Smörgåsbord Podcast

By: Halo Halo Productions
  • Summary

  • Welcome to the Smörgåsbord Podcast! A show where we explore the rituals, myths and all things strange about the world of food. Join the neverending silliness of hosts Angel and Mik as they discover strange rituals like bread and wine turning to the body and blood of a God, or holding carp as pets in bathtubs during Christmas.
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Episodes
  • Smörgåsbord Podcast Episode 051: Girl Guide Cookies
    Apr 7 2022

    In today’s episode of Smörgåsbord, Angel and Mik talk about their favorite snack of all time, girl guide cookies. Angel also shares her experience as an “honorary girl guide” during her youth. 

     

    00:00 Opening Song 

    00:11 Show introduction 

    04:32 What’s in your palette?

    09:59 History of the Girl Guides

    12:48 History of the Girl Guide cookies

    22:49 Girl Guide cookies vs Girl Scout cookies

    23:52 Girl Scout cookies

    28:09 Cookie facts

    33:54 The Girl Guide controversy

    37:22 Girl Guide cookies around the world

    39:25 Is it healthy? Is it good?

    01:02:35 What’s the next course?

     

     

    Resources from today’s episode:

    Wikipedia

    “Cookie History” by Girl Guides of Canada

    “Girl Guide Cookies FAQ” by Girl Guides of Canada

    “Selling Girl Guide cookies” by Lisa Kadane

    “Girl Scout Cookie History” by Girl Scouts

    “The U.S. has s'mores?! A look at Girl Guide cookies around the world” by Laura Brown

    “Girl Guide Biscuits” by Girl Guides Ballarat

    “Biscuits Update From Chief Commissioner” by Girl Guides Australia 

    “Meet the Cookies” by Girl Scouts

    “Girl Scout Cookie History” by Girl Scouts

    “The Sweet Prairie History of Girl Guide Cookies” by Lisa Jackson

    “History” by Girl Guides

     

    Smörgåsbord Podcast is a show where we explore the rituals, myths and all things strange about the world of food. If you like what you hear, remember to subscribe to the show to get new episodes automatically downloaded to your device!

    Want to connect with us? Give us a follow on Instagram @smorgiespod and leave us a message. We'd love to hear from you.

    This podcast is presented by Halo Halo Productions. Come check out their other shows at halohaloproductions.com 

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    49 mins
  • Smörgåsbord Podcast Episode 050: You’re Just A Tater (The Celebratory Potato Episode)
    Mar 24 2022

    Angel, Mik and Mari celebrate the Smörgåsbord Podcast’s 50th episode! In this episode they talk about all the fun things about potatoes. They also present a surprise at the end of the episode.

     

    You can listen to Mar Emanuel on Spotify wand find his music video in YouTube

     

    00:00 Opening Song 

    00:11 Show introduction 

    02:40 What’s in your palette?

    08:36 The origins of potatoes

    12:20 Potatoes in history

    18:17 Potato facts

    21:09 Scientific facts about potatoes

    34:38 Cooking potatoes

    38:48 Is it healthy? Is it good?

    43:22 Mari’s plugs

    44:18 The big surprise

     

     

    Resources from today’s episode:

    Wikipedia

    “10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Potatoes” by Food Republic

    “Potato Facts” by Andreajn

    “10 Profound Facts About Potatoes” by Shash Wighton

    “10 Fun Facts About Potatoes!” by Mavis Butterfield

    “7 Facts About Potatoes That You Didn't Know And Will Now Want To Tell Everyone” by Rachel Wilkerson Miller

    “Potato Facts” by Idaho Potato Museum

    “15 Interesting Facts About Potatoes” by Kickass Facts

    “60 Tantalizing Potato Facts Everyone Should Know” by Samantha

    “The Ultimate Potato Cheat Sheet: Which Potato Goes Best with What?” by Kris Wu

    “ Potato Battery Can Light Up a Room For Over a Month” by Tuan C. Ngyuyen

     

    Smörgåsbord Podcast is a show where we explore the rituals, myths and all things strange about the world of food. If you like what you hear, remember to subscribe to the show to get new episodes automatically downloaded to your device!

    Want to connect with us? Give us a follow on Instagram @smorgiespod and leave us a message. We'd love to hear from you.

    This podcast is presented by Halo Halo Productions. Come check out their other shows at halohaloproductions.com 

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    51 mins
  • Our Favorite Dishes - Episode 017: Bat Food? Don't Eat the Guano!
    Feb 17 2022
    In preparation for a new episode of the Smörgåsbord Podcast, we're reliving some old episodes of the show.   This week, we look back at the time when Angel and Mik discover the many different ways to eat bats.   In today’s episode of Smörgåsbord, Angel and Mik explore bat food! With all the madness in the world happening, these fearless podcasters enter the pandemic to discover if bat food is at all edible! We also discover today Angel’s obsession to deep fry everything into nuggets or popcorn. This episode of Smörgåsbord also features the first time we are recording a video of ourselves too. If you’d like to see our horrible quarantine faces, find us in Geek Happy Network’s YouTube channel! Stay safe, everyone. 00:00 Opening Song 00:43 Show introduction 01:15 A note on the COVID-19 pandemic 03:10 What are bats? 07:19 Difference of megabats compared to microbats 09:06 The polarizing perceptions towards bats in human history 13:08 Where in the world do people eat bats? 24:30 To catch a bat 27:41 How to cook bats 31:29 Examples of dishes that use bat 40:13 But how about eating guano? 41:45 Health benefits of bat food 44:10 Is it good? 45:08 What’s in your palette?   Resources from today’s episode: Wikipedia “Don’t Blame Bat Soup for the Coronavirus” by James Palmer “Is bat soup a delicacy in China? We debunk a rumour on the origin of the coronavirus” by Liselotte Mas “No, Coronavirus Was Not Caused by 'Bat Soup'–But Here's What Researchers Think May Be to Blame” by Korin Miller “The Hazards of Eating Bats” by Bryan Lowder “Are bats a delicacy in some countries?” by Cristen Conger “Ebola Outbreak: Why do People Eat Bat Meat?” by Hannah Osborne “Just a matter of taste. The most disgusting dishes in the world” by Orange Smile “Gross or Great? 27 Unexpected Delicacies from Around the World Slideshow” by The Daily Meal “Midnight Remedy: Bat Soup” by Amy Jurries “Bat soup in Palau is pretty intense” by Master Blaster “Is bat guano dangerous?” by GetBatsOut “Is Bat Guano Dangerous?” by Bill Cowley “How Many Species Of Bats Are There?” by John Misachi “Bats” by Defenders of Wildlife “Flight” by The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica “The Differences Between Megabats and Microbats” by Virginia “Meet the Microbats: Winged Creatures' Secrets Revealed” by Rachel A Becker “A Flying Fox in Africa Escapes Extinction” by David Max Braun “Paniki” by Taste Atlas   Smörgåsbord Podcast is a show where we explore the rituals, myths and all things strange about the world of food. If you like what you hear, remember to subscribe to the show to get new episodes automatically downloaded to your device! Want to connect with us? Give us a follow on Instagram @smorgiespod and leave us a message. We'd love to hear from you. This podcast is presented by Halo Halo Productions. Come check out their other shows at halohaloproductions.com 
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    47 mins

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