Every Bite

Apr 11 2025 13 ep. 26 mins 582
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Exploring culture through food. Each week Jonathan Green serves up a new dish or ingredient, uncovering the rich layer of stories, traditions, and innovations behind it. From the origins and cultural significance to the science and economics of food, we explore how what we eat shapes and is shaped by our world. From humble street food to gourmet delicacies, discover the fascinating narratives that make every bite a story worth telling.

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Easter and Passover — Feasts of faith

Apr 11 2025 28 mins  
In many religions, the key moments of ritual centre around food. Whether it's Eid al-Fitr, Passover or Easter Sunday, these feasts mark the passing of time and have bounty and renewal at their heart. In this episode, we pull up a chair at Easter and Passover celebrations around Australia and abroad, and en route we learn about some of the more ancient rituals that underpin these fe

Richard Hart — Sourdough superstar

Apr 04 2025 28 mins  
If you were to list the world's best bakers working today, Richard Hart's name would have to be right near the top. After honing his craft at big-name bakeries in California, he teamed up with the world-famous Noma to open Hart Bageri in Copenhagen. His skills with sourdough are so well-known, he was even namechecked on The Bear. Richard recently published his first book. It's call

It's alive! The irresistible rise of yeast

Mar 28 2025 28 mins  
When the bread baking craze took off during the pandemic, many of us encountered sourdough starter for the first time: a concoction of flour and water playing host to a colony of micro-organisms — most importantly: yeast. Without this single-celled fungus, we would have no leavened bread, no wine, no beer and no spirits. So, what role does it play? And how long have humans partne

Bad enough to eat — Our fatal attraction to the ultra-processed

Mar 21 2025 28 mins  
Doctors and scientists around the world are increasingly alarmed by the impact that industrial processing is having on the food we eat and by what that food does to our bodies. Ultra-processed foods may last longer and taste good, but our guests explain, they are designed for overindulgence, and they are linked to health problems like obesity and an increased risk of some cancers.

Salt — The only rock we eat

Mar 14 2025 28 mins  
If you took the sodium chloride out of human history, you would have a very different and strangely flavourless tale to tell. Salt has historically been one of the world's most valuable commodities. Its discovery, extraction and commodification has shaped the story of humanity. So, let's take a trip from the test tube to the kitchen, to salt tolerant plants that could revolutionise

Little lunch, big impact — Making a meal of school lunches

Mar 07 2025 28 mins  
The food we eat at school matters. Some Australian children get too much of the wrong thing, while others get not much of anything at all. In these early years, the food habits of a lifetime are being set, and study after study shows the link between nutrition, attention and learning. If almost every other high-income country in the world is providing free or subsidised lunches for

Curried away — A post-colonial stew

Feb 28 2025 28 mins  
Where did the word 'curry' come from? Was the word used in the pre-colonial era? Spoiler: It wasn't. So, if curry is an impostor, overshadowing India's rich culinary history and its diverse range of regional expressions, how did so much of the world come to understand Indian food in such simple terms?

Cooking the books — From the recipe tin to the bestseller list

Feb 21 2025 28 mins  
Whether it is Nigella, Stephanie or Yotam on your shelf, there's a good chance that you and I are cooking from the same book. The two best-selling books in Australia in 2024 were both cookbooks — and they were both written by Nagi Maehashi, the founder of the website RecipeTin Eats. Her two books — Dinner and Tonight — have together sold one million copies worldwide. So, what

The cost of eating

Feb 14 2025 29 mins  
The cost of living crisis is having a significant impact on the way we eat. Restaurants are struggling, and diners are changing their habits — skipping dessert or opting for water over wine. But it doesn't end there: for many Australians, affording a healthy home-cooked meal is a challenge. Yet, some fine dining restaurants are thriving — so, what's going on?

How well do you know your onions?

Feb 07 2025 28 mins  
Onions and their flavourful relatives feature prominently in cuisines across the globe, with a history of cultivation that goes back thousands of years. Onion recipes have even been found on the cuneiform tablets of Ancient Babylonia. So, what is happening under the skin of this many-layered bulb to make it such a versatile and essential ingredient?