One of the greatest desserts in the Austrian canon. No offense to House of Pies. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/t-magazine/travel/vienna-austria-pastries-demel-cafe-landtmann.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/eat-like-local-vienna-austria-180966971/ https://www.linztourismus.at/en/leisure/discover-linz/gastronomy/linzer-torte/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/in-linz-austria-searching-for-the-perfect-linzer-torte-the-pastry-of-her-childhood/2013/10/10/5db62920-2246-11e3-966c-9c4293c47ebe_story.html

Is a maraschino cherry the most important cocktail garnish? (And how is it pronounced, marasheeno or maraskino?) Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://amzn.to/31GmfAo https://amzn.to/2UMJFD3 https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/x346d791b https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-the-real-maraschino-cherry https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/magazine/who-made-that-maraschino-cherry.html https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/cpg-sec-550550-maraschino-cherries https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/02/archives/consumer-notes-us-sets-up-limits-for-processors-of-maraschino.html https://imbibemagazine.com/history-lesson-the-maraschino-cherry/ https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/in-praise-of-luxardo-cherries-article

Salami’s pretty funky. This episode brought to you by Lobster Gram. Go to https://www.lobstergram.com/ & use promocode SMARTMOUTHLOVE to take 20% off all products. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://amzn.to/36UNh89 https://amzn.to/36RN7hT https://www.seriouseats.com/2016/03/salumi-guide-italian-cured-meats-salami-prosciutto.html https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/17/dining/17sala.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-03-12-0303120021-story.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/there-are-museums-everythingeven-salami-180964721/ https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/9/319.145 https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/meat-preparation/sausages-and-food-safety/ct_index https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/7c48be3e-e516-4ccf-a2d5-b95a128f04ae/Labeling-Policy-Book.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

“Meatloaf without basic training” aka Spam, had quite a journey in Korea, from symbol of privation to elegant gift. And there are so many flavors! If you'd prefer to read the interview, the transcript is here: http://www.smartmouthpodcast.com/home/helen-hong-podcast-transcript-spam-korean-food This episode brought to you by Lobster Gram. Go to https://www.lobstergram.com/ & use promocode SMARTMOUTHLOVE to take 20% off all products. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://amzn.to/2U5c1ru https://www.tastecooking.com/15-flavors-spam-counting/ https://www.spam.com/varieties/spam-oven-roasted-turkey https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/20997/origin-spam-food-spam-email https://people.com/celebrity/barack-obama-snacks-on-hawaiian-spam-sushi/ https://www.livescience.com/32813-hormel-spam-no-mystery-meat.html https://www.foodbeast.com/news/10-facts-about-spam-that-you-might-not-have-known/ https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/27/world/asia/in-south-korea-spam-is-the-stuff-gifts-are-made-of.html https://www.eater.com/2014/7/9/6191681/a-brief-history-of-spam-an-american-meat-icon https://www.smithsonianmag.com/food/how-spam-went-canned-necessity-american-icon-180963916/

So, do you put cream in your carbonara? This episode brought to you by Lobster Gram. Go to https://www.lobstergram.com/ & use promocode SMARTMOUTHLOVE to take 20% off all products. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Source: https://amzn.to/30GVED3

Two questions: Is Maryland the north? Can you tell where someone’s from by what they put in their grits? I'll be on Instagram Live this Thursday, January 16th at 7pm Pacific time to talk about our favorite kinds of apples. Join us! https://www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ This episode brought to you by Lobster Gram. Go to https://www.lobstergram.com/ & use promocode SMARTMOUTHLOVE to take 20% off all products. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://amzn.to/2QTFHWN https://amzn.to/3aaaJkB https://amzn.to/30mrnZN https://amzn.to/2QUS3xV https://amzn.to/2FMOljo https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/08/shrimp-and-grits-southern-food-history.html http://deepsouthmag.com/2014/10/01/shrimp-and-grits-a-history/ https://www.scstatehouse.gov/query.php?search=DOC&searchtext=grits&category=CODEOFLAWS&conid=25854106&result_pos=0&keyval=15645&numrows=10 https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/26/dining/a-taste-of-charleston-corn-s-higher-calling-grits.html https://ansonmills.com/grain_notes/13 https://www.npr.org/books/titles/708104955/grits-a-cultural-and-culinary-journey-through-the-south#excerpt https://www.ebony.com/life/soul-food-grits/ https://www.charlotteobserver.com/living/food-drink/article68763427.html https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1981/07/15/195293.html?pageNumber=51 https://www.heraldtribune.com/article/LK/20100127/News/605200766/SH

