Sweet Corn: Aww Shucks

These golden yellow hand pies are a savory comfort food that’s traveled around the world. Anney and Lauren fill out the history and cultures behind Jamaican patties.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This fragrant beverage combines (usually green) tea leaves with jasmine flowers just as they bloom. Anney and Lauren dip into the science and history of jasmine tea.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The seemingly humble garden pea has soil superpowers, caused a medieval craze, and drove Orson Welles to distraction. Come along with Anney and Lauren as they give world peas a chance in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This brand of candy – with crisp layers of peanut buttery toffee and a chocolatey coating – is almost as memorable for its marketing as it is its signature crunch. Anney and Lauren don’t fumble the science and history of Butterfinger.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Halloween tradition has many roots and can take many forms. Anney and Lauren dig into the tricky history and cultures behind trick-or-treating.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The meat and tomalley from this large, squat crab are considered delicacies – partially because their populations are slightly mysterious. Anney and Lauren dip into the biology and history of the Dungeness crab.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During spooky season, when the veil is thin, the undead may walk – and marketers run with it. Anney and Lauren present the creepy and the kooky of Halloween seasonal food and beverage marketing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This seasonal staple was designed to be an easygoing addition to dishes both savory and sweet. Anney and Lauren cozy up to the history and botany behind butternut squash.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This cheese made from stretched curds can be eaten young and tender or aged and sharp. Anney and Lauren melt over the science and history of provolone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.