Savor

This fresh, soft, cheese-adjacent product is made with milk’s whey instead of curds. Anney and Lauren dig into the history and science of ricotta. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This seafood salad has complex layers of culture and chemistry behind its simple preparation. Anney and Lauren dig into the history and science of ceviche. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The miracle berry is a fruit that can make sour foods taste incredibly sweet. In this classic episode, Anney and Lauren explore the science behind flavor tripping, plus the strange, conspiracy-ridden history of the miracle berry's legality in the United States. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This fragrant fruit is color changing, makes excellent jam, and may have been the ‘golden apple’ of myth. Anney and Lauren gel up the history and science of quince. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This adaptable cocktail won't cure a cold, but it'll certainly make you feel warm and cozy. Anney and Lauren dip into the heated science and history behind the hot toddy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

These simple ground-almond candies are molded into fantastic shapes for the winter holidays and beyond. Anney and Lauren explore the history and culture of marzipan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This canned, concentrated milk product features in lots of sweet holiday recipes today, but it was invented for survival and safety. Anney and Lauren spread it on thick with the history and science of sweetened condensed milk (plus its unsweet cousin, evaporated milk). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The listeners speak! From delicious crêpes and breakfast poutine to divisive durian and baby corn, Anney and Lauren share your stories, recipes, memories, and reckonings. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This warm and strongly aromatic spice, made from the flower buds of a tropical tree, has long been a prized part of food and medicine everywhere that people could get it. Anney and Lauren dig into the history and science of cloves. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Added flavors feature in as much as 90% of our groceries, so the science of creating them is a serious business. We unpack the difference between natural and artificial flavors and explore how some of the most famous (blue raspberry! MSG!) came to be. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.