Beans, Beans, the Magical Fruit

Beans, Beans, the Magical Fruit

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When is a Pancake Not a Pancake?

We aren't afraid to ask the big questions here at Gastropod, such as: what exactly is a pancake? If you think you know the answer, prepare to have your mind blown. It turns out the sweet, syrup-covered stack of American breakfast fame are far from the only members of the pancake ...  Show more

OXO, Cuisinart, and Julia Child: The Secret (Accessible) History Behind Your Kitchen

For many people with disabilities, the kitchen can seem a deeply unfriendly place. From counters that require users to stand and cabinets that are often out of reach, to ovens that can’t be opened in mobility chairs and tools that are hard to grip or difficult to read—cooking can ...  Show more

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Beans Part 2: How Spain Does Beans
The Food Programme

A few months ago, Sheila Dillon opened a glass jar of chickpeas in her kitchen. Their taste was so different from those she had been eating for years from cans, she took to social media to find out why. The story that unfolded in the comments led back to the Spanish, and their wa ...  Show more

Mr. Bean's Diary + an interview with an r/MrBean mod, u/Dirage12
Foolish Bean: The Mr. Bean Podcast

The first good episode of the podcast. The Bean boys cover Mr. Bean’s Diary for the first 17 minutes and 55 seconds, and then talk to Erik, an admin on r/MrBean (so skip to 17:55 for the part that I said was good). Links: Mr. Bean's Diary: https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Beans-Diary-Ro ...  Show more

From the Vault: Reconsider the Bean, Part 1
Stuff To Blow Your Mind

What are beans? Do they contain the souls of the dead? Can they be used to drive demons from the household? How important are they in the human diet? In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe discuss a variety of magical ideas and scientific facts associated with ...  Show more

Last Chance Foods: Behold the Power of the Pea
Last Chance Foods

This week, cookbook authors Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell, known as the reality television duo “The Fabulous Beekman Boys,” charmingly flaunted two long-standing tenants of Last Chance Foods: Don’t sound like "Delicious Dish," and don’t antagonize the farmers. “If people ha ...  Show more