A tale about a classic condiment you will almost definitely find in your fridge... she goes by the name of Ketchup. But have you ever thought about where she comes from?

From Ancient China to the Roman Empire, then to the Industrial Revolution, humans just couldn't get enough. Journey with us to find out about the phases Ketchup has been through.

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In this episode, we delve into the history behind churros, porras and youtiao.  

Did the recipe come from greedy Portuguese sailors, hungry Spanish shepherds or angry Chinese street vendors? Come on a voyage with us to discover this mysterious tasty treat. 

Voodoo or voodough?! 

There’s a lot to unpack. 

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The Gobs & Goblets team love hearing your suggestions and input on episodes and are always interested in ideas for the future. 

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Credits: 
Hosts/Producers - Hannah Nichols-Chia + Maddie Carpenter 
Director of Photography + Sound - Harry Sheehan
Production Assistant - Tash Dugdale
Intro Design - Archie Bowers
Music by Vlad Bakutov

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In this episode, we dive right into the history of the top-tier snack—popcorn. Popcorn has endured everything, from sacrificial rituals, to an ant carrying the weight of saving an entire civilization on the brink of extinction. 

But it doesn't end there…

Shocking to most, the expansion of the production of popcorn was aided by WW2 and the Great Depression.

The journey popped off, to say the least.

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Credits: 

Hosts/Producers - Hannah Nichols-Chia + Maddie Carpenter 

Director of Photography + Sound - Harry Sheehan

Intro Design - Archie Bowers

Music by Vlad Bakutov 

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Have you heard of Sin Eaters? No? No, neither had we, till we did and we HAD to make an episode. 

In this episode we delve into Sin eating, a Welsh folklore tale of the importance of bread. The tradition follows the practice of eating bread off of a corpse. 

Why, you may be asking? Follow us through this exciting episode as we reveal all your burning questions - alongside cooking almost burnt bread.

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The Gobs & Goblets team love hearing your suggestions and input on episodes and are always interested in ideas for the future. 

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Credits: 

Hosts/Producers - Hannah Nichols-Chia + Maddie Carpenter 

Sound - Harry Sheehan

Music by Vlad Bakutov 

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