Hello and welcome to this very special bonus episode of The Fantastic History Of Food.Today, I'm breaking away from my usual format of pure storytelling to chat with the amazing author Lydia Moland.Lydia is so much more than simply an author, she is also a philosophy lecturer at Colby College in Maine, an institution that has been around for over 200 years.She has written for publications like The Paris Review, the Boston Globe, and the Washington Post to name but a few.We chat about her upcoming book all about an incredible woman by the name of Lydia Maria Child, who she was, why she is such an important figure in history, and what it was about her that drew Lydia to make her the subject of her book.

There is a spice we use so commonly today that it's hard to believe that at one time, wars were fought, people were killed and entire civilizations almost wiped out, simply so that the strongest force could get their hands on this prized spice.-------------------Thank you to Four Sigmatic for being a sponsor for this episode.To make it easy, Four Sigmatic is offering you 30% off anything in their range when you use promo code: FOODHISTORY at checkout.Check out their range here: https://us.foursigmatic.com/ -------------------Thank you also to Chemists In The Kitchen by LabX and the National Academy of Sciences.In each episode, real scientists walk you through things like making your own pickles, the chemistry behind ceviche, the formula for perfect homemade pretzels, and much, much more!Watch their YouTube Channel Here: https://bit.ly/3CVKz5E-------------------Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month : https://www.patreon.com/foodhistorypod

If ever you’ve doubted food's integral place in history, today’s stories are sure to remind us all, that no matter what life and history in general, wouldn’t and in fact, couldn’t be the same without the daily rituals that food brings.-------------------Thank you to Athletic Greens for being a sponsor for this episode.To make it easy, Athletic Greens will give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit www.athleticgreens.com/EMERGING to take ownership of your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance! -------------------Thank you also to Chemists In The Kitchen by LabX and the National Academy of Sciences.In each episode, real scientists walk you through things like making your own pickles, the chemistry behind ceviche, the formula for perfect homemade pretzels, and much, much more! Watch their YouTube Channel Here: https://bit.ly/3CVKz5E-------------------Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month : https://www.patreon.com/foodhistorypod

Many old food-based fortunes were light-hearted party games mainly played around Halloween time, but some of there were deadly serious, and their results were taken as gospel truth. And at the time, all you needed to tell the future, was a full pantry and a little imagination.-------------------Thank you to Athletic Greens for being a sponsor for this episode.To make it easy, Athletic Greens will give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit www.athleticgreens.com/EMERGING to take ownership of your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance! -------------------Thank you also to Chemists In The Kitchen by LabX and the National Academy of Sciences.In each episode, real scientists walk you through things like making your own pickles, the chemistry behind ceviche, the formula for perfect homemade pretzels, and much, much more! Watch their YouTube Channel Here: https://bit.ly/3CVKz5E-------------------Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month : https://www.patreon.com/foodhistorypod

Today's stories aren’t just about the small-time pilfering of food here and there from your local grocery stores. No, today we’ll be talking about people stealing truckloads of the stuff at a time, not it seems to quell their stomach's callings, as much as to refill those empty wallets.-------------------Thank you to Athletic Greens for being a sponsor for this episode.To make it easy, Athletic Greens will give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit www.athleticgreens.com/EMERGING to take ownership of your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance! -------------------Thank you also to The Side Hustle Show, an award-winning business podcast you can actually apply. Find it on your favourite podcast app.-------------------Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month : https://www.patreon.com/foodhistorypod

There are few things more universally loved than a good sandwich.We as humans love the simplicity and deliciousness of having something to hold all of our favourite fillings together.But there was a time in our history when the venerable sandwich was used not for sustenance, or delight in a tasty meal, but rather as a loophole with which to get around some rather limiting laws.-------------------Thank you to Athletic Greens for being a sponsor for this episode.To make it easy, Athletic Greens will give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit www.athleticgreens.com/EMERGING to take ownership of your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance! -------------------Thank you also to Heal Nourish Grow: A podcast that provides practical keto tips and tricks that you can use to improve your keto experience.-------------------Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month : https://www.patreon.com/foodhistorypod-------------------References:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raines_lawhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwichhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/raines-sandwich?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b6ba86c80f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_09_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-b6ba86c80f-74451350&mc_cid=b6ba86c80f&mc_eid=3a82d4ea19

