#45 Cacao: Bittersweet Histories and Global Rituals
Anthropology Bites15 Joulu 2025

#45 Cacao: Bittersweet Histories and Global Rituals

In this episode of Anthropology Bites, we explore cacao’s bittersweet journey, from its sacred origins in Mesoamerican rituals to its transformation into a global commodity. Along the way, we uncover stories of mythology, nutrition, colonial conflicts, and modern reinventions, showing how cacao continues to shape culture, beauty, and community across the world.

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#71 The tropical heart of the papaya

#71 The tropical heart of the papaya

Papaya carries stories in its scent and secrets in its dark seeds. This episode lingers on its flesh, its symbolism, and the intimate ways humans have tasted, healed, and imagined this fruit.

6 Loka 15min

#70 Sweet potato, the power of comfort food

#70 Sweet potato, the power of comfort food

These nutrient-dense roots have sustained communities for centuries. A single root that can support immunity, vision and long-term health. Listen to learn more about the sweet potato bliss.

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#69 Mint: The leaf that refreshes civilizations

#69 Mint: The leaf that refreshes civilizations

Mint is a humble green leaf that became a healer, a ritual and the symbol of freshness.

18 Syys 18min

#68 The Cherry on Top: Sweet Secrets and Sour Truths.

#68 The Cherry on Top: Sweet Secrets and Sour Truths.

Discover the sweet and sour history of cherries, from ancient stone fruit roots to modern health benefits and farm-to-table tips.

11 Elo 15min

#67 Sesame: open the door to magic!

#67 Sesame: open the door to magic!

Sesame becomes the quiet protagonist of this episode, a tiny seed with a long, wandering history.

1 Elo 13min

#66 Coriander, a leaf with two names

#66 Coriander, a leaf with two names

In this episode, we follow coriander, cilantro, culantro, seeds, leaves, aroma as a small but stubborn traveler across continents and identities.

21 Heinä 13min

#65 Lupini: A tale of bitterness and brine

#65 Lupini: A tale of bitterness and brine

Lupini, in one breath:A bright, brined bean that carries Mediterranean memory and Andean resilience, born bitter but transformed through patience into a snack of salt, ritual, and migration.

9 Heinä 13min

#64 Brussels Sprouts: from villain to superfood

#64 Brussels Sprouts: from villain to superfood

A journey into the tiny cab age that went from dinner-table villain to modern icon. This episode explores how Brussels sprouts were reborn through science, cooking, and a cultural shift.

30 Kesä 15min

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