Breakfast hasn’t always been sweet, crunchy, or aimed at children. In this episode, Eva and Maite trace the surprisingly strange history of cereal: from its origins as a moral prescription and digestive aid in the 19th century, to the rise of sugary cartoon mascots, toys in boxes, the nostalgia of Saturday-morning cartoons, and the modern return to ancient grains. Join them for a crunchy look at how breakfast reflects our shifting ideas about health, pleasure, and what it means to eat “right."

Perfect Granola Recipe: https://www.seriouseats.com/eleven-madison-park-granola-salty-recipe  

Breakfast hasn&rsquo;t always been sweet, crunchy, or aimed at children. In this episode, Eva and Maite trace the surprisingly strange history of cereal: from its origins as a moral prescription and digestive aid in the 19th century, to the rise of sugary cartoon mascots, toys in boxes, the nostalgia of Saturday-morning cartoons, and the modern return to ancient grains. Join them for a crunchy look at how breakfast reflects our shifting ideas about health, pleasure, and what it means to eat &ldquo;right."
Perfect Granola Recipe: <a href="https://www.seriouseats.com/eleven-madison-park-granola-salty-recipe">https://www.seriouseats.com/eleven-madison-park-granola-salty-recipe</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

Taste buds, Eva Longoria and Maite Gomez-Rejon, take a bite out of the most delicious food and its history. Every episode includes - family stories from Eva and Maite, fascinating facts on the yummiest ingredients from their culture, interviews with food enthusiasts, chefs, and historians plus on-location episodes that bring you closer to the hidden history of your favorite foods. Oh, and these's lots of taste testing, drink making, and recipes for you to try at home.

Listen to Hungry for History every Thursday and learn more about the dishes and drinks you grew up enjoying while discovering the origins of new favs too.

Taste buds, Eva Longoria and Maite Gomez-Rejon, take a bite out of the most delicious food and its history. Every episode includes - family stories from Eva and Maite, fascinating facts on the yummiest ingredients from their culture, interviews with food enthusiasts, chefs, and historians plus on-location episodes that bring you closer to the hidden history of your favorite foods. Oh, and these's lots of taste testing, drink making, and recipes for you to try at home.
Listen to Hungry for History every Thursday and learn more about the dishes and drinks you grew up enjoying while discovering the origins of new favs too.

Hungry for History with Eva Longoria and Maite Gomez-Rejón

Snap, Crackle, Pop: The Story of Breakfast Cereal

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What do arepas, gorditas, and pupusas have in common? Each is a golden pocket of corn masa — crisp on the outside, tender within — stuffed with everything from beans and cheese to meats and vegetables. In this episode, Eva and Maite explore the histories behind the Venezuelan and Colombian arepa, the Mexican gordita, and the Salvadoran pupusa, and ask a bigger question: why do stuffed foods taste so good?

Along the way, they talk migration, identity, and how corn-based foods carry memory across borders.

They also tap into a timely conversation: California recently passed a law requiring folic acid to be added to corn masa products like tortillas — a move intended to improve public health, but one that has sparked debate about tradition, nutrition, and how food policy intersects with culture.

What do arepas, gorditas, and pupusas have in common? Each is a golden pocket of corn masa &mdash; crisp on the outside, tender within &mdash; stuffed with everything from beans and cheese to meats and vegetables. In this episode, Eva and Maite explore the histories behind the Venezuelan and Colombian arepa, the Mexican gordita, and the Salvadoran pupusa, and ask a bigger question: why do stuffed foods taste so good?
Along the way, they talk migration, identity, and how corn-based foods carry memory across borders.
They also tap into a timely conversation: California recently passed a law requiring folic acid to be added to corn masa products like tortillas &mdash; a move intended to improve public health, but one that has sparked debate about tradition, nutrition, and how food policy intersects with culture.

Stuffed! Arepas, Gorditas and Pupusas

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Butter is so ordinary we barely notice it — until you stop and ask how it’s made, who made it first, and why it once symbolized power, wealth, and even ritual life. In this episode, Eva and Maite trace butter’s story from its accidental invention to its central place in religious and ceremonial traditions. They explore how butter became one of the earliest globally traded foods, prized for its portability, shelf life, and value long before refrigeration, and how it signaled status across cultures.

Along the way, they break down the simple alchemy of turning cream into butter and pause at butter’s most controversial rival: margarine!

They travel to France, where butter reshaped baking and regional identities and speak with baker Clémence de Lutz of Santa Monica’s Petitgrain Boulangerie and learn how laminated dough turns butter into edible architecture.

Link to Petitgrain Boulangerie: https://www.petitgrainboulangerie.com 

Butter is so ordinary we barely notice it &mdash; until you stop and ask how it&rsquo;s made, who made it first, and why it once symbolized power, wealth, and even ritual life. In this episode, Eva and Maite trace butter&rsquo;s story from its accidental invention to its central place in religious and ceremonial traditions. They explore how butter became one of the earliest globally traded foods, prized for its portability, shelf life, and value long before refrigeration, and how it signaled status across cultures.
Along the way, they break down the simple alchemy of turning cream into butter and pause at butter&rsquo;s most controversial rival: margarine!
They travel to France, where butter reshaped baking and regional identities and speak with baker Cl&eacute;mence de Lutz of Santa Monica&rsquo;s Petitgrain Boulangerie and learn how laminated dough turns butter into edible architecture.
Link to Petitgrain Boulangerie: <a href="https://www.petitgrainboulangerie.com">https://www.petitgrainboulangerie.com</a>&nbsp;

Butter Me Up! 

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Eva and Maite opened the season with a series on revolutions, asking a simple but urgent question: what does it take for people to finally say, enough? 

This week, Maite talks with Clémence de Lutz of Santa Monica’s Petitgrain Boulangerie about bread, strikes, and social responsibility. A baker and activist, Clémence reflects on food as a political act and how our everyday choices carry real weight. It’s a reminder that bread has always carried meaning beyond the oven, especially in moments of social tension.

If you are able, consider donating to:
Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights
National Immigrant Law Center
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota

Eva and Maite opened the season with a series on revolutions, asking a simple but urgent question: what does it take for people to finally say, enough?&nbsp;
This week, Maite talks with Cl&eacute;mence de Lutz of Santa Monica&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.petitgrainboulangerie.com/">Petitgrain Boulangerie</a> about bread, strikes, and social responsibility. A baker and activist, Cl&eacute;mence reflects on food as a political act and how our everyday choices carry real weight. It&rsquo;s a reminder that bread has always carried meaning beyond the oven, especially in moments of social tension.
If you are able, consider donating to:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.chirla.org/">Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nilc.org/">National Immigrant Law Center</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ilcm.org/">Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota</a></li>
</ul>

Bread and Today’s Battle for Justice

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Snap, Crackle, Pop: The Story of Breakfast Cereal

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