Spice Companion
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media
4.3 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2017
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Spice master Lior Lev Sercarz introduces three exotic spices. Molly Birnbaum from America's Test Kitchen explains the secret behind perfect pineapple rolls. Dorie Greenspan promotes world peace through cookies. Fig biologist Mike Shanahan talks about the unique relationship between wasps and figs around the world. And SAVEUR's Leslie Pariseau takes us to Norway for a look at the importance of dried cod.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
- December 2, 2016 (originally aired)
- November 24, 2017 (rebroadcast)
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| 0:00.0 | Our common nature is a musical journey with Yo-Yo Ma and me, Ana Gonzalez, through this |
| 0:07.0 | complicated country. |
| 0:08.7 | We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails to meet people, hear their stories, |
| 0:14.4 | their poetry, and of course, play some music, all to reconnect to nature and get closer to the things we're missing. |
| 0:24.5 | Listen to Our Common Nature from WNYC wherever you get podcasts. |
| 0:30.1 | Hey, it's Frances Lamb. Thanks so much for downloading this week's podcast. And if you |
| 0:34.7 | ever want more info on anything you hear on our show, you can always find it |
| 0:38.5 | at splendid table.org. Recipes, videos, more on our guests, and you can subscribe to our weekly |
| 0:45.0 | newsletter, Weeknight Kitchen. It's all about getting you good things they eat and make on weeknights. |
| 0:50.6 | But right now, here's this week's podcast, hosted by Lynn Rosetta Casper. |
| 1:00.2 | This is The Splendid Table from APM, American Public Media, the show for people who love to eat. |
| 1:08.5 | I'm Lynn Ross, Casper. |
| 1:18.9 | When it comes to how chefs create out of the ordinary flavors, |
| 1:24.8 | one thing you rarely hear about is the secret source that's used by a lot of them. |
| 1:32.7 | That source is Lior Lev Circarus, aka a spice therapist. Lior has a spice shop, LeBouette, in New York City, and there he conjures personal spice blends for chefs and |
| 1:39.1 | others. A chef is going to give up a lot before parting with Lior's pot of flavorings. |
| 1:45.0 | Now, for the rest of us, Lior has written a guide, the spice companion. |
| 1:49.3 | Lior, great to have you with us. Welcome. |
| 1:51.6 | Thank you. Great being here. |
| 1:53.5 | So you've become famous for the unusual spices that you have at the shop |
| 1:59.8 | and also for the spice blends that you do. And now you've |
| 2:04.6 | done this book and it's essentially a guide or an encyclopedia. And there's some things in here |
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