Ingredipedia

Ben Birchall & Emily Naismith

Arts Food

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🎂🤎 Mud Cake: Is it the saddest birthday cake? 🎂🤎
2026/1/25 | 15 mins.
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 Cross Buns

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🧡Apricot: You’re eating them wrong, ’90s snacks and apricot chicken scroggin🐔
2026/1/18 | 24 mins.
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 lost snacks and we eat a fresh apricot… correctly.

Whose apricot facts did you like best? Vote for Em or Ben on our Instagram, @ingredipedia. Poll up Sunday night!
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[Re-heated] 🥝 Kiwi: Nature’s sleeping pill… or pizza’s next big scandal?🫢
2026/1/11 | 25 mins.
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 called “kiwi” (spoiler: it’s not originally from New Zealand). Also, hot sauce (obviously).
[1.59] Oh no, not pizza!
[7.51] A different kind of salsa verde
[15.02] Can kiwi fruit help insomnia?
[18.47] Why is it called 'kiwi'?

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[Re-heated] 🍓Matcha: Are strawberry matcha lattes over? Matcha vs coffee jitters😰
2026/1/04 | 23 mins.
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 strawberry matcha latte world and also think about whether matcha can make ANYTHING better!

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[Reheated] 🍫Dates: Can fruit really replace a Snickers? The best sticky date pudding's unexpected location🚗
2025/12/28 | 25 mins.
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 uncovering the sweetest (and strangest) sides of this exotically-coded fruit. Plus, Ben’s deep dive into a famous breakfast buffet sauce!
[1.10] Sticky date pudding
[7.59] Mysteries of HP sauce
[16.39] Can fruit replace a Snickers?
[20.49] Cookie dough hack

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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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