<description>&lt;p&gt;Madhur Jaffrey joins us and shares memories from mountain picnics in the Himalayas, her favorite way to enjoy a mango and stories from her career as a film and food star. Plus, we make Turkish-Style Flaky Flatbreads and journalist David Johns tries to find out—could ice cream actually be good for you? (Originally aired November 9, 2023.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get this week’s recipe for Turkish-Style Flaky Flatbreads &lt;a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/turkish-style-flaky-flatbreads?allow_token=8d5b75de-cfe3-4329-baf3-b491b2c64d50" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: &lt;a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to Milk Street Radio on: &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christopher-kimballs-milk-street-radio/id1158889592" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7psQrMbKQ0vgx6HeEtK1gM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Madhur Jaffrey joins us and shares memories from mountain picnics in the Himalayas, her favorite way to enjoy a mango and stories from her career as a film and food star. 

Madhur Jaffrey joins us and shares memories from mountain picnics in the Himalayas, her favorite way to enjoy a mango and stories from her career as a film and food star. Plus, we make Turkish-Style Flaky Flatbreads and journalist David Johns tries to find out—could ice cream actually be good for you? (Originally aired November 9, 2023.) Get this week’s recipe for Turkish-Style Flaky Flatbreads <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/turkish-style-flaky-flatbreads?allow_token=8d5b75de-cfe3-4329-baf3-b491b2c64d50" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips</a> Listen to Milk Street Radio on: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christopher-kimballs-milk-street-radio/id1158889592" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7psQrMbKQ0vgx6HeEtK1gM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Madhur Jaffrey: Sucking Mangoes and Chewing Bones

<description>&lt;p&gt;Matt Goulding shares stories from his new documentary series, “Omnivore.” We find out why he followed a tuna on a journey around the world, what Big Ag can learn from Mexican corn farmers and what happened when René Redzepi served one of the world’s hottest chili peppers at Noma. Plus, Sonoko Sakai reveals how to “wafu” your cooking, J. Kenji López-Alt solves the problems of cooking fish at home, and we uncover the history of Ukrainian borsch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get this week’s recipe for Ukrainian Borsch &lt;a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/ukrainian-borsch?allow_token=4fddb267-bab5-4310-8ef2-0d6b46f3ef93" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: &lt;a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to Milk Street Radio on: &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christopher-kimballs-milk-street-radio/id1158889592" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7psQrMbKQ0vgx6HeEtK1gM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Matt Goulding shares stories from his new documentary series, “Omnivore.”

Matt Goulding shares stories from his new documentary series, “Omnivore.” We find out why he followed a tuna on a journey around the world, what Big Ag can learn from Mexican corn farmers and what happened when René Redzepi served one of the world’s hottest chili peppers at Noma. Plus, Sonoko Sakai reveals how to “wafu” your cooking, J. Kenji López-Alt solves the problems of cooking fish at home, and we uncover the history of Ukrainian borsch. Get this week’s recipe for Ukrainian Borsch <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/ukrainian-borsch?allow_token=4fddb267-bab5-4310-8ef2-0d6b46f3ef93" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips</a> Listen to Milk Street Radio on: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christopher-kimballs-milk-street-radio/id1158889592" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7psQrMbKQ0vgx6HeEtK1gM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Superhot Chili Peppers: The Agony, the Ecstasy, the Insanity!

<description>&lt;p&gt;According to journalist Zoë Schlanger, your garden isn’t just full of plants that are alive, but plants that can &lt;em&gt;think&lt;/em&gt;—like the rice plant, which recognizes its own family members. Schlanger takes us inside a hotbed of scientific controversy: the study of plant intelligence. Plus, the Washington Post’s Joe Yonan masters the art of plant-based cooking; Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette help us wrap our heads around food words; and we make a Greek White Bean Soup.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get this week’s recipe for Greek White Bean Soup &lt;a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/greek-white-bean-soup-fasolada?allow_token=d424dc51-d3cb-4914-8731-f945c58a0d1a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: &lt;a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to Milk Street Radio on: &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christopher-kimballs-milk-street-radio/id1158889592" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7psQrMbKQ0vgx6HeEtK1gM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Journalist Zoë Schlanger takes us inside a hotbed of scientific controversy: the study of plant intelligence.

