Sesame: A Questionable Big Mac Hack; Everything Bagel Seasoning… Dessert?

We get sprinkling with DIY furikake made from Ingredipedia’s favourite fish and also blow our own minds with a dessert hack for the sweet-and-savoury fiends. There’s a Maccas hack that will leave you questioning everything and also a big tip for a rare and extremely delicious black-sesame snack that will change your life (no exaggeration).

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Prawns: Should You Remove the Poo Chute? Filet-O-Fish’s Hotter Cousin

Are you a filthy animal if you leave the poo chute in your prawns? Why do we serve prawns in cocktail glasses? And most importantly – where do you stand on the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish? (Because we want to introduce you to its hotter cousin.) Answers inside! In this episode Ben claims prawn crackers and explores some Big Prawn controversies (yes, multiple) and Em belts out a yum cha classic from her air-fryer. Let’s rip the head off and get stuck in!

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🍆Eggplant: How Did It Become A Sex Symbol? McDonald’s Does Eggplant… Incorrectly

This episode is a little NSFW (as far as food podcasts go, anyway). We delve into the wholesome origin story of the eggplant emoji and what led to the phallic meaning it has today. Should you salt your eggplant? (FYI, we’re talking about the vegetable now.) The best way to eat it. (Vegetable.) When you could briefly get it at McDonalds. (Vegetable.) This episode is a true landmine!

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🧀 Can Powdered Parmesan Hold Its Own? Is Parmesan On Seafood A Crime?

Turns out there's lots of crimes you can commit against Parmesan cheese... and look, we may need to be locked up after this episode. We deliberate about whether there is a place for the green tub of powdered "Parmesan" in 2023 and make a little snack with it. We also make puffy chips from Parmesan rinds in one-minute flat; investigate what's on the McDonald's menu in Italy; work out how to steal wheels of Parmesan cheese and look into whether Parmesan can ever be grated on top of seafood pasta dishes; and explore the Parmesan-related espresso martini trend. 


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Peanut Butter: Pairing It With Pickles and Doritos; Cheeseburger Hack

The smooth and crunchy battlelines have been drawn. This is a peanut butter fight for the ages! Em explores the weirdest peanut butter pairings to see if anything can surpass the ultimate combo of peanut butter and banana; tries some peanut butter hacks including one involving a McDonald’s Cheeseburger; and re-creates a vintage peanut butter recipe from 1901. In the other corner, Ben looks into the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches links to (of course) military history; finds out if peanut butter really is banned in Russia; and gets to the bottom of exactly how Elvis liked his fried peanut butter-based sandwiches. 

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