Hungry for History with Eva Longoria and Maite Gomez-Rejón
by My Cultura and iHeartPodcasts · 102 episodes
HistoryArtsFood
Taste buds, Eva Longoria and Maite Gomez-Rejon, take a bite out of the most delicious food and its history. Every episode includes - family stories from Eva and Maite, fascinating facts on the yummiest ingredients from their culture, interviews with food enthusiasts, chefs, and historians plus on-location episodes that bring you closer to the hidden history of your favorite foods. Oh, and these's lots of taste testing, drink making, and recipes for you to try at home. Listen to Hungry for History every Thursday and learn more about the dishes and drinks you grew up enjoying while discovering the origins...
Latest episodes
-
21 min
Little Cravings and Season Recap
For the season finale, Eva and Maite take a bite out of the history of botanas, appetizers, and snack culture from around the world. From bar bites to late-night cravings, they exp…
-
29 min
Channeling LA: Diving Deeper into Los Angeles History
This week, Eva and Maite trace the layered history of Los Angeles through four places that reveal the city’s shifting identity: the Los Angeles River, Placita Olvera, Chinatown, an…
-
31 min
A Conversation with Monica Martinez of Don Bugito: Prehispanic Snackería
Maite is joined by artist Monica Martinez, the founder of Don Bugito, a pioneering edible insect business that blends design, sustainability, and food innovation. The conversation…
-
21 min
It's Crunch Time: The Bug Episode
In this episode, Eva and Maite explore the long global history of eating insects—an ancient practice shared across cultures in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. They unpack how insec…
-
25 min
The Spectacular History of the World’s Fair
Eva and Maite trace the evolution of the fair from holy day marketplaces to the grand World’s Fairs of the 19th and 20th centuries, where visitors encountered sensational visions o…
-
30 min
The Burger’s Journey, Part 2: From Happy Meals to Global Gourmet Grills
Eva and Maite continue their burger series with the invention of the Happy Meal and the powerful marketing of fast food to families. Along the way, they spotlight the often overloo…
-
31 min
The Burger’s Journey, Part 1: From Minced Meat to Main Street
Eva and Maite kick off a two-part series on burgers by tracing their roots long before the bun. They begin with the global history of minced meat, follow its path to the United Sta…
-
42 min
Let’s Dish! The Evolution of Dinnerware
Dinnerware tells a story far beyond the table—it’s a history of technology, aesthetics, trade, empire, and everyday life. In this episode, Eva and Maite begin with a simple questio…
-
30 min
The Story of Agua Fresca
This week, Eva and Maite sip the history of Mexico’s aguas frescas, from pre-Columbian fruit waters to the sweet, creamy evolution of horchata. Explore how these refreshing drinks…
-
28 min
REWIND: Hot Dogs!
Eva and Maite head to the kitchen to prepare a deconstructed bacon wrapped hot dog recipe from Eva’s new cookbook. And they share lots of history of course! From the earliest refer…
-
36 min
Hot Stuff! The Evolution of the Oven
Eva and Maite explore how cooking shifted from open flames to enclosed heat, tracing ovens from communal hearths and clay domes to cast-iron and white enamel ranges, Easy-Bake Oven…
-
27 min
The Industrial Revolution: Tinned Fish Edition
The Industrial Revolution didn’t just remake factories and cities, it transformed how the world eats. In this episode, Eva and Maite trace its origins in England and its uneven spr…
-
27 min
Snap, Crackle, Pop: The Story of Breakfast Cereal
Breakfast hasn’t always been sweet, crunchy, or aimed at children. In this episode, Eva and Maite trace the surprisingly strange history of cereal: from its origins as a moral pres…
-
25 min
Stuffed! Arepas, Gorditas and Pupusas
What do arepas, gorditas, and pupusas have in common? Each is a golden pocket of corn masa — crisp on the outside, tender within — stuffed with everything from beans and cheese to…
-
31 min
Butter Me Up!
Butter is so ordinary we barely notice it — until you stop and ask how it’s made, who made it first, and why it once symbolized power, wealth, and even ritual life. In this episode…
-
22 min
Bread and Today’s Battle for Justice
Eva and Maite opened the season with a series on revolutions, asking a simple but urgent question: what does it take for people to finally say, enough? This week, Maite talks with…
-
27 min
Dissecting the Salad
In this episode, Eva and Maite toss up the surprisingly juicy history of salads—from the invention of the Caesar salad on the U.S.–Mexico border to the rise of the Asian chicken sa…
-
30 min
From Forest to Feast: The Story of Mushrooms
Spoiler: mushrooms aren’t plants, they’re fungi! Eva and Maite dig into the history of mushrooms and why they exist on every continent on Earth. From the sacred mushroom ceremonies…
-
22 min
The King of Fruits: A Brief, Juicy History of the Pineapple
From its origins in Indigenous South America to its rise as a global symbol of wealth and migration, Eva and Maite explore the surprising history of the pineapple. They trace its j…
-
26 min
Rewind: The History of Mexican Spirits
In Aztec mythology the fertility goddess, Mayahuel, is the personification of the agave plant - the source of some of the most delicious spirits in Mexican culture. Eva and Maite t…