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Mango Club: The Symphony

After weeks of grueling taste tests, the guys reward themselves with a meal representing all the flavors, and revisit some of their least liked foods to see if anything has changed. Follow Foodiot on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the latest episodes, news, and more. Sponsors Foodiot is proud to be sponsored by Hey Grill […]

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Get Rid of All the Extra Cheese

The guys watch the first episode of Netflix’s The G Word with Adam Conover: Food, misunderstand subsidies, and try to figure out who invented stuffed crust pizza. Follow Foodiot on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the latest episodes, news, and more. Sponsors Foodiot is proud to be sponsored by Hey Grill Hey and the Hey

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One of the Four Horsemen?

In this episode the guys focus on the taste Salty. They try to justify to themselves Salty is different enough from Salt for its own episode, learn how food companies may be manipulating us with salt, and Denny reveals a painful and salty childhood experience. Follow Foodiot on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the latest

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Sweet

The guys test their branding knowledge of artificial sweeteners, learn we may be adding way too much of them, and teach Todd some old phrases. Sponsors Foodiot is proud to be sponsored by Hey Grill Hey and the Hey Grill Hey app. Episode Resources and References: Sites/Articles “Fact or Fiction – Is Sugar Addictive?” –

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So I Could Eat a Battery?

The guys taste test an assortment of sour items, learn about a potential link to serotonin production, and discuss the consumability of batteries. Sponsors Foodiot is proud to be sponsored by Hey Grill Hey and the Hey Grill Hey app. Episode Resources and References: Sites/Articles “The Surprising Benefits of Sour Food” – AHCHealthNews.com “Sour Mash

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Umami

The guys continue their series learning about the five basic tastes. This week they make an attempt to better understand and explain the mysterious flavor umami. Sponsors Foodiot is proud to be sponsored by Hey Grill Hey and the Hey Grill Hey app. Episode Resources and References: Sites/Articles “What Are the 5 Basic Tastes?” –

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Bitter

The guys find out firsthand what it means to have a bitter taste left in their mouthes, and discuss conditions which are fun to say but not to have. Gavin joins for the Appetizer, then mysteriously disappears. Sponsors Foodiot is proud to be sponsored by Hey Grill Hey and the Hey Grill Hey app. Episode

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An Introduction to the Five Basic Tastes

Susie Bulloch of Hey Grill Hey joins the guys again to discuss the five basic tastes (bitter, salty, sour, sweet, and umami). Things get spicy as Susie and the guys debate how to categorize things that aren’t flavors, like minty and… spicy… Sponsors Foodiot is proud to be sponsored by Hey Grill Hey and the

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Sustainability

The guys are joined by special returning guest Gavin Munson as they take their first bite of the Sustainability elephant. In the first of what will be many episodes on a very broad topic, they scratch the surface of everything from single-use disposables to corporate responsibility. Sponsors Foodiot is proud to be sponsored by Hey

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Protein

Special guest Susie Bulloch creator of Hey Grill Hey (from the “Sponsors” section of this and every episode, aka the boss) joins the pod in an attempt to share some barbecuing and general meat knowledge with the guys. Sponsors Foodiot is proud to be sponsored by Hey Grill Hey and the Hey Grill Hey app.

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