From the Harlem Renaissance to Beyonce, from Peanut Butter Jelly Time to RuPaul and Big Freedia, jelly has been referenced in music across decades and genres. We explore this history in a special episode of The Sporkful food podcast -- and it all culminates in an original song! Share it on social media with hashtag #SporkfulOfJelly, and please subs…

From the Harlem Renaissance to Beyonce, from Peanut Butter Jelly Time to RuPaul and Big Freedia, jelly has been referenced in music across decades and genres. We explore this history in a special episode of The Sporkful food podcast -- and it all culminates in an original song! Here's the karaoke version of the song. Record your own version, share …

This is what it sounds like when you slice scallions correctly, instead of chopping them.Photo: Flickr CC / guy montag저자 The Sporkful Podcast

This is what it sounds like when you chop scallions instead of slicing them.Photo: Flickr CC / guy montag저자 The Sporkful Podcast

Notice how this sound makes you hungry? That's evolution doing that.저자 The Sporkful Podcast

Photo: FlickrCC/Lee McCoy (www.flickr.com/photos/chocolatereviews/)Music: Condiment Junkie (courtesy of Charles Spence)저자 The Sporkful Podcast

Photo: FlickrCC/Lee McCoy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/chocolatereviews/)Music: Condiment Junkie (courtesy of Charles Spence)저자 The Sporkful Podcast

This week on The Sporkful podcast, the Marc Maron and host Dan Pashman discuss food shame and whether the high from eating sausage gravy is worth the sadness that follows. Listen to the whole episode and subscribe to The Sporkful at itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-s…kful/id350709629 -- or wherever you get your podcasts.Photo courtesy of WTF with Ma…

This week on The Sporkful food podcast, kids pitch Dan Pashman and Hillary Frank (Longest Shortest Time) their innovative food concoctions. Is the world ready for hot dogs with peanut butter and chili milkshakes? Subscribe to The Sporkful at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sporkful/id350709629 -- or wherever you get your podcasts.…

Richard Drews from Dinky Donuts in Chicago is a former opera singer. Listen to him perform an aria about donuts and bring the crowd at this live taping of The Sporkful podcast to its feet. Hear the whole podcast when you subscribe to The Sporkful in iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sporkful/id3507096…

Every parent lies to their kids sometimes, and comedian Jim Gaffigan is no exception.This week on The Sporkful, the food-obsessed comic discusses eating with his five children, navigating birthday parties and buffets, his dad's steaks, and when it's OK to lie to your kids. Subscribe to The Sporkful at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sporkfu…

Muslims around the world are currently celebrating Ramadan, a month during which they fast from dawn to dusk every day for 30 days. This week on The Sporkful Dan Pashman breaks the Ramadan fast with Muslim taxi drivers in NYC, a Texan-Palestinian talks about embracing her Muslim roots after 9/11 and fasting on Ramadan for the first time when she wa…

This week on The Sporkful, a flavor chemist explains why the order of your toppings affects how your burger tastes. But Sporkful host Dan Pashman has a theory of his own about putting cheese on burgers. Will they agree?Subscribe to The Sporkful at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sporkful/id350709629 -- or wherever you get your podcasts.…

Is vanilla ice cream boring? Weird Al says he used to think so. This week on The Sporkful Dan Pashman investigates how vanilla became the default flavor, when cups or cones are better, and whether those black flecks actually do anything. Then Bon Appetit's Adam Rapoport debates the merits of pie with Dan's Aunt Meryl. Subscribe to The Sporkful at h…

Why do our brains go crazy for the melted cheese on a Philly cheesesteak or the crispy fried goodness of scrapple? (And what is scrapple anyway?) The Sporkful's Dan Pashman feasts on some classic Philadelphia fare, then brings samples to a scientist at the Monell Center to find out what makes greasy treats so irresistible.Subscribe to The Sporkful …

The popular comedian talks with The Sporkful's Dan Pashman about the glory of popcorn with Raisinets, his efforts to eat healthier, and the frustrations of getting his autistic son to do the same. Plus he explains why starting out in comedy is a lot like learning to cook.Subscribe to The Sporkful in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-s…

The Sporkful's Dan Pashman investigates the true story of a series of office fridge food thefts that happened 13 years ago -- and pays homage to the hit podcast Serial in the process. It's the first episode in The Sporkful's four-part, special investigation of office eating. Subscribe to The Sporkful in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t…

This week on The Sporkful Dan and Radiolab's Jad Abumrad explore the new frontier of weed-infused foods. They tell you how it tastes, how it makes them feel, and what happens when you eat way too much of it. Subscribe to The Sporkful at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sporkful/id350709629 -- or wherever you get your podcasts.…

The All-American hot dog has achieved fame and mass-market success, but has it ditched its sausage family roots? This week on The Sporkful it’s a Sausage Fest! Dan Pashman and Chicago Tribune food writer Kevin Pang share their favorite encased meats and debate sausage fundamentals, like ideal length, girth, texture, and filling density. Subscribe t…

Dan Pashman offers some advice for light beer companies in this clip from The Sporkful podcast. This week on the show, drinks columnist Matthew Latkiewicz talks Buzz Management, and the founders of the Bitch Beer blog help Dan pair beer with weather forecasts. Pour yourself a cold one and get comfy. Subscribe to The Sporkful at itunes.apple.com/us/…

