Presenting Gastropod: How Chilis Conquered the World

Science Vs

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Education, Science, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 12.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

This week we’ve got a spicy treat for you: a show called Gastropod. Hosts Nicola Twilley and Cynthia Graber dig into the world of food and serve up a forkful of science, plus a dash of history. In this episode: chili peppers! Why do we love spicy things when they set our mouths on fire? Plus, where did chilis come from — and how did they take over the world? Find more Gastropod here: https://gastropod.com/ Gastropod thanks: the Somerville, Mass., store Christina’s Spices, which ships all around the country—they have the best selection of chiles Cynthia has found anywhere online, even compared to places that specialize in chiles. And if you want to do a tasting, you’ll want the New Mexico State University Chile Pepper Institute chile tasting wheel, which Danise helped develop. It’s got heat profile notes and flavor notes and it’s a lot of fun to use. Thanks also to Maricel Presilla, Danise Coon, Harold McGee, Pam Dalton, and Edward Wang. Science Vs is hosted and executive produced by Wendy Zukerman; our producers are Michelle Dang, Rose Rimler, Meryl Horn and Ekedi Fausther-Keeys. Editing by Blythe Terrell. Mix and sound design by Bumi Hidaka. Music by Peter Leonard, Emma Munger and Bobby Lord. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and you're listening to Science Verses from Gimlin.
0:04.4	This week we're serving up a special spicy treat for you.
0:09.0	We're sharing an episode from the podcast Gastropod.
0:12.0	It's hosted by two food nerds, Nicola Twilly and Cynthia Graybar.
0:16.4	And over at Gastropod, they spend their time exploring food and science and history.
0:21.7	In this episode, they are slicing and dicing the chili pepper.
0:25.6	And I find out why we love this thing that sets our mouths on fire.
0:31.2	And also, where did chilies come from?
0:34.5	And how did they manage to conquer the world of food?
0:38.4	Gastropod is coming up to start the break.
0:41.0	Nautic nature is ever changing and unpredictable.
0:52.6	Shifting between wind, sun and rain.
0:55.4	But one thing is certain, this landscape shares its goodness with us all.
1:00.2	Yard is the delicious plant-based oat drink, made with simple, all-natural ingredients.
1:06.0	And organic oats grown and harvested in Nordic fields.
1:09.9	Yard, inspired by Nordic nature,
1:13.0	find it in the Chilterial Turnatives aisle.
1:16.9	Where are you?
1:18.9	Asteroid City.
1:19.9	From Director Wes Anderson.
1:21.9	Welcome to your stargazers and space cadets.
1:24.9	What are those pulses indicated?
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