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Ingredipedia
by Ben Birchall & Emily Naismith
Want to feast on funny food facts and fables? Or slurp up strange and spicy stories from supermarkets and society? Bite into Australia’s funnest food podcast, Ingredipedia. Each episode, competitive hosts Emily Naismith (Broadsheet, frankie magazine) and Ben Birchall (3RRR FM’s Breakfasters, Smith Journal) try to serve the most interesting stories about a specific ingredient (say, Tim Tams or chillies) in a bid for your affection. You get to vote for who was the most interesting on Instagram!It’s fun! It’s lighthearted! It’s largely unhinged! It’s the McDonald’s Happy Meal of the podcast world (but back when you actually got a Cheeseburger and a toy inside). Join us on social media for more weird and snacky food pursuitsInstagram: @ingredipediaTikTok: @ingredipediaCreditsMusic: Jarrad Brown of Eagle and the WormArtwork design: Jess RamseyPhotography: Phoebe Powell
Episodes
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🍯Hot Honey, you need to calm down 🌶️ (no proper episode this week)
Look, it’s delicious and all but has anyone else noticed that hot honey is absolutely EVERYWHERE? This isn't a regular episode of Ingredipedia as we're having a bit of a break, but instead you're being served a little bite-sized episode about the rise and fall of hot honey instead. See...
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🥜Top 5 ways to enjoy peanut butter🥳 (no proper episode this week)
This one is for the fellow peanut butter freaks. Tell me your favourite ways to eat peanut butter too please. This isn't a regular episode of Ingredipedia as we're having a bit of a break, but instead you're being served a little bite-sized episode about peanut butter instead. See...
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🐟A quick rant about the sardine crisis (no proper episode this week)😡
There's no official podcast episode this week but we have left you with a tiny lil snack of a rant about the great sardine crisis we are currently in the midst of. Sorry for not providing 11-27 minutes of food-related conversation for you this week... but you can have almost three minutes because...
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🙀Twisties? Choc ripple cake? Easter 2027 Hot Cross Bun predictions🐰
Oh, how the supermarkets love to rage bait us with their novelty hot cross buns! And disgust us! And delight us! In this solo episode, Emily analyses the novelty hot cross buns of the past two years and uses this data to make predictions about the novelty hot cross buns we'll be eating in Easter...
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👨🏻Licorice Bullets: What dads really want? White choc block relationship drama🙄
You will discover the unhinged supermarket hijinx of a "popular" white chocolate raspberry bullet block, and ponder if there's something else dads want from licorice bullets? This is the episode to listen to once you polish off your bag of Father's Day licorice bullets. Follow us on Instagram...
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🍃Basil: Why is the dried stuff so bad? Plus, authentic pizza investigation🍕
What if we took 'sweet basil' literally? And took chia puddings to the next (or at least, a different) level with basil seeds? Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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🍫Aero: You've been conned! Plus, bone density chocolate bars 🦴
Are your bones more Aero or Crunchie? Em goes full doctor and explores her personal health trauma through chocolate, while Ben exposes the greatest chocolate bar con hiding in plain sight. Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky…
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💩Chia Seeds: Are you fibremaxxing? Chia Coke and pumpkin chia pudding🎃
Fibre is the new protein (have you heard?), and chia seeds are everywhere (including in our hair, somehow). Ben enters his trad wife era with chia puddings and Em makes Ingredipedia chia pets. Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky...
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🤔English Muffin: Who the f**k is the muffin man and was he the first Mr Whippy?🎵
Do you know the muffin man? Well, do ya!? After listening to this episode you will. In this episode we also talk about making pizzas out of English Muffins, which is peak after school territory (aka Ingredipedia core). Thanks for listening lovely people! Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and...
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🍖Salami: Nduja butter and DIY crispy salami chips 🌶️
Would you wear a salami rose to a formal event? Love nduja? Try it in butter form! So many delicious salami facts in this episode including salami pickle tacos! Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits. See...
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🏊Muesli Bar: Are you ‘Gen Muesli Bar’? Trying the new Quatro bar 🍫
The muesli bar aisle is WILD at the moment, which has us thinking… what makes a museli bar a “muesli bar”. Are the new Quatro bars “muesli bars” or something else? Plus, the (re)birth of muesli bars in Australia was huge. Ben, a real life member of Generation Muesli Bar takes us through the…
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🍫Hazelnut: Was this nut saved by Nutella? Plus, improving Kinder Bueno🤓
Hazelnuts are one of the worst nuts... until they're mixed with chocolate. This week, Emily investigates how an average nut somehow became Nutella, Ferrero Rocher and one of the world's greatest flavour combinations. Plus, can she improve on a Kinder Bueno? Ben also dives into the rise of…
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😨Konjac: Am I going to explode? (Plus what the hell is konjac?)💥
Should you be scared of those low-carb noodles or jelly pouches? Emily investigates the food myth she's believed for years, discovers a surprisingly delicious Chinese konjac snack on a Box Hill food tour and finds out whether she's been worrying about exploding for absolutely no reason. While Ben...