As soon as people became wealthy enough not to have to spend every waking hour of their day, working, cleaning, hunting or cooking, they had enough to look in the mirror and decide what they didn’t like about themselves. From the truly horrific and crippling footbinding practices in imperial china to modern day plastic surgery, people have been searching for ways to achieve their body goals. Victorian England, the initial setting for todays story, was possibly one of the craziest times in history when it came to the number of diet fads and body morphing practices. So what better place to dive in and see where the stories take us.-------------------Thank you to Athletic Greens for being a sponsor for this episode.To make it easy, Athletic Greens will give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit www.athleticgreens.com/EMERGING to take ownership of your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance! -------------------Thank you also to Startuprad.io - The Authority on German Startups for supporting this episode.Startuprad.io is an English-only startup podcast with exclusive startup content, including regular news, and interviews. They are the international voice of the German-speaking startup scene. Find them on whichever platform you prefer to listen on.-------------------Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month : https://www.patreon.com/foodhistorypod-------------------References:https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-horrifying-legacy-of-the-victorian-tapeworm-diethttps://www.vice.com/en/article/xw5nnq/inside-the-lasting-legacy-of-tapeworm-dietshttps://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20695743https://www.historyextra.com/period/modern/weird-fad-diets-weight-loss-history-new-year/

Even the most famous and lauded among us still have a few tasty secrets up their sleeves, and today we’re going to dive into this fascinating side of one of modern cookings most famous gourmands: Julia Child.-------------------Thank you to Athletic Greens for being a sponsor for this episode.To make it easy, Athletic Greens will give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit www.athleticgreens.com/EMERGING to take ownership of your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance! -------------------Please support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/foodhistorypodFind transcripts and sources on the website: www.foodhistorypodcast.com-------------------References:https://allthatsinteresting.com/julia-child-spyhttps://www.cia.gov/stories/story/julia-child-and-the-oss-recipe-for-shark-repellent/https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/julia-child-cooking-up-spy-ops-for-oss/https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/05/02/julia-child-hbo-oss-sharks/https://www.history.com/news/julia-child-oss-spy-wwii-shark-repellent

Not only were western cultures happily eating raw fish for ages, at one point they were uh, in fact eating it so raw as for it still, in fact, to be alive. That’s right, today we’re talking about the 1939 craze of college students competing to swallow as many as they could of the humble goldfish.-------------------Thank you to Athletic Greens for being a sponsor for this episode.To make it easy, Athletic Greens will give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit www.athleticgreens.com/EMERGING to take ownership of your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance! -------------------Please support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/foodhistorypodFind transcripts and sources on the website: www.foodhistorypodcast.com-------------------References:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/great-goldfish-swallowing-craze-1939-180954429/#:~:text=The%20Great%20Goldfish%20Swallowing%20Craze%20of%201939%20Never%20Really%20Ended,-A%20Harvard%20undergrad's&text=One%20of%20the%20weirdest%2C%20most,once%20eaten%20a%20live%20fish.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfish_swallowingthe-year-of-goldfish-swallowing.html">https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2011/01/1939-the-year-of-goldfish-swallowing.htmlhttps://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/goldfish-swallowing/https://dutchreview.com/news/live-goldfish-swallowing/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odori_ebihttps://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/the-fish-prasadam-remedy-annual-festival-where-thousands-swallow-live-fish-to-cure-asthma/articleshow/91811468.cms#:~:text=In%20Hyderabad%2C%20fish%20prasadam%20is,that%20fish%20prasadam%20cures%20asthma.

There is nothing quite like pizza. The variety is endless, the experience is magical, the taste is delicious and they can be found in almost every single country on earth with any number of local variations.Which makes todays story all the sadder, when we find out that from their humble italian origins, 30 000 of these delicious delicacies were once condemned to mass burial in Michigan.-------------------Thank you to Athletic Greens for being a sponsor for this episode.To make it easy, Athletic Greens will give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit www.athleticgreens.com/EMERGING to take ownership of your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance! -------------------Thank you also to Just Cheesy Podcast for being a sponsor of this episode.A show all about the cheese. What's not to love? You can find them here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-cheesy-the-podcast/id1594272993-------------------Please support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/foodhistorypodFind transcripts and sources on the website: www.foodhistorypodcast.com-------------------References:https://www.history.com/news/a-slice-of-history-pizza-through-the-ages#:~:text=Pizza%20has%20a%20long%20history,to%20the%20city%20of%20Naples.https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/michigan-pizza-funeralhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Michigan_Pizza_Funeralhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_pizza