The Fantastic History Of Food
Podcast Notes Intro * Julia Child was an American cooking teacher, author, television personality, and apparently, a WW2 spy that invented shark repellent cake—follow along as Nick Charlie Key tells the strange but true story * Host: Nick Charlie Key (@nickcharliekey)
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Even the most famous and lauded among us still have a few tasty secrets up their sleeves, and today we’re going to dive into this fascinating side of one of modern cookings most famous gourmands: Julia Child.
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References:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/julia-child-spy
https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/julia-child-and-the-oss-recipe-for-shark-repellent/
https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/julia-child-cooking-up-spy-ops-for-oss/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/05/02/julia-child-hbo-oss-sharks/
https://www.history.com/news/julia-child-oss-spy-wwii-shark-repellent