Food Non-Fiction

About Food Non-Fiction

Food Non-Fiction tells the incredible true stories behind food. We look forward to taking you on this wild food journey - through history, and around the world. Think of us as food historians, food scientists, and food journalists.

Publisher

Lillian Yang

Category

arts · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Mar 2015

Latest episode

1 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

76 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Dec 2025

   Big News! We're Launching on YouTube.

   Hey foodbuffs! It's time for a new beginning - we're moving this channel to YouTube. Please support the channel by going to YouTube and subscribing to Food Non-Fiction (https://www.youtube.com/@foodnonfiction). Thank you so much for your support over the years. Much love, Lillian

2. 

   21 Oct 2020

   #73 Ignacio Nicknamed Nacho

   This Food Non-Fiction episode tells the incredible true story of nachos. This snack was created by and named after Ignacio Anaya who's nickname was Nacho.

3. 

   14 Apr 2020

   #72 When Impossible Burgers Became Possible

   This Food Non-Fiction episode tells the incredible true story of meat alternatives. We talk about the early history of meat alternatives and then we talk to the Impossible Foods team to understand how this modern meat alternative was created.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

266 ratings

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