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🌶️Sweet Chilli Sauce: WTF happened to wedges? Slow cooker dim sim nightmares💀
Ever poured sweet chilli sauce over cream cheese at a party? Or scoffed a bowl of wedges with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce? Whether you look back fondly or see these as crimes against tastebuds, there's no denying the slow cooker dim sim crime conducted in this episode is a jail-able…
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🤠Bubblegum: Bubble O'Bill's nose dilemma & upgrade 🫧
Why does Australia's most iconic ice-cream have the most diabolical nose? Truly, could anything else come close to being as tasteless and foul as that poor excuse for bubblegum? We get made about it and propose some alternatives. Plus, in classic Ben fashion we talk about the history of bubblegum...
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🤑Blueberries: Financially ruining parents & unhinged blue lollies🫐
Ben's back and has brought some seriously questionable lollies with him for this blueberry deep dive. There's also plane snacks chat (particularly Finnair), a fun sausage roll update and historic parenting stories from the blueberry-tainted toddler trenches. Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia)...
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🥲 The nostalgia of nonchalance aka the ice-cream tub cake 🎂
Em is riding solo again this week and is in full-spiral mode. Yaaaaay! But the psychological investigations continue with this solo 'Food Therapy' solo session investigating why Em feels nostalgia for ice-cream tub cakes and homebrand chips and what that means?! (She read a unit 1 & 2 psychology...
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🫣Why sharing food brings out my greedy bitch tendencies 🍰
Are you a generous sharer, or do you also secretly (or unashamedly) want the biggest piece? This is a no-holds-barred exploration of a very ugly side of Emily's personality. It's a slightly different episode this week because it's just Emily! Ranting on her lonesome! Ben and our regular-style...
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🍫Neenish Tarts: Are they completely soulless or deserving of affection?🥇
Also, they're full of lies. We tell you the real story about their origin and argue over whether they're deserving of their place as an Australian classic or whether they're a useless waste of bakery shelf space. Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of...
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🐔 Hot Chook: Are you a ‘hot chook mum’? You need this stuffing butter 👜
Did you know you can accessorise your outfits with a bachelor's handbag HANDBAG? Plus, we look into that trend where you make stuff within the chicken bag. It gets squidgy. So head straight to the deli, pick up one hot chook (preferably discounted) and rip straight into it with your bare hands...
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☁️🍭Fairy Floss: Why it's a big scam & finding its delicious replacement🐖
Are your fairy floss memories filled with happiness or sugar-laced tantrums and/or sensory nightmares? We cover all feelings around these pink sugar clouds within this episode with zero nutritional value. Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our…
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☀️Turmeric: Health "shots", savoury granola and our foray into fashion👠
Look out, Milan... we're coming for the SS27 runways. Plus, we're coming for your breakfast with an unusual granola and Ben's coming for your dinner with some diabolically delicious options involving your favourite odd-looking root-thing (and yellow powder). Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia)...
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🍓Lamingtons: Should they have jam? Or something even... nuttier?✨
So do real lamingtons have jam or not? And then we invent our dream lamington and it's freaking amazing (no ants here)! Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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🍔Salmon: Filet-O-Fish upgrade and we bring back salmon patties🐟
Why have we (ok, one of us) had an aversion to tinned salmon since the '90s? How do you get that perfect crispy salmon skin? Why are we adding more fish to Maccas burgers? All will be revealed in the salmon episode. Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals…
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🌈Fruit Tingles: Where the f**k is rainbow? When a ‘tingle’ becomes a ‘tangle’ 🍹
Even if you haven't had a Fruit Tingle in 30 years, you'll get fizzed and fired up listening to this. Em investigates the mysterious rainbow Fruit Tingle and Ben wanders the pre-mixed drinks aisle and wonders when a Fruit Tingle legally becomes a Fruit Tangle. Follow us on Instagram…
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🍇Sultanas: Cornflake Cookies incredible origin; do they belong in curried sausages?🤔
Do you believe sultanas can cross into savoury territory? Ben makes his case... twice. While Em finds a role model in the creator of the Cornflake Cookie recipe she's been making since she was a kid and also tells a story about a 'celery man' from her past that will put this whole podcast into...
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☕Flat white: The surprising origin story & how to find great coffee overseas✈️
The 'flat white' coffee seems like the most Melbourne thing ever, but is it really? Plus, we share the secret on how to easily find great coffee (and not just flat whites) when travelling internationally. Also, Em embarrasses herself with her coffee making admission. Follow us on Instagram...
