What’s in Jake Cassar from Mortadeli's Fridge & Pantry?

Have you ever wanted to snoop inside other people’s fridge, cupboards and snack drawers? Same. We’ll ask about 20 rapid-fire questions to find out the food habits of some of our favourite food-obsessed people. Our first guest for Ingredipedia Bites is Jake Cassar, founder and head chef of Mortadeli, a Mediterranean deli in Torquay on the surf coast of Victoria. We mentioned Jake and Mortadeli’s famous hobz-biz-zejt sandwich in our recent tuna episode. Find out what he snacks on and where he keeps his tomato sauce.

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Tuna: A Disturbing ‘60s Tuna Recipe With Jelly; Ben’s Mum’s Tuna Casserole

How do you feel about tuna meeting lime jelly? In this tuna-themed episode Em recreates a slightly (ok, very) disturbing 1960s “salad” recipe called “Ring Around The Tuna”. Em also covers the Subway tuna wars and brings in some vegan tuna to try. Ben shares his mum’s tuna casserole recipes (with a few twists), finds out the background of the Maltese Ħobż biż-Żejt sandwich from Jake Cassar of Torquay’s Mortadeli, and explores the interesting history of bluefin tuna.