    🍫White Chocolate: WTF Is Caramilk? Microwave White Chocolate Crumb With Potato Chips😻

    🍫White Chocolate: WTF Is Caramilk? Microwave White Chocolate Crumb With Potato Chips😻

    Which underrated biscuit is the ultimate nanna bikkie? Is white chocolate even chocolate? And more importantly, does it even matter? Warning: Ben gets fired up in this episode. Whether you’re pro or anti-Caramilk, there’s more than enough chocolate (ok “chocolate”)  to go ‘round.

    [0:48] Is white chocolate chocolate? And does it matter?

    [7:36] Ben’s white chocolate and Caramilk rant

    [13:36]  Ultimate nanna biscuit

    [18:20]  Microwave white chocolate crumb with potato chips

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    • 26 min
    🤔Cinnamon: It’s Lying To You; Cute KMart Hack to Revive Stale Donuts😻

    🤔Cinnamon: It’s Lying To You; Cute KMart Hack to Revive Stale Donuts😻

    What if everything you thought you knew about cinnamon was a lie? Did you too wake up one day and everyone was talking about cinnamon scrolls and you had no idea why? Also in this ep, find out how you can revive always-stale supermarket cinnamon donuts with a lil pizazz! 

    [0:59] Cinnamon Scrolls: WTF[7:51] It’s all lies[11:49] Toothbrushing hack[15:48] Cute KMart Donut Hack

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    • 22 min
    😱Tinned Soup: ‘Soup On A Stick’ and Other Truly Cursed Horrors 😨

    😱Tinned Soup: ‘Soup On A Stick’ and Other Truly Cursed Horrors 😨

    Sorry in advance. But this episode is more disgusting than delicious. We bring up (almost literally) some 1950s to 1970s ‘recipes’ featuring tinned soup which should never see the light of day. But on the more positive side, Ben cracks a tinned soup conspiracy wide open!

    [0:59] Soup On The Rocks[7:36] A Nostalgic Cream of Asparagus Recipe[13:57] New Fave Icypole: Soupsicle[18:33] Best Before Date Conspiracy

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    • 26 min
    🍔Sesame: A Questionable Big Mac Hack; Everything Bagel Seasoning… Dessert?😱

    🍔Sesame: A Questionable Big Mac Hack; Everything Bagel Seasoning… Dessert?😱

    We get sprinkling with DIY furikake made from Ingredipedia’s favourite fish and also blow our own minds with a dessert hack for the sweet-and-savoury fiends. There’s also a Maccas hack that will leave you questioning everything and also a big tip for a hidden and extremely delicious black-sesame snack that will change your life (no exaggeration). 

    [0:58] DIY Furikake[5:41] Big Mac… Hack? [12:21] Hidden Black Sesame Dessert[16:57] Everything Bagel Seasoning... Dessert?

    Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits.
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    • 27 min
    🔥Fire: How to Make S’Mores at the Office; The Smokiest Campfire Jaffles🏕️

    🔥Fire: How to Make S’Mores at the Office; The Smokiest Campfire Jaffles🏕️

    Toasting marshmallows on company time? It’s possible. Ben unearths some relics from the past to cook ‘Smokeshow’ fire jaffles and rounds up the best fire-based restaurant experiences. Also, we get inspired by Lennox Hastie from Sydney’s Firedoor restaurant and try out one of his recipes. 

    This flammable episode of Ingredipedia is sponsored by Vivid Fire Kitchen: a celebration of flame-seared street food running as part of Vivid Sydney from May 24 to June 15 at The Goods Line in the Sydney CBD. Diverse and delicious NSW produce will be cooked over flames by huge international chefs (Shalamar Lane, Jess Pryles, Niklas Ekstedt) and locals like (Lennox Hastie, Christine Manfield, Oscar Solomon, Mindy Woods and John McFadden). Wander around the flame lit night, the smell of charcoal and cooking in the air, and choose to feast from fire-cooked dishes from around the globe. Tandoor, teppanyaki, First Nations food, tender brisket, charred veggies, and aromatic satay to name a few. There will also be a bar available to wash down your meal with a glass of wine, beer or soft drink. Oh and it’s free entry!

    Take a peek at the full chef line-up on the Vivid Fire Kitchen website: https://www.vividsydney.com/event/food/vivid-fire-kitchen

    Thank you so much to Vivid Fire Kitchen for sponsoring this episode of Ingredipedia. Follow @vividsydney on Instagram to keep up to date with the latest at Vivid Fire Kitchen. 

    [1:13] Can lettuce ever be good hot?[6:58] ‘Smokeshow Fire Jaffle’[14:23] How to make office s’mores[19:17] Cooking with fire at your table

    Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits.
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    • 26 min
    🔥Pitmaster Jess Pryles Knows About Fire (and Tomahawk Steaks)🥩 [Bites]

    🔥Pitmaster Jess Pryles Knows About Fire (and Tomahawk Steaks)🥩 [Bites]

    Ever freak out at the thought of ruining an expensive piece of meat? Or wondered why anyone would deep fry a smoked leg of ham? Same. We turned to meat expert and live fire cook Jess Pryles, who’s an Australian chef living in Texas, for the answers. 

    Aside from being the oracle on all things meat and fire, Jess is the founder of both Hardcore Carnivore, a brand of meat seasonings and rubs, and the Australasian Barbecue Alliance. And she's coming to Australia for some live cooking demonstrations over fire as part of Vivid Fire Kitchen.

    This episode is sponsored by Vivid Fire Kitchen: a celebration of flame-seared street food from across the globe running as part of Vivid from May 24 to June 15 at The Goods Line in the Sydney CBD. Diverse and delicious NSW produce will be cooked over flames by huge international chefs (Shalamar Lane, Jess Pryles, Niklas Ekstedt) and locals like (Lennox Hastie, Christine Manfield, Oscar Solomon, Mindy Woods and John McFadden). Wander around the flame lit night, the smell of charcoal and cooking in the air, and choose to feast from fire-cooked dishes from around the globe. Tandoor, teppanyaki, First Nations food, tender brisket, charred veggies, and aromatic satay to name a few. There will also be a bar available to wash down your meal with a glass of wine, beer or soft drink. Oh and it’s free entry! 

    Take a peek at the full chef line-up on the Vivid Fire Kitchen website: https://www.vividsydney.com/event/food/vivid-fire-kitchen

    Thank you so much to Vivid Fire Kitchen for sponsoring this episode of Ingredipedia. Follow @vividsydney on Instagram to keep up to date with the latest at Vivid Fire Kitchen. And follow @jesspryles on Instagram for all the meat. 

    Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits.
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 14 min

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