Episode #83- Who Invented Your Favourite Food?

Our Fake History

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History, Education, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 26 February 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Some of the most enduring historical myths have to do with food and drink. Food history can sometimes be seen as frivolous, which makes it particularly vulnerable to myth-making. As a result some of the world's most popular foods are saddled with bogus origin stories. Getting to truth of these stories can often reveal surprising things about the cultures that birthed them. Tune in and find out how 24 hour gambling marathons, pizza snobs, and champagne jams all play a role in the story.
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0:42.5	When I was doing my undergraduate degree, I took a really fun course.
0:48.0	It was called the Social History of Alcohol,
0:51.3	and it was marketed to thirsty second and third year university students
0:56.0	as the class where you got to drink.
0:59.7	It was true.
1:00.8	Around the midway point of every class, the quote-unquote bar would open,
1:05.8	and all of the students would be served a thematically appropriate shot.
1:10.8	A lecture on medieval alcohol was accompanied by a taste of meat.
1:15.6	A class on the Jin craze came with a mini-jin-entonic.
1:20.2	A class on the origins of fortified wines came with a sip of port.
1:25.1	It was a fun little gimmick, and honestly, I loved it.
1:30.0	But many of my classmates soon got frustrated when they realized
1:33.6	that the drink you got was itty bitty,
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