Episode 4

Heat and Flavor

This episode dives into how we understand flavour, the chemical compound of pepper and the desires across time to find food with heat. Restaurant reviewer and food writer Ligaya Mishan explains how she communicates flavour and Dr. Arielle Johnson breaks down how flavour is a part of cultural identities.

Taste of Place is part of Whetstone Radio Collective. Learn more about Taste of Place here.

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A distinctive series of original podcasts focused on global foodways. We’re bringing you narrative-based audio stories shared through the lens of food anthropology. Empathetic in origin, with cinematic sound, and intimate, curiosity-minded conversation, WRC is like nothing you’ve heard before.