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People think halapennials come from Halapa in Mexico, which is why they're called

jalapenos, but they're not Chili's native to Halapa.

That's the first place that canned them.

So that's why they named the first place that canned chilis.

Right.

And they just called them jalapenos.

See, Eva, this is why I'm excited to talk with you because I feel like...

With kindred spirit?

Yes, 100%.

But also, I think that deep down, you're actually a huge nerd. I'm such a nerd. Oh, my God. I'm such a nerd. And specifically with like aliens. Okay. Yeah. And food. Okay. You might not have time to get into the aliens today. Oh, come on. This is the sporkful. It's not for foodies. It's for eaters. I'm Dan Pashman. Each week on our show, we obsess about food to learn more about people.

Quick note before we start that our live show in Boston is this Friday, May 1st. I'll be at WBUR City Space. There are only a few tickets left.

So grab ears if you want to join us to see my conversations with Matt Shearer,

aka reporter Matt, cookbook author, Omi Hopper, and Ian Koss, host of Catching the Codfather.

It's an all-star lineup for info on tickets.

Head on over to sporkful.com slash live.

All right, let's get into it.

This week I'm talking with Eva Longoria, actor, director, and now host of a CNN food

travel show.

In that series, Eva eats and drinks her way around a different country every season.

First season, searching for Mexico, then searching for Spain.

Now, she's searching for France.

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