With Adam away the remaining TRCers were privledged to be joined by Cristina Roach for episode 251. Elan leads things off with a look into whether buying local food is really all it’s cracked up to be. Cristina then dives into the world of aphrodisiacs to find out which ones, if any, actually work. Darren closes out the show by asking what is the most recognized symbol in the world.
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SHOW NOTES
Local Food
CBC.ca – Local food definition expanded
Freakonomics – The Inefficiency of Local Food
NY Times – Food that travels well
Aphrodisiacs
The Use of Foods as Aphrodisiacs in Ancient Cultures
Aphrodisiacs in Ancient Greece
Aphrodisiac Foods: Bringing Heaven to Earth.
Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture
Chocolate: Aphrodisiac or Euphamism?
The Aphrodisiac That Really Works
Oysters as iconic aphrodisiacs: good or bad science?
Natural Aphrodisiacs: ‘Spicing’ Up Your Love Life Possible, Finds Study of Ginseng and Saffron
