All episodes of The Plants We Eat

Episodes

I know, it doesn’t sound tasty at all, but if you’re a vegetarian looking for BBQ then this big guy is about as good as it gets!

Published 09/15/20

Tamarind

It’s great to be back! Let’s start with a sticky little (okay, big) legume with a big flavor profile!

Published 09/01/20

Silkworm Pupae

Cows provide us with leather and meat, but use a lot of grass, grain, and water. Silkworms provide us with silk and silkworm pupae, and all it costs are a few mulberry leaves!

Published 03/09/20

The Plants We Eat

Published 03/09/20

Black Soldier Fly

No meal is complete without maggots…

Published 03/02/20

Mealworms

Beetles…not just for breakfast anymore!

Published 02/24/20

Crickets

The first in a short series that we’re calling The Bugs We Eat. Sure it seems gross, but they’re actually pretty good!

Published 02/19/20

Marsh Mallow

Yes, Marsh Mallows are a real thing — and no, those fluffy white clouds you are placing into your hot cocoa are not real marshmallows.

Published 01/06/20

Durian

How did it take us so long to get to The King of Fruits?

Published 12/30/19

Holly

Don’t eat the berries! But the leaves….well, as long they’re from the proper holly they’re not bad at all!

Published 12/23/19

Prickly Pear

A delicious snack once you get past the sharp bits!

Published 12/16/19

Passion Fruit

The most amazing flower you will ever see, and a tasty fruit too!

Published 11/04/19

Sesame

It makes your muscles big….kinda.

Published 10/29/19

Millet

Gluten Free means Flat Cookies

Published 10/21/19

Soy

An Asian plant that isn’t really grown in Asia that much anymore.

Published 10/14/19

Coconut

Is it a seed or a sports drink?

Published 10/09/19

GMOs

For our 50th podcast — Should we care whether a food is genetically modified? The short answer is yes. The long answer is quite a bit more complicated.

Published 10/01/19

Papaya

If it weren’t for genetically modified papaya we might not have papaya at all.

Published 09/23/19

Lychee

A tasty little fruit that takes dozens if not hundreds of children’s lives every year.

Published 09/16/19

Spikenard

And for our last podcast of season 2, a (very) oldie but goodie!

Published 06/03/19

Paw Paw

What fruit is native to the United States, tastes oddly tropical, and is about as popular as eating mud? Yep, you got it — the Paw Paw.