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	Title	Pub. Date	Duration
	Jackfruit	15 Sep 2020	00:17:18
I know, it doesn’t sound tasty at all, but if you’re a vegetarian looking for BBQ then this big guy is about as good as it gets!
	Tamarind	01 Sep 2020	00:15:52
It’s great to be back! Let’s start with a sticky little (okay, big) legume with a big flavor profile!
	Silkworm Pupae	09 Mar 2020	00:16:29
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!
	Black Soldier Fly	02 Mar 2020	00:16:19
No meal is complete without maggots…
	Mealworms	24 Feb 2020	00:10:58
Beetles…not just for breakfast anymore!
	Crickets	19 Feb 2020	00:21:00
The first in a short series that we’re calling The Bugs We Eat. Sure it seems gross, but they’re actually pretty good!
	Marsh Mallow	06 Jan 2020	00:14:50
Yes, Marsh Mallows are a real thing — and no, those fluffy white clouds you are placing into your hot cocoa are not real marshmallows.
	Durian	30 Dec 2019	00:17:05
How did it take us so long to get to The King of Fruits?
	Holly	23 Dec 2019	00:18:58
Don’t eat the berries! But the leaves….well, as long they’re from the proper holly they’re not bad at all!
	Prickly Pear	16 Dec 2019	00:19:03
A delicious snack once you get past the sharp bits!
	Passion Fruit	04 Nov 2019	00:19:14
The most amazing flower you will ever see, and a tasty fruit too!
	Sesame	29 Oct 2019	00:00:18
It makes your muscles big….kinda.
	Millet	21 Oct 2019	00:14:12
Gluten Free means Flat Cookies
	Soy	14 Oct 2019	00:22:02
An Asian plant that isn’t really grown in Asia that much anymore.
	Coconut	09 Oct 2019	00:19:25
Is it a seed or a sports drink?
	GMOs	01 Oct 2019	00:00:33
For our 50th podcast — Should we care whether a food is genetically modified? The short answer is yes. The long answer is quite a bit more complicated.
	Papaya	23 Sep 2019	00:16:55
If it weren’t for genetically modified papaya we might not have papaya at all.
	Lychee	16 Sep 2019	00:19:37
A tasty little fruit that takes dozens if not hundreds of children’s lives every year.
	Spikenard	03 Jun 2019	00:15:03
And for our last podcast of season 2, a (very) oldie but goodie!
	Paw Paw	27 May 2019	00:18:34
What fruit is native to the United States, tastes oddly tropical, and is about as popular as eating mud? Yep, you got it — the Paw Paw.
	Rhubarb	20 May 2019	00:18:01
Pies…and poison?
	Comfrey	09 May 2019
Don’t eat it. Ever.
	Hazelnut	30 Apr 2019	00:19:05
Is it a hazelnut…or a filbert?
	Pomegranate	18 Apr 2019	00:22:13
What does this attractive fruit have to do with nasty parasites? Listen and find out!
	Mustard	01 Apr 2019	00:23:12
Let’s not kid ourselves, this stuff is a weed…..but what a tasty weed it is!
	Sassafras	25 Mar 2019	00:16:18
Sassafras is best known as the source of the flavor for rootbeer, except that it isn’t anymore — because it’s potentially quite dangerous.
	Rutabaga	18 Mar 2019	00:00:14
What do you get when you cross a turnip with a cabbage?
	Dates	12 Mar 2019	00:23:55
An amazing fruit picked from a palm tree.
	Cattails	25 Feb 2019	00:19:48
If you were stranded on a desert island with only one plant, this is the one you should be stuck with!
	Cinnamon	11 Feb 2019	00:22:22
Tree bark never tasted so good!
	Pineapple	04 Feb 2019	00:23:47
With many flowers that fuse to become a single fruit, this South American native is a truly unique plant.
	Hops	25 Jan 2019	00:23:35
If you like your beer hoppy then you’ve got to know this little gem of a flower!
	Capers	29 Dec 2018	00:12:36
Not daring robberies or clever thefts, capers are little pickled….no wait, that would be telling! Listen to the podcast and find out. And if you have exciting plant ideas for our next season of The Plants We Eat then e-mail me at jgillman@uncc.edu
	Saffron	18 Dec 2018	00:19:09
This is the most expensive spice in the world. Who would have thought it would have such a huge following in central Pennsylvania?
	Clove	10 Dec 2018	00:14:36
‘Tis the season to find out what cloves really are!
	Vanilla	03 Dec 2018	00:30:45
The title says vanilla, but you can’t discuss vanilla without discussing the 12 year old orphaned slave who made vanilla production possible.
	Peach	26 Nov 2018	00:19:08
Despite the term “Georgia Peach” the peach isn’t really a southern crop naturally, it became one out of necessity.
	Cranberries	19 Nov 2018	00:20:54
It’s almost Thanksgiving! Time to pay homage to a sour native with a cult following.
	Wasabi	12 Nov 2018	00:22:37
Have you ever had wasabi? Really?
	Oregano	05 Nov 2018	00:18:09
Would you like some strawberry leaves with that?
	Paprika	30 Oct 2018	00:21:31
Paprika: Sometimes it’s dried, powdered peppers, and sometimes there’s a little something extra.
	Bananas	22 Oct 2018	00:18:44
Why the heck are banana seedless? And what is the difference between a banana and a plantain?
	Rose Hips	16 Oct 2018	00:23:04
High in vitamin C, tasty, and readily available in backyards across America, this just might be the perfect scavenger food!
	Pecans	08 Oct 2018	00:22:16
Pecans are an American original, but not all of them are eaten here. Just ask the Chinese.
	Coffee	03 Oct 2018	00:18:52
From a beautiful shrub with stunning red berries to the roaster and finally your mug, coffee is as interesting as it is delicious.
	Tomato	25 Sep 2018	00:21:38
To the uninitiated tomatoes seem like an amazing addition to any menu, but it isn’t that simple. Over the centuries tomatoes have been a part of both delicious, and deadly, meals.
	Chocolate	18 Sep 2018	00:15:07
Everybody loves chocolate, but where does it really come from?
	Stevia	10 Sep 2018	00:16:04
The sweetest plant you’ll ever meet.
	Strawberry	22 Aug 2018	00:22:50
The story of the modern strawberry is really the story of a French spy and a brilliant teenager.
	Garlic	14 Aug 2018	00:23:24
Garlic is one of those rare plants that just doesn’t like to make seeds very much.

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