The Fridge Light

Follow food writer @cnutsmith's obsessive, fascinating journey through the hidden stories of the things we eat. A new @CBC Original Podcast

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🎇 Welcome to 2019! 🎇 We'll lovingly tend to the 👂 in your new year.

#HappyNewYear2019

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Hmm. Apparently it's #RoastSucklingPigDay🐷.

Reminder (even for those who don't eat pork): chances are you use products that contains pig by-products. Consider this at your next candle-lit dinner: https://t.co/bb6ycXTlD7

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Why say you're drinking coffee when you can say you're drinking "the world's most widely used psychoactive drug"? Pour yourself a podcast on #NationalCoffeeDay: https://t.co/WHvtBCX0sw

CC @geoff_turner #CBCOnDrugs

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We’re still marinating in this unnerving revelation from @fridgelightCBC. #FoodFactFriday https://t.co/c6k4Uy1ppT

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You get a pack of gum! And YOU get a pack of gum! YOU ALL GET A PACK OF GUM! Hear the sticky story of how gum once took over the world and why, today, it’s fighting just to survive: https://t.co/jxm6rovgp8

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Get cultured and make your own yogurt! Here’s how @podcastplaylist host @lindsaymic whips up her weekly batch. (Ancient starter from the “old country” optional.)

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How did gin go from a fusty British auntie drink to tonic’s fun best friend? https://t.co/L80i0sL7zc

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@coyleai @CBCVancouver @CBCNews @jayme_poisson Plenty more where that came from!

We see that you're a food lover ... try @fridgelightcbc, a podcast about the hidden stories behind the food we eat.

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Whether it’s buttery popcorn or salty jerky, we all have a go-to treat. But is there a snack that rises above the rest?

Hear the ultimate 🍿 battle of the snacks 🍦 (from our live show @hotdocs) to find out what won Greatest Snack Of All Time: https://t.co/1v7qnXsVVF

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This #FlashbackFriday, time-travel back to the 90s with our episode about Orbitz — that weird soft drink with floating beads that looked like a funky lava lamp. https://t.co/aHv0M1LfdM

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How did such a fragile and perishable vegetable become an integral part of the American diet?

Get to more than just the tip of the iceberg (lettuce, that is) with a brief history on @treehugger, based on the ‘Green Gold’ episode from @fridgelightcbc: https://t.co/W4cEdskEkd

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If you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain, you’ll love @fridgelightcbc’s episode ‘You’ll Have Another’. It looks at all the invisible forces behind your favourite cocktails. Happy #PinaColadaDay! https://t.co/NsLF7gQAjz

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How do some sauces find their way into our fridges and junk drawers and become household names? We take a walk down the sauce aisle to find out. #FoodFactFriday https://t.co/a8P9GYYkTt

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A crunchy reminder for you on #NationalCaesarSaladDay: you owe it all to lettuce. Seriously. These humble greens broke barriers for all our favourite fresh produce.

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@SarahSheppdawg Thanks for all the love, Sarah!

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Pork products you can easily identify: bacon in your BLT, spicy salami on your charcuterie board. But what happens to the rest of the pig when it leaves the butcher shop? 🐖 https://t.co/aYL9qae8NP

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@sawdustcitybeer Brew-tiful!

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🍺 from the forest air? Hear how @sawdustcitybeer harnesses the power of wild yeast to brew a delicious pint! #TGIF https://t.co/EVUEvuX33o

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Plus, @fridgelightCBC — our podcast about the hidden stories of the things we eat — won 🥈 in Culture & The Arts - Audio Podcasts for their episode ‘The Rest of the Pig’: https://t.co/d9Ay4nVVkA

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Yes, there was a time before Chicken McNuggets. Here's how boneless, skinless chicken breast went from niche product to North America’s king of meats: https://t.co/IliWVoBMoG #FoodFactFriday