Whether you think they're luxurious and sensual or slimy and snot-like, we're slinging back a whole pod's worth of oysters! Comparing Roman and American excess, speculating about mollusks' interior lives and slut shaming fleshy bivalves. Also, some Pantry Staples news at the end of the episode! 

Sometime you have to wonder, is this food good or just specific? Chicken is one of those foods. We learn the #1 rule of Roman life, the surprising early history of chickens and the stomach churning industrialization of this ubiquitous poultry. Also, Morgan Spurlock is problematic right? 

We are riled with this one! Archeological records are very cool! History isn't linear! Cuisine is living and changeable! EVERYTHING IS FAKE!!!! Also Emily really is trying to swear less, she promises. 

Marika commits a cardinal audio sin and eats pudding on air but we're choosing to call it ASMR (DONT DM US!) Emily does a shallow dive on the very ancient history of this nut then Marika delves the depths of California's infamous billionaire farmer, Stewart Resnick. Down a Pom-tini and join us! 

Tomatoes! Everyone loves them, except for all the people who hate them. We trace this fruit back to when it was considered a cannibalistic side dish, all the way to it's über processed VS farmers market current state. Also, Marika says "like" about 50000 times in a row and Emily swears a bunch (but you already expected that) 

Wagyu! The trendiest of foods. We're gushing over designation of origin labels, Mad Cow Disease, the existence of tractors, and horrifically sexist burger ads. 

The millennial favourite! Emily shares her avocado toast recipe, we wonder if jaguars enjoy dessert and Marika totally harshes the chill avocado vibe.

It's the world's wonder crop! It's probably in that snack you're eating right now... We don't know where the Andes are, we DO know about the war of 1812 and we can't decide if blue corn beer would be gross or not. 

I scream, you scream, Emily and Marika scream about how most of the history of ice cream is possibly made up. Also, is vanilla an aphrodisiac, is frozen salad gross or delicious, what even is sherbet? Oh, and there are many, MANY, tangents!

It's funky, it's umami-y, it's got us screaming about the Vietnam-American War and exoticism. Put it on popcorn, drink it straight, it's fish sauce baby!