On this episode of Spice Oddities, Reuben highlights paracress, a plant in the aster family that is used as an herb and as a spice. The episode focuses on various culinary and medicinal uses for paracress, as well as some of its more unusual characteristics.

Spice Oddities is a shorter-form series that highlights uncommon spices and ingredients from around the world.

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On this episode of The Spicecast, Reuben is joined by special guests Nick and Stephen to talk about The Spice Melange (commonly known as spice), a fictional substance from the Dune universe. The show goes into what The Spice Melange is, then continues with various uses for The Spice Melange, effects of The Spice Melange as a drug, and The Spice Melange in pop culture.

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On this episode of Spice Oddities, Reuben focuses on wattleseed, a legume that is extracted from Australian Acacia plants. The episode discusses various culinary uses for wattleseed as well as its nutritional benefits.

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On this episode of The Spicecast, Reuben is joined by special guest Sofia to talk about sumac, a tangy and delicious spice with many applications, culinary and otherwise. The show discusses what sumac is, then dives into culinary uses, pauses for a brief sumac tasting, then goes into the history of sumac and its medicinal uses. The final segment focuses on sumac in pop culture.

Correction: At 19:40, Reuben incorrectly identifies The Green Zone as a Palestinian bar. It is actually a Middle Eastern bar.

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On the inaugural episode of The Herb Blurb, Reuben is joined by special guests Louis and Alex to talk all things cilantro (AKA coriander). The show discusses cilantro's culinary applications and history before a brief tasting of cilantro and culantro. Later in the show, the trio dives into medicinal uses for cilantro and cilantro in pop culture.

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On this episode of Spice Oddities, Reuben focuses on grains of Selim, a spice that is common in some parts of Africa but fairly rare in most of the rest of the world. The episode discusses where grains of Selim are grown and used, as well as various culinary uses for this peppery pod.

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In the premiere of a new Spicecast series, What Spice Means to Me, Reuben speaks with Evan Foster about his journey growing chilis and fermenting his own hot sauce. The conversation touches on Evan's experience, favorite hot peppers and recipes, some of the more technical pieces of pepper fermentation, and how peppers, fermentation, and hot sauce have impacted Evan's life.

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The Spicecast is excited to announce three new series on this month's episode!

Spice Oddities will be a shorter-form series that highlights uncommon spices and ingredients from around the world. The first episode of Spice Oddities, focused on kokum, is included in this episode.

What Spice Means to Me will be an interview series where guests talk about a spicy ingredient, dish, or technique that has shaped their life in some way. What Spice Means to Me will premiere next month.

The Herb Blurb will feature episodes that are similar to The Spicecast that you're used to, but focused on herbs. The Herb Blurb will premiere later in 2021.

The first installment of Spice Oddities begins at 00:03:25 discusses what kokum is, where it's grown, and a few of its uses. Please let us know what you think of this new format and episode length!

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On this episode of The Spicecast, Reuben is joined by special guests Nathan and Stephen to discuss a misunderstood spice, onion powder. The show dives into how to make onion powder, culinary uses for onion powder, the history of onion powder, and some health benefits of onion powder. Perhaps, by the end of the episode, your views on onion powder will have changed for the better!

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On this family episode of The Spicecast, Reuben is joined by special guests Ashley and Clint to talk about allspice. The show begins by describing allspice and discussing some common culinary uses, then dives into the history of allspice before finishing with brief segments on allspice's medicinal uses and its appearances in pop culture.

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