There's much love for the midwest in this episode. It's the birthplace of most of this country's great home economists - and yes, they were and are great. Shauna Sever joins to talk about wellness and personal brands, concepts that go back to the 1860s. Plus some great Rice Krispies Treat tips. And we ask: how many women does it take to make one Betty Crocker? If you'd prefer to read the interview, the transcript is here: http://www.smartmouthpodcast.com/home/2020/6/22/transcript-for-episode-146-history-of-home-economics-with-shauna-sever I'll be on Instagram Live this Thursday, December 19th at 7pm Pacific time to talk about the Feast of the Seven Fishes, peppermint pigs, and Christmas pickles. Join us! https://www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ This episode brought to you by Lobster Gram. Go to https://www.lobstergram.com/smartmouth & use promocode SMARTMOUTHHOLIDAY to take 20% off all products. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://amzn.to/2r3Deip https://amzn.to/34vKjWF https://amzn.to/34xx6N0 http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/janette-kelley-woman-behind-betty-crocker/ https://www.cooksinfo.com/rice-krispies-squares https://rmc.library.cornell.edu/homeEc/cases/namechange.html https://sites.middlebury.edu/homeec/history-of-home-economics/ https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vtg-1940s-era-camp-fire-girls-cookery-244282484 https://www.jphs.org/people/2005/4/14/ellen-swallow-richards-the-first-oekologist.html https://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/28/obituaries/marjorie-husted-dead-at-94-helped-create-betty-crocker.html

Food stories prove that nothing means anything! Fellow podcaster Hadley Meares tells us about Los Angeles history versus Hollywood history then we move on to the nonsense of a “classic” culinary education. Plus, that horrible man, Thomas Jefferson, who did a lot of bad things and not much that was good. His brother-in-law James Hemings was very talented, though. This episode brought to you by Lobster Gram. Go to https://www.lobstergram.com/smartmouth & use promocode SMARTMOUTHHOLIDAY to take 20% off all products. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://amzn.to/2LKlteW https://amzn.to/2YJAB1G https://www.saveur.com/article/Kitchen/Creme-Brulee-Origins/ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1984/07/18/071757.html?pageNumber=49 https://newsletter.lib.utah.edu/book-of-the-week-le-nouveau-cuisinier-royal-et-bourgeois/

We wouldn’t have kefir without god and kidnapping. Liana Aghajanian tells us about Armenian culinary tradition in America, and the Armenian diaspora at large. Plus prophylactic probiotics and traveling in disputed regions. (Please give me your Georgia travel tips.) I'll be on Instagram Live this Thursday, December 5th at 7pm Pacific time to talk more about the food and wine of the Republic of Georgia. Come hang out! https://www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ This episode brought to you by Lobster Gram. Go to https://www.lobstergram.com/smartmouth & use promocode SMARTMOUTHHOLIDAY to take 20% off all products. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2015/04/24/how-i-learned-to-be-armenian-amid-shelves-of-pickled-shallots/chronicles/where-i-go/ https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ea66/b73932e2baf6a4f49a62d09e7754293f5825.pdf https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/health-benefits-kefir

Steve Hernandez encourages us all to have a nice life, even knowing we’ll never retire. Dip-related Thanksgiving traditions, authentic factory-made foods, and the mysteries of ranch dressing - Hillary Clinton made a mistake. Plus! Dunkers versus dippers. This episode brought to you by Lobster Gram. Go to https://www.lobstergram.com/smartmouth & use promocode SMARTMOUTHHOLIDAY to take 20% off all products. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://amzn.to/2DktT8o https://amzn.to/2XPGTMP https://amzn.to/37EpISO https://amzn.to/2sjYGjr https://amzn.to/2ON6a5Z https://amzn.to/2XUl1zJ https://amzn.to/34qOCmI https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/cooking-tips/article/is-homemade-french-onion-dip-worth-the-effort https://food52.com/blog/24766-history-of-french-onion-dip https://thesouthern.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/dips-and-dunks-are-a-simple-way-to-feed-crowds/article_04ffcb38-bb73-5d78-b8ef-455963ddc3bd.html https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/20-02-2017/finding-rosemary-in-search-of-the-unsung-hero-who-invented-kiwi-onion-dip/ https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/8z8cme/on_the_hunt_for_a_reduced_cream_substitute/ https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=California+dip%2BCalifornia+Dip%2CFrench+Onion+Dip%2BFrench+onion+dip&year_start=1900&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=5&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2C%28California%20dip%20%2B%20California%20Dip%29%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2C%28French%20Onion%20Dip%20%2B%20French%20onion%20dip%29%3B%2Cc0#t1%3B%2C(California%20dip%20%2B%20California%20Dip)%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2C(French%20Onion%20Dip%20%2B%20French%20onion%20dip)%3B%2Cc0