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194 – Top 5 Vegetables

Lettuce indulge on an episode all about vegetables.

Back in 2019 four legendary rankers fought, argued, cried, but ultimately came together on a list of Top 5 Fruits. Well years have passed and wounds have healed and now we are finally ready to turn our attention to the food that your parents & doctors have been heckling you to eat all your life – vegetables! And you know what? Turns out that as you get older, vegetables are pretty dang good! Vegetables contain a variety of textures, flavours, versatility, and nutrition that it’s finally due time for them to shine on this podcast. So join Tuong La and Veggie Virtuosos Colleen Wang, Victoria Luloff, and Leslie Cserepy as they rinse, spin, and toss up a Top 5 Vegetables list for ya! 

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170. 8 Strange Food Name Origins!

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) explore the origins behind the names of 8 of the most frequently searched foods! Why do French-Canadians call shepherd’s pie “Pate Chinois” and how did Baloney end up getting called that if it’s *not* from Bologna?

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150. The Inauguration of Vice-President Potato ft. Greg Schulz

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) calls up Plant-Based Correspondent Greg Schulz (@giantwerewolf4) to talk about Vice-President Potato, the people’s politician. We get into the Great Irish Potato Famine, ways to prep potatoes in bulk for freezing, Marie Antoinette’s buttonhole, and the history of the Potato Head toy!

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166 – Top 5 Potato Dishes

Hey there spud! 

Potatoes are extremely versatile and has become a beloved staple in cuisines across the globe. From golden crispy fries to creamy mashed potatoes and everything in between, the amount of culinary creations that can be made with the humble potato are vast and seemingly infinite. So join Tuong La and his ‘Spuddies’ Angus MacDonald, Rich Hilborn, and Meghan Murphy as they peel back the layers of this deliciously starchy food and rank Top 5 Potato Dishes.

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142. Munch Madness: Ice Cream vs Chocolate; Potatoes vs Rice ft. Cupcakedex & Kadi Diop

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) bring you the first quarter-final match-ups of Munch Madness 2024! Guest judges Cupcakedex (@cupcakedex) and Kadi Diop (@kadi_d) give us their takes on the battles between Ice Cream & Chocolate and Potatoes & Rice!

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138. Munch Madness: Potato vs Pickle; Citrus vs Ice Cream ft. Eric Silver & Aslam Choudhury

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) bring you the first two first-round match-ups of Munch Madness 2024! Guest judges Eric Silver (@el_silvero) and Aslam Choudhury (@aslamchoudhury) give us their takes on the battles between Potatoes & Pickles and Citrus & Ice Cream!

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85. The Humble Potato

This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talk about everyone’s favorite starchy tuber, the potato! Tell me about it, spud. We get into different textures, colours, and flavours of potatoes, our favorite ways to cook them, and… All He Wants For Christmas Is A Fingerling??

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E52 – Two Tusks Too Furious (Fast & Furious 9)

Them Punch Up Boys are at it again! After an extended quarantine where Angus, Tuong and Leslie have been isolated from the world and new cycle they have come to find that Fast 9 has been delayed!! Why? Because the studio wanted a PAGE ONE REWRITE. Expect POTATO SACK RACES! TALKING ELEPHANTS!!!! Expect THINGS TO GO OFF THE RAILS!!!!!

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85 – Top 5 Soups

SOUPS ON!

There’s nothing like a big bowl of hearty warm soup to get your taste buds going. The delicious combination of throwing ingredients in a big pot of water and fusing the flavors together into something that not only tickles the nostrils but fills you up like someone is giving your stomach a nice cozy hug, is why soups have been a staple meal throughout the dawn of time. This week join Tuong La and Soup Heads Angus MacDonald, Samantha Leggatt, and Leslie Cserepy as they reunite with the powers of the internet to deliberate on the delectable topic that is Top 5 Soups!

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83 – Top 5 Chips

We know we can’t just eat one…
We were very lucky to record this episode pre-quarantine because live-sampling needed to happen (for research of course) to once and for all decide what the best chips are! These thin-sliced, deep-fried, crunchy snacks have been a staple in Snack Food Culture for centuries and we knew we had to do this episode justice. So join Tuong La and Potato Heads Hayley Kellett, Simone Dorie, and Leslie Cserepy as they get their sweet, salty, and savoury on and rank Top 5 Chips! 

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