🍃Basil: Why is the dried stuff so bad? Plus, authentic pizza investigation🍕

This one is for the fellow peanut butter freaks. Tell me your favourite ways to eat peanut butter too please. This isn't a regular episode of Ingredipedia as we're having a bit of a break, but instead you're being served a little bite-sized episode about peanut butter instead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's no official podcast episode this week but we have left you with a tiny lil snack of a rant about the great sardine crisis we are currently in the midst of. Sorry for not providing 11-27 minutes of food-related conversation for you this week... but you can have almost three minutes because you're the best. We'll be back soon! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oh, how the supermarkets love to rage bait us with their novelty hot cross buns! And disgust us! And delight us! In this solo episode, Emily analyses the novelty hot cross buns of the past two years and uses this data to make predictions about the novelty hot cross buns we'll be eating in Easter 2027. Tell me what you think of my hot cross bun predictions or make your own and tell me about them on Instagram (@ingredipedia) or TikTok (@ingredipedia).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You will discover the unhinged supermarket hijinx of a "popular" white chocolate raspberry bullet block, and ponder if there's something else dads want from licorice bullets? This is the episode to listen to once you polish off your bag of Father's Day licorice bullets. Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if we took 'sweet basil' literally? And took chia puddings to the next (or at least, a different) level with basil seeds? Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are your bones more Aero or Crunchie? Em goes full doctor and explores her personal health trauma through chocolate, while Ben exposes the greatest chocolate bar con hiding in plain sight.  Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fibre is the new protein (have you heard?), and chia seeds are everywhere (including in our hair, somehow). Ben enters his trad wife era with chia puddings and Em makes Ingredipedia chia pets.  Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you know the muffin man? Well, do ya!? After listening to this episode you will. In this episode we also talk about making pizzas out of English Muffins, which is peak after school territory (aka Ingredipedia core). Thanks for listening lovely people!  Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Would you wear a salami rose to a formal event? Love nduja? Try it in butter form! So many delicious salami facts in this episode including salami pickle tacos! Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The muesli bar aisle is WILD at the moment, which has us thinking… what makes a museli bar a “muesli bar”. Are the new Quatro bars “muesli bars” or something else? Plus, the (re)birth of muesli bars in Australia was huge. Ben, a real life member of Generation Muesli Bar takes us through the reasons they became an instant success.Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.