In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at the interesting reason why milk is white, yet cheddar cheese is yellow/orange.
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Yesterday
Who Invented Rock Paper Scissors and How to Win Consistently, The Corrupt Food Pyramid and Much More
Hand based games have been around seemingly as long as humans have been humaning. As to the exact genesis of Rock, Paper, Scissors, however, this appears to originate in hand games from China, supposedly going back about two thousand years, though primary documented evidence of t ... Show More
1h 22m
Oct 29
That Time Coca-Cola Spent $100 Million Intentionally Filling Cans With Water That Smelled Like Farts
Conceived in early 1990, the MagiCan campaign was supposed to be the spearhead of a massive summer promotion the cola giant dubbed “Magic Summer ’90”. In a nutshell, the promotion involved hiding cash prizes ranging from $5-$500, as well as some other goodies such as coupons for ... Show More
10m 51s
Apr 2016
A History of Pizza Live at C2E2
<p>Pizza-like foods go way, way back in history, long before we associated the delicious dish with Italy. How did pizza's pedigree develop, and how did it get to its second home in the U.S.?</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork ... Show More
50m 17s
Apr 2022
#252 | Five Surprising Food Origins
<p><strong> </strong></p><br><p>In this episode, we'll explore the weird and fascinating origins of five foods that you know and (perhaps) love.</p><p>From the sandwich to tomato ketchup, chicken tikka masala, fish & chips and even the teabag, discover the weird and wonderful ... Show More
21m 53s
Sep 2024
The Ridiculous, Murky Origins of Pasta, Part One: Basic Ingredients, Delicious Results
Pasta is amazing. But where does the concept come from? In part one of this week's two-part series, Ben, Noel and Max delve into the origin of a simple series of ingredients -- and discover there's a lot more to the story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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