Episode 02: Potato- An Unlikely Royal Vegetab...

Fittr Podcast - Season 1 Finale Season 1 of Fittr Podcast with Jitendra Chouksey aka JC has been about exploring food through the lens of history, culture and science. As we bid adieu and take a well-deserved break, JC lays down his thoughts in a free-wheeling discussion on what ...  Show more

If you’ve always believed that you should eat breakfast like a king, then you need to know that you’ve bought into one of the best marketing gimmicks of all time! Breakfast Cereals such as Corn Flakes and Wheat Flakes have been eaten every day for decades. But the story of how th ...  Show more

Consider the potato. The typical potato is not all that pretty. They can be beige and lumpy, dusty and speckled, and on top of that, they even sprout alien-like tentacles. Further, no one really knows what to make of the potato. Is it a vegetable, or so starchy that we should rea ...  Show more

In this episode, social media chef and queen of potatoes, Poppy O'Toole, explores the world of her favourite ingredient, the Potato. Last year, Poppy appeared on Mastermind, choosing the history of the potato as her specialist subject. Let’s just say… it didn’t quite go to plan. ...  Show more

This starchy side dish can inspire some strong opinions -- and side-eye. Anney and Lauren peel back the history behind the many, many iterations of potato salad.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this episode, Gaelle will make you hungry. She will talk about a special wintery dish, a favorite of hers, called “gratin dauphinois” (and give you the secret recipe in the show notes!). How could you resist the temptation of this simple but delicious dish of potatoes and crea ...  Show more