According to journalist Zoë Schlanger, your garden isn’t just full of plants that are alive, but plants that can think—like the rice plant, which recognizes its own family members. Schlanger takes us inside a hotbed of scientific controversy: the study of plant intelligence. Plus, the Washington Post’s Joe Yonan masters the art of plant-based cooking; Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette help us wrap our heads around food words; and we make a Greek White Bean Soup. Get this week’s recipe for Greek White Bean Soup <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/greek-white-bean-soup-fasolada?allow_token=d424dc51-d3cb-4914-8731-f945c58a0d1a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips</a> Listen to Milk Street Radio on: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christopher-kimballs-milk-street-radio/id1158889592" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7psQrMbKQ0vgx6HeEtK1gM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Vegan Nightmare! Do Vegetables Have Souls?

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, we’re celebrating the holiday of tricks and treats with Halloween scholar Lesley Bannatyne. She teaches us how to emulate the romping Halloween parties of the Victorian era, complete with matchmaking games and dinners for the dead. Plus, we discuss Cotton Candy Grapes and other new candy-inspired flavors in fruit breeding; Dan Pashman has a suggestion for your trick-or-treat offering this year; and we make a German-Style winter squash bread. (Originally aired October 28, 2022.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get this week’s recipe for German-Style Winter Squash Bread &lt;a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/german-style-winter-squash-bread?allow_token=89c185cf-552b-499b-9ede-fa6c54b3875f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: &lt;a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to Milk Street Radio on: &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christopher-kimballs-milk-street-radio/id1158889592" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7psQrMbKQ0vgx6HeEtK1gM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week, we’re celebrating the holiday of tricks and treats with Halloween scholar Lesley Bannatyne.

This week, we’re celebrating the holiday of tricks and treats with Halloween scholar Lesley Bannatyne. She teaches us how to emulate the romping Halloween parties of the Victorian era, complete with matchmaking games and dinners for the dead. Plus, we discuss Cotton Candy Grapes and other new candy-inspired flavors in fruit breeding; Dan Pashman has a suggestion for your trick-or-treat offering this year; and we make a German-Style winter squash bread. (Originally aired October 28, 2022.) Get this week’s recipe for German-Style Winter Squash Bread <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/german-style-winter-squash-bread?allow_token=89c185cf-552b-499b-9ede-fa6c54b3875f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips</a> Listen to Milk Street Radio on: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christopher-kimballs-milk-street-radio/id1158889592" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7psQrMbKQ0vgx6HeEtK1gM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Trick or Treat! Celebrate Halloween with a Dinner for the Dead

<description>&lt;p&gt;Some of the most memorable moments in politics haven’t happened at speeches or debates—they’ve been all about food. Today, we talk about food on the campaign trail with New York Times food correspondent Kim Severson. Plus, Gary He studies the menu at McDonald's locations around the world; Alex Aïnouz reveals his quest for potato chip perfection; and we make Colombian Potato Soup with Chicken, Corn and Capers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get this week’s recipe for Colombian Potato Soup with Chicken, Corn and Capers &lt;a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/colombian-potato-soup-chicken-corn-capers-ajiaco?allow_token=af605cd5-ae37-4854-a533-4c01c17a721c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: &lt;a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;u&gt;https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to Milk Street Radio on: &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christopher-kimballs-milk-street-radio/id1158889592" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7psQrMbKQ0vgx6HeEtK1gM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Some of the most memorable moments in politics haven’t happened at speeches or debates—they’ve been all about food. Today, we talk about food on the campaign trail with New York Times food correspondent Kim Severson.

Some of the most memorable moments in politics haven’t happened at speeches or debates—they’ve been all about food. Today, we talk about food on the campaign trail with New York Times food correspondent Kim Severson. Plus, Gary He studies the menu at McDonald's locations around the world; Alex Aïnouz reveals his quest for potato chip perfection; and we make Colombian Potato Soup with Chicken, Corn and Capers. Get this week’s recipe for Colombian Potato Soup with Chicken, Corn and Capers <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/colombian-potato-soup-chicken-corn-capers-ajiaco?allow_token=af605cd5-ae37-4854-a533-4c01c17a721c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips</a> Listen to Milk Street Radio on: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christopher-kimballs-milk-street-radio/id1158889592" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7psQrMbKQ0vgx6HeEtK1gM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Corn Dogs, Donuts and Tamales: Eating to Win on the Campaign Trail

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio travels the world to find the most fascinating food stories—including children who harvest cod tongues after school in Norway and a detective who tracks down food thieves. And on Milk Street Radio, you can always find the unexpected: a visit to the Museum of Failure, the joys of eyeball Jell-O and how to eat your way through Italy.&nbsp; <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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