Special Segment
A tour of how the featured fruit or vegetable is grown, prepared, and enjoyed in different countries and cultures.
Produce Around the World is the travel segment of the show. The hosts take the featured fruit or vegetable and explore how people in different countries grow it, cook it, and celebrate it. It is a reminder that one humble ingredient can mean something different in every kitchen.
The hosts pick a handful of countries or regions and describe a signature dish or tradition for each one. They share how the produce is prepared, what it is paired with, and any festivals or customs connected to it.
Food connects cultures, and seeing how the same ingredient travels the globe builds curiosity and respect for other traditions. It also gives listeners delicious new ideas to try at home.
- How mangoes are turned into sweet lassi in India.
- The role of corn in dishes across Mexico and Central America.
- How cabbage becomes kimchi in Korea.
- The many ways olive growing shapes meals around the Mediterranean.
- From Season 8, how durian becomes sweet sticky rice in Thailand.
- From Season 9, how plantains are fried into tostones in the Caribbean.
- From Season 10, how chestnuts are roasted on street corners in Italy.
- Some fruits and vegetables have completely different names from one country to the next.
- A single ingredient can be a street snack in one place and a holiday centerpiece in another.
- Trade routes carried many of our favorite foods thousands of miles from where they began.
Produce Around the World runs in every episode and ties directly into the global theme of the whole series, from Season 3, Around the World, to the tropical journeys of Season 8 and the market traditions of Seasons 9 and 10.
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