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🍫Hazelnut: Was this nut saved by Nutella? Plus, improving Kinder Bueno🤓
2026/07/26 | 29 mins.
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 hazelnut spreads and the surprising story behind the hazelnut latte.
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😨Konjac: Am I going to explode? (Plus what the hell is konjac?)💥
2026/07/19 | 12 mins.
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 let's you in on his past konjac travels and tries a jelly pouch for the first time.
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🌶️Sweet Chilli Sauce: WTF happened to wedges? Slow cooker dim sim nightmares💀
2026/07/12 | 24 mins.
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 offence. Plus, can we make sweet chilli sauce work in a dessert?

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🤠Bubblegum: Bubble O'Bill's nose dilemma & upgrade 🫧
2026/07/05 | 14 mins.
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 and surprise, surprise... war.
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🤑Blueberries: Financially ruining parents & unhinged blue lollies🫐
2026/06/28 | 29 mins.
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.
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About Ingredipedia

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: @ingredipedia CreditsMusic: Jarrad Brown of Eagle and the WormArtwork design: Jess RamseyPhotography: Phoebe Powell

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