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🧈Passionfruit: Yo-yos vs melting moments; Passiona's big secret 🤫
Some pavlova toppings are better than others (there we said it) and Passiona has been lying to you your whole life. And don't want to alarm you, but there is a difference between two of the most nanna-coded homemade biscuits you can get: yo-yos and melting moments. Follow us on Instagram...
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🥥Coconut Water: Why is it Easter-flavoured… and can we make it a breakfast?🍫
One of us hates coconut water and the other loves it... where do you stand? Could Easter egg flavoured coconut water turn you from a hater to an aficionado? Could your love of coconut water extend to breakfast concoctions? From the 'cloud drink' trend to West Java beaches, this episode will…
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🍪Miso: The best biscuits I've ever made; and cuppa soup's elevated cousin✨
Can't afford salmon in this economy? We've got a miso hack for you right outta the tin. We know we're always committing food crimes for this podcast, but not today... just making the greatest biscuits of our lives full stop. You might learn something about miso types (or at the very least beer)...
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🐰Nesquik: From Quik to Nesquik… and the case for hot banana milk🍌
Were you a Milo house or a Nesquik house growing up? In this episode we dive into the great flavoured milk rivalry and revisit the moment in the ’90s when Quik suddenly became Nesquik. Also, your winter just got a whole lot more interesting... move over hot chocolate! Follow us on Instagram...
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👻Pomegranate: The salad that haunted every BBQ & are they worth the effort?😫
You know the salad we mean. It was everywhere in the early 2010s! We find out if it was actually good and why it graced every Christmas and BBQ table for a good decade there. Plus: are pomegranates worth the effort and inevitable kitchen stains? Ben explores pomegranate’s darker, stickier side…
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😰Cordial: Did it keep us alive as kids? Plus, what the hell is a 'shrub'?🍹
If a single drop of water never passed your lips throughout the '80s and '90s, you will relate to this 'Coola'-flavoured episode. Ben tells tales from his childhood in the battleground that is junior spot and Em makes a more 'adult' version of cordial with (SHOCK HORROR)... real fruit. Follow us…
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🥒Pickles Part 2: Gen Z’s avocado, fashion and McDonald’s secrets🍔
Warning: in this episode we play a snippet from the very first episode of Ingredipedia back in 2015 and... eeek. It's a bit cringe, but there's a rhyme and reason ok!? It's because 'pickles' was our first ever episode topic and we feel like so much has changed in the pickle world since then...…
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🎀Musk Sticks: Why are they in the Disgusting Food Museum? Because testicles 🦌
Who knew these pale pink sticks were so polarising?! Not us, until we researched them in detail for a whole week. Let's head to the milk bar and deep dive into rosewater's trashy sister. Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food...
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🥬Iceberg Lettuce: Can you hydrate without water? Plus, 'trash man' salad🥗
Sure, it's the most mocked leafy green but does it have a secret treat lurking within it? And why are we suddenly gnawing a head of lettuce like an apple? And yes, we do a while experiment on hydration, pondering whether iceberg lettuce can replace our drink bottles. If you'd like to see the...
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🧪Lab-grown meat: Would you eat it? (We did)🥩
Step into the future with us and find out what the hell lab-grown meat actually is. Is it meat? Can vegetarians eat it? How the hell is it made? We unpack it all and what it means for ethics, animals and menus… plus, we actually eat it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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🎂🤎 Mud Cake: Is it the saddest birthday cake? 🎂🤎
Ah, supermarket Mud Cake. $6 of sugar and regret. But what happens if you should present one to Emily for an office birthday? (Hint: BEWARE). Meanwhile, what does supermarket Mud Cake have to with Easter? And are the big chains even trying any more? (0:58) The saddest birthday cake (7:20) Hot…
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🧡Apricot: You’re eating them wrong, ’90s snacks and apricot chicken scroggin🐔
Happy new year, pals! We're back! Where did all the apricot snacks go? They were a staple food group of the 1990s and now we go years without thinking about the humble apricot… WHY!? In our first episode back for 2026, Ben proposes a restaurant dedicated to apricot chicken, Em pines over long…
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[Re-heated] 🥝 Kiwi: Nature’s sleeping pill… or pizza’s next big scandal?🫢
Could a humble green fruit really help you sleep better? And more controversially… does it belong on a margherita? This week, we investigate the kiwi fruit: its surprising sleep science and its unexpected cameo on pizza. We also explore the fruit’s fuzzy history: where it came from and why it’s...
