First We Eat
Food & Cooking Podcasts
Ever wondered what the union and confederate troops ate during the civil war? If a sous-vide is really worth 16 hours for a pork chop? What the white fuzz on the outside of salami is made of? Well, that's what we're here for. First We Eat, a podcast...
Location:
United States
Description:
Ever wondered what the union and confederate troops ate during the civil war? If a sous-vide is really worth 16 hours for a pork chop? What the white fuzz on the outside of salami is made of? Well, that's what we're here for. First We Eat, a podcast for food nerds, hosted by mega-nerds Eva Kosmas Flores and Carey Nershi.
Language:
English
Episodes
S1 Dry Aging
5/10/2016
We're talking about the effect dry aging has on meats (and kinda grapes), specifically concentrating flavor and tenderizing the cut.
Duration:00:54:52
S1 Soylent
4/5/2016
A discussion of the meal replacement beverage Soylent. What it's made of, how it came to be, and the potential benefits and drawbacks.
Duration:00:59:25
S1 Barcelona Workshop Recap
3/18/2016
Wine blending, wine tasting, traditional Spanish dishes, and a calcotada are discussed as Eva, Carey, and special guest Linda Lomelino recap their Barcelona food photography workshop.
Duration:01:16:21
S1 Aphrodisiacs
2/18/2016
A discussion of the various plants, foods, and beverages with supposed aphrodisiac properties, and some of the possible science behind it.
Duration:00:50:02
S1 British Virgin Islands
2/2/2016
We talk all about our British Virgin Islands food photography & mixology workshop, including the time our car got stuck on a near-vertical incline and we had the infamous 'bamba punch'.
Duration:01:22:23
S1 Taste
1/21/2016
The science behind taste and theories on why flavors pair well, with an on-air tasting of flavoring pairings and experiments with miraculin.
Duration:01:39:05
S1 Fad Diets
1/7/2016
Everything from the cabbage soup diet to tape worms is addressed in this fad diet discussion.
Duration:01:01:28
S1 Stocks & Bone Broth
12/23/2015
Techniques for making homemade stock, plus a discussion of the hype surrounding the benefits of bone broth.
Duration:00:50:11
S1 Thanksgiving Tips
11/24/2015
Everything from brining, basting, and how to mash mashed potatoes is discussed in this Thanksgiving prep episode.
Duration:01:06:16
S1 Food Blogging
11/11/2015
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
Duration:01:14:14
S1 Offal
10/31/2015
All the leftover animals bits, from organs to eyes to bones, and the various ways people prepare and eat them.
Duration:01:13:52
S1 Food Superstitions
10/19/2015
The devil siting on your bread, reading tea leaves, and salt-spilling are a few of the food superstitions discussed in this eerie episode.
Duration:00:54:39
S1 Nutrient Deficiencies
10/15/2015
The key nutrients that are essential for keeping us healthy, and what can go wrong when we have too little or too much of them in our diets.
Duration:00:41:18
S1 Croatia Workshop Recap
10/8/2015
Eva & Carey welcome their first guest, Maggie, who joins them in their recap discussion of their Croatia photography & truffle workshop.
Duration:01:28:24
S1 Pizza
9/22/2015
The history and flavor of this savory and versatile flatbread is discussed.
Duration:00:42:02
S1 Delicacies?
9/15/2015
The humble roots of some popular high-priced foods.
Duration:00:58:36
S1 Rum
9/7/2015
The flavor profiles, history, and distillation of rum are explored in this episode of First We Eat.
Duration:00:48:38
S1 Ergot
9/2/2015
How a fungus with some unusual side effects may have played a role in several major events throughout history.
Duration:00:42:43
S1 Barbecue Sauce
8/24/2015
Eva and Carey talk about the different varieties of barbecue sauce throughout the southern United Sates.
Duration:00:47:41
S1 Soy Fermentation
8/18/2015
Eva and Carey discuss different types of fermented soy, like miso, soy sauce, and tempeh.
Duration:00:51:46