February 27, 2024
Super Fry: The Fight for the Golden Frite (encore)
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Hey, guess what?
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It's a leap year, which means you get an extra day this week, and so you deserve an extra episode of Gastropod.
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In this case, it's also an extra French fry.
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Shoestring, waffle, curly, or thick-cut: however you slice it, nearly everyone loves a deep-fried, golden brown piece of potato. But that's where the agreement ends and the battles begin. While Americans call their fries "French," Belgians claim that they, not the French, invented the perfect fry. Who's right? This episode, we take you right into the heart of the battle that continues to be waged over who owns the fry—who invented it, who perfected it, who loves it the most? And then we take you behind the scenes into another epic fight: the struggle for the perfect fry. Can food scientists create a fry with the ultimate crispy shell and soft inside, one that can stay that way while your delivery driver is stuck in traffic? Plus, the condiment wars: does mayo really have the edge over ketchup? Listen in now to find out! (Encore episode)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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