This episode, Teia and Cher try not to yuck your yum (or yum your yuck) by discussing how we taste food, whether or not we think we would like some weird foods eaten in history, and the gustatory experience in its full qualitative glory. We apologise for the budget ASMR conducted in this episode - we sincerely hope you don’t mind.

Teia’s word of the day: Slumgullion /slʌmˈɡʌljən/

Noun: a meat stew. [Definition from Merriam-Webster]

Sources for this episode:

Tyromancy:

https://backyardbanshee.com/divination/tyromancy/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/330839

The Science of Taste:

https://www.science.org.au/curious/people-medicine/how-do-our-tastebuds-work

https://www.kikkoman.co.uk/inspiration/umami-the-5th-taste/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste_receptor

https://foodinsight.org/the-science-of-taste/

Fun Foods in History:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicha

https://www.delish.com/food-news/a46006/astronaut-ice-cream-is-a-lie/

https://www.historynet.com/revolting-rations/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-27118824

We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of The Gifted Kid Complex! This episode is hosted by Teia C. (Oxford History BA) and presented with the creator of the show, Cher C. (UCL Philosophy BA), who hosts every other episode.

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CREATOR/DIRECTOR, PRODUCER: Cher C.

CO-HOSTS, PRIMARY WRITER/RESEARCHERS: Cher C. and Teia C.

PRIMARY EDITOR: Cher C., SECONDARY EDITOR: Teia C.

AUDIO ENGINEER: Teia C.

ASSISTANT WRITER/RESEARCHERS, TRANSCRIBERS: Alex E., Delaney L., Isaiah H., Jenny S., Lucas H.