Would you eat brains from a live monkey? How about kale? This week on The Sporkful, Dan interviews former New York Times restaurant critic Mimi Sheraton live at the Brooklyn Food Book Festival. Listen to the audience Q&A and then check out the whole episode at www.sporkful.com. Subscribe to The Sporkful at itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-s…kful/id3…

What's the worst gig a ballpark food vendor can get? We find out this week on The Sporkful podcast, when Dan explores the two foods immortalized in "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" with Slate's Mike Pesca, USA TODAY's Ted Berg, and third-generation peanut man Nile Brisson. Listen to the whole episode and subscribe to The Sporkful at https://itunes.app…

"There are certain foods that just won't go with oil. It's gotta be lard," says this longtime customer at Al & Bea's in LA's Boyle Heights.Is the perfect burrito a feat of engineering or art? Are Chipotle burritos like iPhones? This week on The Sporkful, Dan debates burrito construction and regional rivalries with Bullseye's Jesse Thorn, Good Food'…

What’s the true definition of a sandwich? How is brunch different from breakfast and lunch? This week on The Sporkful, Dan debates food and language with Peter Kim of the Museum of Food and Drink, and Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist podcast. Listen to the whole episode and subscribe to The Sporkful at itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-s…kful/id3507…

In this clip, the popular comedian reveals his go-to snack at the movies. This week on The Sporkful podcast, Ron talks about the frustrations of getting autistic son to eat and why stand-up comedy is like cooking. Listen to the whole episode and subscribe to The Sporkful at itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-s…kful/id350709629 -- or wherever you get y…

The host of Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods waxes poetic about the merits of anything on top of French fries. This week on The Sporkful podcast, Dan and Andrew talk to the people behind IBM's Chef Watson, a supercomputer working to discover new flavor pairings. Then Dan takes Watson for a test drive with Manoush Zomorodi from New Tech City. Listen t…

Peter Pan Donuts has been a Brooklyn institution for over 70 years. In this clip, owner Donna Siafakas and her son Peter talk about how the weather affects donut making -- and joke about their secret ingredient. To hear more about donuts, check out this week's Sporkful podcast, in which Dan embarks on a cross-country donut quest to answer one quest…

Dan and Slate's Mike Pesca discuss the value of good office coffee. This week on The Sporkful podcast, Dan visits Mike at the Slate office kitchen and offers an in depth analysis of Mike's sandwich construction methods. Listen to the whole episode and subscribe to The Sporkful at itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-s…kful/id350709629 -- or wherever you…

Dan talks to two guys who used Freedom of Information Requests to unearth the contents of the CIA cafeteria suggestion box, this week on The Sporkful podcast. It turns out even spies hate stale bread. And as you'll hear in this clip, you don't even want to get folks at the CIA started on something called a Jazz Salad. Listen to the whole episode an…

Your philosophy about how a communal fridge should be used says a lot about how you think society should function. This week on The Sporkful podcast, listeners call in with contrasting perspectives. Listen to the whole episode and subscribe to The Sporkful at itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-s…kful/id350709629 -- or wherever you get your podcasts.…

This week on The Sporkful, Dan Pashman investigates the true story of a series of office fridge food thefts that happened 13 years ago -- and pay homage to the hit podcast Serial in the process. It's the first episode in The Sporkful's three-part, special investigation of office eating. Listen to the whole episode and subscribe to The Sporkful at i…

This week on The Sporkful podcast, host Dan Pashman talks to the curator of the Moist Towelette Museum, then discusses whether napkin color affects meal enjoyment and whether restaurants should be banned from using scented hand soap. Listen to the whole episode at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sporkful/id350709629.…

This week on The Sporkful, host Dan Pashman feasts on Philly's most iconic foods, then brings samples to a scientist to find out what makes greasy treats like cheesesteak and scrapple so irresistible. Listen to the whole episode at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sporkful/id350709629.저자 The Sporkful Podcast

The original Chinatown bad boys and Sporkful host Dan Pashman discuss how to tell whether your dumpling skin is too thick. Listen to the whole episode of The Sporkful podcast with Eddie Huang and more at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sporkful/id350709629.저자 The Sporkful Podcast

Food is a huge issue in relationships -- from what you order on a first date to how you cook and eat together after years of marriage. Is polyeatery the key to keeping hearts and bellies happy? Listen to the whole episode of The Sporkful with advice columnist Dan Savage and Death, Sex and Money's Anna Sale and subscribe in iTunes: https://itunes.ap…

Dan helps Larry in New York engineer a better jelly donut experience. Listen to the whole episode of The Sporkful, including a caller who never looks at menus and another who stores peanuts in his cheeks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sporkful/id350709629.Photo: Flickr CC / Garrett Ziegler.…

Matt Reynolds's obsession with Buffalo wings led to an epic search for the perfect wing and the 2013 documentary comedy "The Great Chicken Wing Hunt." In this clip from The Sporkful podcast, Matt tests Dan's theory that wings are better with the sauce on the side. Listen to the whole episode of The Sporkful in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/po…

John Nese, the soda-obsessed owner of Galco's Soda Pop Stop in Los Angeles, tells Dan about some of his favorite flavors -- like sangria, champagne, and even rose. Listen to the whole episode of The Sporkful in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sporkful/id350709629.저자 The Sporkful Podcast