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First Aired - 02/27/2013 03:00PM
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Learn about the origins of chocolate from Mark Sciscenti, a chocolate historian and chocolate maker currently in Santa Fe, on this week's episode of Straight, From the Source. Tune in and hear about flavorings for traditional (pre-Colombian) chocolate beverages, the uses of honey and agave primarily as flavorings not sweeteners in chocolate and The surprising chocolatey connection between the Mayans and Puebla Indians. Chocolate and history buffs alike can find plenty of great informational nuggets on the best chocolate radio show in the world! This program was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA.
"Chocolate was considered a gift of the foods and the food of the gods, and quite often they would drink chocolate beverages in a ceremonial fashion." [15:30]
--Mark Sciscenti on Straight From the Source
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Chocolate History (19:15)
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chocolate historian, history of chocolate, Meso America, vanilla, chocolate beverages, sweeteners, lowlands jungles, honey, unsweetened chocolate, human blood,The Food of the Gods (14:22)
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stimulants, cacao, cocoa beans, food of the gods, caffeine, Puebla Indians, Mexico, growing regions, microclimates,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 02/10/2011 12:00PM
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Valentine's Day may have been intended to celebrate love, but we all know what's really on our mind around this time - chocolate! Tune into A Taste of the Past to learn more about one of the most commonly appreciated and seriously misunderstood treats. Learn about the history of the "the food of the gods" from chocolate expert Alexandra Leaf and find out why "real" chocolate might not be what you think it is. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market. For more information visit wholefooesmarket.com
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A Taste of the Past Introduction: Alexandra Leaf (15:00)
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chocolate, Linda Pelaccio, A Taste of the Past, Whole Foods Market, Alexandra Leaf, Valentine's day, cravings, aphrodisiac, The Chocolate Show, www.chocolatetoursnyc.com, tastings classes at ICE, frequent contributor to Gastronomica and Country Living, chocolate is the best known food that nobody knows anything about, it's history is elusive, new world foods, Age of Exploration, food of the gods, Mayans, chocolate consumption is about 3000 years old, the native form was a heavily spiced water based beverage, stars being sweetened in the 1700s, beans came over in the 1600s, sugar was viewed in a medicinal way back then, dutching process, cacao, experimenting with genetics for disease resistance, adding vanilla for flavor, the beans are very bitter,Chocolate: Food of the Gods (18:19)
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top of the line chocolate, some artisan producers do not add vanilla, some aren't even adding cocoa butter, bean to bar chocolate, what do percentages mean?, there are so many varieties these days, percentages mean how much of teh bar actually comes from the bean, the darker the better?, milk chocolate, French add lots of extra cocoa butter, different styles from different countries, Pralus, terroir and chocolate, Ivory Coast, West Africa, huge producer, The Manhattan Chocolate Society, Chocolate Alchemy, homemade chocolate, chocolate notes in wine, pairings, USDA, selling almonds to confectionary, buying habits in men and women,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 04/05/2010 12:00PM
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This week, Bernie Wides talks all about the vernal equinox and its history.
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The Naturalist Introduction: Vernal Equinox (15:17)
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Bernie Wides, The Naturalist, Hearst Ranch, vernal equinox, the sun and the earth are at right angles to each other, northern hemisphere, the second equinox occurs in September, Earth's axis, astronomy, Easter, Christianity, first sunday after the first full moon, The Great Sphinx, Cybele, Julian Day Calendar, Pagan religions, resurrection legends, http://www.religioustolerance.org/, Eastern Orthodox Churches, Passover, timing of Easter, religious traditions, changing of seasons, Ancient Britain, Anglo-Saxons, megalith, Stonehenge, Ireland,Faith & The Equinox (14:40)
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back stone lit up with golden sunlight, Ostara, Easter was derived from her name, fertility goddess, Ancient Mayans, El Castillo, the illusion of a diamondback snake in decent, Mexico, King Arthur, Jesus Christ, Persia, modern day Iran, Islam, Zoroasterism, ancient Romans, Israel, BC, Before Christ, the better term is BCE, Before Common Era, AD, not used much anymore, Anno Domini, St Peters, Rome, Vatican City, ancient Saxons, Astora, the root of the word estrogen,Calanders & The Paschal Lamb (11:43)
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story of rabbits on Easter, Easter egg decorating, ancient Saxon goddess, transformed an injured bird into a hare, Bahá'à Faith, Easter Sunday is a movable holiday, Pope Julian, Roman Catholic Church, we use the Gregorian Calendar, Pope Gregory, Judaism, the Seder was a fertility Spring festival, before the Israelites ended up in Israel, eating of the Matzo has an earlier history, used to be eaten by the tribes of Israel, lamb commemorates the sacrifices, The Paschal Lamb,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
