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America's Eats

Written by: Darrel Bishop
  • Summary

  • Welcome to America’s Eats Podcast where we talk about the foods you know, but may not know much about. Each week we’ll cover a new and important part of the American fabric of food and drink and how it won its way onto our table and into our hearts.
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Episodes
  • EP. 8 Thanksgiving Turkey
    Nov 15 2023

    Turkeys have been the most iconic part of American dinner tables on Thanksgiving for well over a century now. But just how did they come to be there and did it really start with the first thanksgiving between the Pilgrims and American Indians in 1621? Listen to find out!

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    7 mins
  • EP. 7 General Tso’s Chicken
    Nov 1 2023

    You'd be hard pressed to find a Chinese restaurant in the United States that does not serve some version of General Tso's Chicken. It might also be called General Gao's Chicken or another similar name. But who was General Tso, and why do American's eat a dish named after him? Listen to this episode to find out!

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    6 mins
  • EP. 6 Candy Corn
    Oct 25 2023

    Candy Corn is one of the most controversial candies of Halloween. Some love it and other hate it. Whether you like it or not, it's certainly among the most recognizable of American candies with its history dating back to end of the nineteenth century. 

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    3 mins

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