Arnott's Shapes: 'Turkey Shapes' Once Existed; WTF Is With The New Shapes Flavours? [Snack]

Would you get around Arnott's Turkey Shapes? Sadly, they're part of the Shapes graveyard alongside some other questionable flavours from history which we will explore (in depth, don't you worry). We also look into wtf is going on with the current roster of new Shapes flavours and tries to predict the next flavour based on food trends. 

This is a short little snacky episode of Ingredipedia where we free ourselves from the shackles of having to choose an ingredient to focus on and cover a delicious snack instead! 

Our main ingredient-based episode will be up next week. 

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Oats: Porridge Championships Recipe; Who The Hell Is Uncle Toby, Really?

It’s porridge glow-up time! We make the traditional porridge recipe Australia’s oatmeal making champion swears by and investigate the closest thing to a multi-dimensional mystery the oats world has ever seen. We also look into whether the oat milk hype is valid; a vintage recipe from 1942; an original muesli bar hack and investigate the provenance of ANZAC biscuits.

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[Bites] Vietnamese Tex-Mex and Fish Sauce with Anh Nguyen Austen

Want to know how to make your homemade pho taste better? Or where can you find incredible $1 Tex-Mex tacos on the side of a highway? We find out from refugee, scholar and writer Anh Nguyen Austen. She’s also a cooking instructor at Free to Feed, a social enterprise that empowers people seeking asylum and refugees through training, employment and psycho-social support and the delivery of shared food experiences. Let’s get into it with Anh Nguyen Austen from Free To Feed (@freetofeedmelbourne). 

This episode is part of our Ingredipedia Bites rapid-fire interview series (basically a guise to snoop inside our favourite foodies' kitchens). Main ingredient-based eps are released every other week. 

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Chilli: McDonald's Spicy Chilli Oil Sundae; The Best Sriracha Alternative

Ever thought your Maccas sundae needed a bit of a kick? Or the hot sauce you douse your eggs with needed more green ants? We explore these hot topics as well as trying the world’s hottest chilli in sauce-form and tell you what to buy if the global sriracha shortage has left you empty-handed. There’s also tips to build up your chilli tolerance and how to utilise chilli to avoid jet lag for your next big trip. So grab a big glass of milk and welcome the burn of our chilli episode.

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[Bites] 🌶️ Hot Sauce and Spicy Noodles with Mat’s Hot Shop

Which hot sauces does a hot sauce expert keep within arms reach at all times? And what spread does he never leave Ikea without? Let’s find out with Mat Garthwaite, founder of Mat’s Hot Shop in Collingwood, Melbourne. He runs a hot-sauce filled tasting room with over 100 sauces of varying heats from all over the world. He also makes amazing hot sauces such as Peachango Tango and Dillian Dill Pickle hot sauce (which we can 100% vouch for). Let’s talk hot sauce (and bagels and banh mi) with Mat. 

This episode is part of our Ingredipedia Bites rapid-fire interview series (basically a guise to snoop inside our favourite foodies' kitchens). Main ingredient-based eps are released every other week. 

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🍊Oranges: ’70s Orange & Chicken Soup; Was Fanta Created for Nazi Germany?

Whether you like your oranges 1970s style with meat or in trace-amounts in soft drink form, we’ve got you covered. In this episode you’ll find out why half-time oranges at school sport have been cancelled; whether Fanta was created for Nazi Germany; some orange-cutting hacks and whether Em can grow up and like marmalade like a proper adult. 

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