[Bites] Vietnamese Tex-Mex and Fish Sauce with Anh Nguyen Austen

Want to know how to make your homemade pho taste better? Or where can you find incredible $1 Tex-Mex tacos on the side of a highway? We find out from refugee, scholar and writer Anh Nguyen Austen. She’s also a cooking instructor at Free to Feed, a social enterprise that empowers people seeking asylum and refugees through training, employment and psycho-social support and the delivery of shared food experiences. Let’s get into it with Anh Nguyen Austen from Free To Feed (@freetofeedmelbourne). 

This episode is part of our Ingredipedia Bites rapid-fire interview series (basically a guise to snoop inside our favourite foodies' kitchens). Main ingredient-based eps are released every other week. 

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[Bites] 🌶️ Hot Sauce and Spicy Noodles with Mat’s Hot Shop

Which hot sauces does a hot sauce expert keep within arms reach at all times? And what spread does he never leave Ikea without? Let’s find out with Mat Garthwaite, founder of Mat’s Hot Shop in Collingwood, Melbourne. He runs a hot-sauce filled tasting room with over 100 sauces of varying heats from all over the world. He also makes amazing hot sauces such as Peachango Tango and Dillian Dill Pickle hot sauce (which we can 100% vouch for). Let’s talk hot sauce (and bagels and banh mi) with Mat. 

This episode is part of our Ingredipedia Bites rapid-fire interview series (basically a guise to snoop inside our favourite foodies' kitchens). Main ingredient-based eps are released every other week. 

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[Bites] 🍟God-Tier Hot Chips with Mip Easson (Mip's Chips)

Which are the only hot chips a hot chip expert gave 10/10? And which are the god-tier frozen chips to look for at the supermarket? Let’s jump into the deep fryer with chip reviewer Mip Easson from Mips Chips (@mips_chips) who is dedicated to finding Melbourne’s best hot chips and legitimately reviewed every single freezer hot chip option in iso. A true icon. 

 This episode is part of our Ingredipedia Bites rapid-fire interview series (basically a guise to snoop inside our favourite foodies' kitchens). Main ingredient-based eps are released every other week. 

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[Bites] Breakfast Buffets and Hot Sauce Collections with Ben Birchall

What is a hot sauce fiend's fave hot sauce? And do bay leaves actually contribute anything? All shall be revealed (or at least discussed) in this rapid-fire interview with Ben Birchall... who you may know from hosting this very podcast. Yes, this week the tables are turned and avid kitchen utensil collector Ben is in the Ingredipedia Bites hot seat. So... will he survive this grilling? 

This episode is part of our Ingredipedia Bites rapid-fire interview series (basically a guise to snoop inside our favourite foodies' kitchens). Main ingredient-based eps are released every other week. 

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[Bites] 🍜 Instant Noodle Hacks and KFC Mashies with Georgina Orr

Have you ever wanted to take your instant noodle game to the next level? Food content creator Georgina Orr is sometimes known as "instant noodle girl" on the internet so of course we asked her about the best packs to try and some easy noodle hacks. We also spoke about an epic KFC meal deal from her childhood in New Zealand and three of the best kinds of chocolate to buy.  

This episode is part of our Ingredipedia Bites rapid-fire interview series (basically a guise to snoop inside our favourite foodies' kitchens). Main ingredient-based eps are released every other week. 

Check out more of Georgina’s videos and recipes on Instagram and TikTok.

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[Bites] Peanut Butter Obsession and Banana Milky Ways with Emily Naismith

What does a legitimate peanut butter obsession look like? You'll definitely find out in this special episode of Ingredipedia Bites where we inflict the inane and detailed questions usually reserved for chefs and other foodie friends onto one of our own, co-host Emily Naismith. (If you're a long time listener you may already know most of the answers, so feel free to try and guess the answers before she says them, like some kind of weird game of anchovy-bingo). 

This episode is part of our Ingredipedia Bites rapid-fire interview series (basically a guise to snoop inside our favourite foodies' kitchens). Main ingredient-based eps are released every other week. 

Follow us on Instagram (@ingredipedia) and TikTok (@ingredipedia) to see visuals of our weird and snacky food pursuits.