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[Re-heated] 🍓Matcha: Are strawberry matcha lattes over? Matcha vs coffee jitters😰
This is a reheated episode from earlier in the year while we take a short break! Back with a freshly baked episode on January 19. Can matcha give you a jitter-free caffeine boost (unlike coffee)? And we explore whether “ceremonial grade” is a con. And yes, we look into what’s next in the iced...
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[Reheated] 🍫Dates: Can fruit really replace a Snickers? The best sticky date pudding's unexpected location🚗
This is a reheated episode from earlier in the year while we take a short break! Back with a freshly baked episode on January 19. From a fast-food sticky date pudding you’ve probably never heard of, to a “healthy” Snickers dupe, and even a butter-filled date that tastes like cookie dough – we’re...
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🎁Custard: Salted egg yolk buns and bottoms up, it’s brandy season!🍹
Ho, ho.. oh shit the custard aisle is stacked it must be brandy custard season! Christmas and custard go hand in hand (as in… try and pry the custard carton out of our hands… we dare you)! We’re going all in on limited edition flavours, all the kinds of custard tarts and molten salted egg yolk...
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🎅🏻Naughty or nice? A very snacky Christmas road test🍫 [Christmas Sugar Rush]
Seasonal snacks are such a gamble. We take the hit for you and tell you whether they're worth snapping up at the supermarket this Christmas. We've got sweet and savoury covered. Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits....
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🍫The Great Supermarket Chocolate Gift-Off🎁 [Christmas Sugar Rush]
It’s last-minute gift season, and we’re entering the most fraught aisle of them all: supermarket chocolate boxes. From Ferrero Rocher to Favourites, Lindt balls to Seashells, we analyse what each box says about you. Which ones pass the test and which ones will be regifted for eternity? Don't even...
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🎄Pavlova trauma and Christmas pudding plot twist 🤯[Christmas Sugar Rush]
This is part one of our three part Christmas Sugar Rush miniseries! Are you team pudding or pav? (It’s ok to be both.) We’re pulling apart two of the most divisive Christmas desserts: pavlova and Christmas pudding. There are childhood scars, strong opinions, and some seriously shocking…
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🍫Are Dream Balls the new Lindt Balls… and are Cheezels allowed to be flat?🧀
Is white chocolate back from the brink of extinction? And what makes the new Cheezels-flavoured CCs different to the standard CCs? And what do these two very different snacks taste like together? These very important snack questions will be answered in this salty-sweet roadtest episode of...
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🍫Violet Crumble: Peanut butter to protein powder… why is it suddenly everywhere?👀
Is Violet Crumble the most prolific brand in the supermarket? It just may be. This week we investigate how a once-niche Australian chocolate bar quietly took over every supermarket aisle – from ice-cream toppings to muesli bars to protein powder (wtf). We taste-test the elusive peanut-butter…
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🫢Asparagus: What it means if your wee smells & vintage appetizers🥂
Ever wondered why asparagus makes your wee smell weird? Or what women were serving at fancy bridge parties in the 1920s? This episode covers both. We revisit the golden age of tinned asparagus (in two forms) and uncover why this diva of the vegetable world demands your respect. [00:52] Vintage...
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❄️Nat Thaipun hosts freezer dinner parties and thinks bananas are overrated🍌
Ever wanted to make a Thai style Bunnings sausage? Or pimp your tinned sardines Thai-style? Since winning Masterchef, Nat Thaipun has worked with Jamie Oliver and some of the world’s best restaurants and now she has a (seriously beautiful) cook book Thai: Anywhere and Everywhere. In this…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Want to feast on funny food facts and fables? Or slurp up strange and spicy stories from supermarkets and society? Bite into Australia’s funnest food podcast, Ingredipedia. Each episode, competitive hosts Emily Naismith (Broadsheet, frankie magazine) and Ben Birchall (3RRR FM’s Breakfasters, Smith Journal) try to serve the most interesting stories about a specific ingredient (say, Tim Tams or chillies) in a bid for your affection. You get to vote for who was the most interesting on Instagram!It’s fun! It’s lighthearted! It’s largely unhinged! It’s the McDonald’s Happy Meal of the podcast world (but back when you actually got a Cheeseburger and a toy inside). Join us on social media for more weird and snacky food pursuitsInstagram: @ingredipediaTikTok: @ingredipediaCreditsMusic: Jarrad Brown of Eagle and the WormArtwork design: Jess RamseyPhotography: Phoebe Powell
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Ben Birchall & Emily Naismith
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Want to feast on funny food facts and fables? Or slurp up strange and spicy stories from supermarkets and society? Bite into Australia’s funnest food podcast, Ingredipedia. Each episode, competitive hosts Emily Naismith (Broadsheet, frankie magazine) and Ben Birchall (3RRR FM’s Breakfasters, Smith...
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