GeauxEATS!: Recent Episodes
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Geaux (pronounced “go”) EATS! is a weekly podcast published every Wednesday that examines the history of classic dishes, influential cooks, diasporic ingredients, and MORE! Geaux EATS! goes beyond the melting pot and dives into the salad bowl through a tour of the intersecting American foodways rooted in cultures, events, and economics. Allons Manger! Let’s Eat! Geaux EATS! is a podcast brought to you by the Sidekicks Unite, LLC.
In this week's episode GeauxEATS! explores hot chocolate!
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More Info & Sources:
- https://www.ice.edu/blog/history-hot-chocolate
- https://www.cuisinenet.com/ingredients/a-very-brief-history-of-hot-chocolate/
In this week's episode GeauxEATS! explores eggnog!
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More Info & Sources:
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/geoffwilliams/2016/11/29/a-brief-history-of-eggnog-its-past-is-stranger-than-you-think/?sh=5629243b763e
- https://time.com/3957265/history-of-eggnog/
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/04/eggnog-why-called-eggnog-started-riot-west-point/4297711002/
In this week's episode GeauxEATS! explores the sweet potatoe!
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More Info & Sources:
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/how-sweet-potato-pie-became-african-americans-favorite-dessert/2015/11/23/11da4216-9201-11e5-b5e4-279b4501e8a6_story.html
- https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/why-sweet-potato-pie-is-the-defining-dessert-of-the-south
- https://www.tuskegee.edu/support-tu/george-washington-carver/carver-sweet-potato-products
- https://ipm.missouri.edu/MEG/2009/11/Sweet-Potato-A-Brief-History/
In this week's episode GeauxEATS! explores the Jack-O-Lantern!
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More Info & Sources:
https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/the-twisted-transatlantic-tale-of-american-jack-o-lanterns
https://www.britannica.com/story/why-do-we-carve-pumpkins-at-halloween
In this week's episode GeauxEATS! explores the history of Juneteenth and the color red!
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More Info & Sources:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-juneteenth
https://afroculinaria.com/2011/02/04/terror-noire-african-american-foodways-in-slavery-texas/
https://www.mashed.com/217924/why-red-foods-became-a-juneteenth-tradition/
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-is-juneteenth/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/dining/juneteenth-food-slavery-abolition.html
In this week's episode GeauxEATS! explores the history of Snoballs!
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More Info & Sources:
https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/new-orleans-sno-balls/
https://www.snowizard.com/en-us/content/history/history.aspx
https://www.neworleans.com/restaurants/traditional-new-orleans-foods/snowballs/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hansens-sno-bliz-snoballs
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/entertainment_life/article_a641da94-7b1a-11e9-aa5c-abddd4eb6a61.html
In this week's episode GeauxEATS! explores the history of Saint Malo!
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More Info & Sources:
http://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Articles_Essays/pilipino1.html
https://www.history.com/news/first-asian-american-settlement-filipino-st-malo
https://asiamattersforamerica.org/articles/louisiana-honors-first-filipino-settlement
In this week's episode GeauxEATS! explores the history of Lemonade!
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More Info & Sources:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-brief-history-of-lemonade-1502383362
https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/what-is-history-lemonade.htm
in this week's episode GeauxEATS! explores the history of American Barbecue!
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More Info & Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/04/barbecue-american-tradition-enslaved-africans-native-americans
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-evolution-of-american-barbecue-13770775/
https://www.livescience.com/32724-whats-the-history-of-the-barbecue.html
https://www.eater.com/2016/6/18/11966056/barbecue-sauce-styles
In this week's episode GeauxEATS! explores the history of the New Orleans Po Boy!
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More Info & Sources:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/mardi-gras-po-boys-and-streetcar-strikes-30258727/
https://www.salon.com/2010/04/22/lefty_history_of_the_new_orleans_po_boy/
https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/eat-drink/article_b27a59d0-b670-57db-bf3c-bcb39808e5a5.html
https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/514
In this week's episode GeauxEATS! explores the Fish Frying Cultures.
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More Info & Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/dining/fish-fry-black-tradition.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/insider/fish-fries-black-culture-history.html
https://heated.medium.com/is-fried-fish-and-spaghetti-soul-foods-most-debatable-dish-3ff2c328a311
In this week's episode GeauxEATS! explores the history behind green beans & the etymology of the word "ZYDECO"
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More Info & Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2002/oct/29/furthereducation.uk5
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/beans/history-of-green-beans.htm
In this week's episode GeauxEATS! explores the history behind Red Rice & the agriculture traditions rooted in West Africa.
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More Info & Sources:
- https://asalh.org/about-us/origins-of-black-history-month/
- https://www.pnas.org/content/99/25/16360
- https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/rice/
- https://qz.com/africa/1689421/the-history-of-jollof-rice-in-west-africa-and-the-banter/#:~:text=The%20most%20adopted%20theory%20for,%2C%20The%20Gambia%2C%20and%20Mauritania.
- https://www.eater.com/21274028/jollof-wars-social-media-rivalry-ghana-nigeria-styles-history-west-africa
- https://www.africanamericancharleston.com/themes/gullah/
In this week's episode (our first episode), GeauxEATS! explores the history behind the rich, creamy, and sugary confection known as pralines or pecan candies & the history behind the women known as Pralinières who made and sold these Louisiana classics.
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More Info & Sources:
- Knapp, G. (2016, October 27). Pralines Are More Than Just New Orleans' Signature Candy. From https://www.eater.com/2016/10/27/13422426/praline-new-orleans-pecan-candy
- Old Praline Women. (1902, September 1). The New Orleans Times-Democrat, p. 38.
- Poydras, M. (2020, January 07). The History Behind One of America's Most Beloved Desserts. From https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2020/01/the-history-behind-one-of-americas-most-beloved-desserts/604405/