Special Segment
The hosts take a common myth about the featured fruit or vegetable and separate fact from fiction.
Myth of the Week is the moment in every episode where the hosts tackle a popular belief about the featured fruit or vegetable. Some myths are old wives tales, some come from the internet, and some are things we all just assumed were true. The goal is to gently set the record straight in a warm and friendly way.
The hosts read out a myth that listeners often believe, then they talk through what science and history actually say. They explain the real answer in plain language so everyone can follow along, and they always end on the true takeaway.
Food myths spread easily, and they can change the way people shop, cook, and eat. By clearing up one myth each week, the show helps listeners feel more confident and curious about the produce they bring home.
- Does eating carrots really give you night vision?
- Are green potatoes always dangerous to eat?
- Is it true that fresh produce is always healthier than frozen?
- Do you lose all the nutrients when you cook spinach?
- From Season 8, is durian really dangerous because of its strong smell?
- From Season 9, are cucumbers just a vegetable and nothing more?
- From Season 10, do dates always have added sugar to make them so sweet?
- Many food myths are hundreds of years old and were once used as helpful kitchen advice.
- Some myths started as clever marketing and simply stuck around.
- A surprising number of myths turn out to be partly true and partly exaggerated.
Myth of the Week appears in every single episode across all ten seasons, from the very first apple myth to the tropical durian and the milestone ginger myths, usually right after the history segment, so listeners always get a fresh myth to think about.
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