There have been all sorts of explanations for why tomatoes took so long to be accepted in England, most of them calling on superstition and stupidity. The truth is more down to earth.
More Sustainable School Meals
01/06/2026 | 20min
Sweden offers some lessons on meals better for the health of pupils and the planet
Hipster Baristas and Chinese Espresso
18/05/2026 | 31min
The hipster barista and the Chinese-owned bar both shed light on the changing nature of Italian coffee culture.
Collards: A Moroccan Mystery
04/05/2026 | 24min
Abderrahim Ouarghidi was born and raised in Morocco, but until the day he and his wife Bronwen Powell found them during fieldwork, he had never seen collard greens there.
Geopolitics, Food, and Agriculture
20/04/2026 | 22min
“Food has long served as an instrument of statecraft. Yet agricultural economics typically ... neglects security externalities.”
Using food to explore all manner of topics, from agriculture to zoology. Eat This Podcast tries to go beyond the obvious to see how the food we eat influences and is influenced by history, archaeology, trade, chemistry, economics, geography, evolution, religion — you get the picture. We don’t do recipes, except when we do, or restaurant reviews, ditto. We do offer an eclectic smorgasbord of tasty topics.
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