The Plants We Eat

<div> <img style="float: right;padding-left: 20px" src="https://gardens.charlotte.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/04/Plants-We-Eat-artwork.png" width="150px," height="150px" />About The Plants We Eat: From apples and artichokes to digitalis and peyote, our world is full of amazing plants that we interact with on a daily basis. This greenery can sustain us, intoxicate us, cure us of disease, and even kill us. Join us as we investigate the surprising history, biology, and culture behind The Plants We Eat. <div> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;border: none" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 72.8893%;border: none"><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=187002&refid=stpr"><img class="alignleft" src="https://secureimg.stitcher.com/promo.assets/stitcher-banner-120x90.jpg" alt="Listen to Stitcher" width="120" height="90" /></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-plants-we-eat/id1370107881?mt=2"><img class="wp-image-6647 alignleft" src="http://gardens.charlotte.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/08/US_UK_Apple_Podcasts_Listen_Badge_RGB-300x73.png" alt="" width="160" height="39" /></a></td> <td style="width: 27.1107%;border: none"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div>

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Tamarind

It&#8217;s great to be back! Let&#8217;s start with a sticky little (okay, big) legume with a big flavor profile!

09-01
15:52

Silkworm Pupae

Cows provide us with leather and meat, but use a lot of grass, grain, and water. Silkworms provide us with silk and silkworm pupae, and all it costs are a few mulberry leaves!

03-09
16:29

Black Soldier Fly

No meal is complete without maggots&#8230;

03-02
16:19

Mealworms

Beetles&#8230;not just for breakfast anymore!

02-24
10:58

Crickets

The first in a short series that we&#8217;re calling The Bugs We Eat. Sure it seems gross, but they&#8217;re actually pretty good!

02-19
21:00

Marsh Mallow

Yes, Marsh Mallows are a real thing &#8212; and no, those fluffy white clouds you are placing into your hot cocoa are not real marshmallows.

01-06
14:50

Durian

How did it take us so long to get to The King of Fruits?

12-30
17:05

Holly

Don&#8217;t eat the berries! But the leaves&#8230;.well, as long they&#8217;re from the proper holly they&#8217;re not bad at all!

12-23
18:58

Prickly Pear

A delicious snack once you get past the sharp bits!

12-16
19:03

Passion Fruit

The most amazing flower you will ever see, and a tasty fruit too!

11-04
19:14

Sesame

It makes your muscles big&#8230;.kinda.

10-29
18:17

Millet

Gluten Free means Flat Cookies

10-21
14:12

Soy

An Asian plant that isn&#8217;t really grown in Asia that much anymore.

10-14
22:02

Coconut

Is it a seed or a sports drink?

10-09
19:25

GMOs

For our 50th podcast &#8212; Should we care whether a food is genetically modified? The short answer is yes. The long answer is quite a bit more complicated.

10-01
33:54

Papaya

If it weren&#8217;t for genetically modified papaya we might not have papaya at all.

09-23
16:55

Lychee

A tasty little fruit that takes dozens if not hundreds of children&#8217;s lives every year.

09-16
19:37

Spikenard

And for our last podcast of season 2, a (very) oldie but goodie!

06-03
15:03

Paw Paw

What fruit is native to the United States, tastes oddly tropical, and is about as popular as eating mud? Yep, you got it &#8212; the Paw Paw.

05-27
18:34

Rhubarb

Pies&#8230;and poison?

05-20
18:01
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Happy⚛️Heretic

- Oh no!...What happened to the podcast? I hope you both are doing well & will be returning to record more awesome episodes. This show is so enjoyable & full of interesting information. I miss it.

08-14 Reply

Happy⚛️Heretic

one of my favorite podcasts.

05-07 Reply

goodpercs

Awesome show. Thank you Jeff, Cindy and the UNC Botanical Gardens for making this possible. Plant nerds are some of my favorite people 😉

10-14 Reply

Moose Wisdom

very nice podcast,very informative

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