The History of American Food

Thi week I argue that you should pay attention to how the sausage gets made.  And not doing so resulted in the bland, mostly the same American sausages that ruled the 20th century... AKA the hot dog.   This is mostly sad, but not too bad.

What was worse - making a joke about how bad sausage making was resulted in conditions that were so bad that people were getting si...

Normally my episodes are not timely - but it is fun to be releasing an episode on the start of the Modern American Beer Style when two of the great beer cities in the US are both in the MLB playoffs.

After all the Brewers are 1 of 2 MLB teams that have never won a world series.  I know this becasue I live in Seattle.  The Brewers have one up on us. They have been TO ...

There are lots of moments that have changed American Food - sugar imports, the discovery of sweet oranges, but nothing - to me is as defining as the mechanical manufacture of ice.  It is at the base of the food system we live in today.  For better or for worse, the popular dinner of pre-cooked rotisserie chicken on a salad of bagged greens is not possible without this step.

Last Science Episode for awhile.  This one is all about fats.

What they are, what they do in our bodies, and some wild speculation about what effects our solid past had on our cooking and even our rush to refrigeration.

So come along and learn about fats and strang butter substitutes.

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