Why do we eat appetisers? This episode goes through why some humans like to start their meal with something small. I explore how different cultures throughout human civilisation started stimulating their appetite and how this ultimately connects to wealth and status. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/salvi-s/support

This episode starts with a classic mealtime update , followed by a foolish conversation between two cousins. My cousin Shylie and I engage in a freestyle chat about our favourite foods and why we love them. This episode of The Hungry Diplomat is a bit different than my usual format, as I am just going with the flow, instead of the usual research jargon. It's nice to change it up sometimes! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/salvi-s/support

This episode of The Hungry Diplomat is all about Nyasha, aka MunchClubTv. He is a wonderful home-cook who found both happiness and sadness through sharing his cooking with the online world. In this 1 hour discussion, we talk about all things to do with his food personality, where he gets his influences from and what he has eaten recently that has brought him lots of joy.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/salvi-s/support

We have all eaten with someone we love, with strangers, with our families and I wanna know why. Why do humans eat with other people? Why do people look down on others for eating alone? Why isn't eating a strictly solo affair? Who made these rules? To help me answer these pressing questions is Myles, a friend of mine who has two history degrees and an unending love for evolutionary history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/salvi-s/support

In this episode of The Hungry Diplomat, I discuss the ins and outs of food memory with the wonderful Amy and Chloe from the podcast "What are you wearing?". We go through all the foods that make our palate both happy and very sad, including the best meal of all time for anyone at any age: the chicken tender. If you enjoy our conversation, please listen to their pod and give a like to both them and me. Happy listening! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/salvi-s/support

Alcohol can help us heal wounds on the outside, numb wounds on the inside, make us laugh, make us cry and also be the source of social glue and celebration. In this episode, I detail some of the most fascinating facts about alcohol, like wine and ale, and our predecessors who enjoyed it much more than we do now.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/salvi-s/support

Welcome to Season 2 of The Hungry Diplomat! In this episode, I talk about the most recent restaurants I have eaten at, followed by a spiel on the bountiful history of coffee. Whether you love it or absolutely avoid it, it is one of the most popular commodities in the world and this episode delves into its discovery and how it became so popular. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/salvi-s/support

Why do we eat popcorn when we watch movies? How about nachos? What about candy? These are the questions I answer in this episode about the snacks we eat in front of the silver screen.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/salvi-s/support

Ghosts, ghouls, goblins and...candy? As Halloween is upon us and we see the throngs of children dressing up in costumes going to door to door, I wonder, why do we trick or treat? What are its origins? This episode covers all that and more. Give it a listen and have a very happy Halloween! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/salvi-s/support

We know the horrible political and social history of Nazis, but what is rarely discussed is how they influenced something so everyday, so common: food. In this episode, I go through the typical German diet throughout the 30s and 40s and how this inevitably impacted how we view health and diets in the present day. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/salvi-s/support