The Mustard Episode

For the season finale, Eva and Maite take a bite out of the history of botanas, appetizers, and snack culture from around the world. From bar bites to late-night cravings, they explore why humans have always loved a little snack. Along the way, they reflect on an eclectic season ...  Afficher plus

This week, Eva and Maite trace the layered history of Los Angeles through four places that reveal the city’s shifting identity: the Los Angeles River, Placita Olvera, Chinatown, and Boyle Heights. Long before freeways and concrete channels, the LA River sustained Indigenous commu ...  Afficher plus

Mustard! Whether you like it, love it, or hate it, you've almost definitely tried it in one of many varieties. In this installment of their continuing series on the ridiculous history of condiments, Ben, Noel and Max explore mustard's ancient origins all the way up the modern day ...  Afficher plus

It's tangy. It's salty. It's sweet. It's unctuous... but what exactly is Worcestershire sauce? Join Ben, Noel and Max on their continuing condiment journey as they explore the bizarre origin story of one of the world's most famous (and, arguably, strangest) sauces in today's epis ...  Afficher plus

This vivid yellow underground stem has been used as a spice, medicine, and pigment for millennia. Anney and Lauren get into the rhi-zone with the science and history of turmeric.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Two well known subjects, two extraordinary stories. All part of today's tour through the Cabinet of Curiosities. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comJoin our Patreon for ad-free episodes!: https://www.patreon.com/grimandmildSee omnystudio.com/l ...  Afficher plus