Hungry for History with Eva Longoria and Maite Gomez-Rejón podcast

Hungry for History with Eva Longoria and Maite Gomez-Rejón

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 of new favs too.

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 of new favs too.

 

#78

How Eating Shapes History - The Mexican Revolution

Tierra y Libertad: Food and the Mexican Revolution In Mexico, revolution was as much about... more

04 Dec 2025

23 MINS

23:30

04 Dec 2025


#77

How Eating Shapes History - The American Revolution

Revolution on the Table: The American Fight for Independence and the Birth of National Ide... more

27 Nov 2025

22 MINS

22:16

27 Nov 2025


#76

How Eating Shapes History - The French Revolution

Liberté, Égalité… Gastronomie: The French Revolution and the B... more

20 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:21

20 Nov 2025


#75

The Mustard Episode

This week, Eva and Maite serve up the surprisingly spicy history of mustard—from anc... more

13 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:12

13 Nov 2025


#74

Fritos and Totopos and Doritos, Oh My!

What do sacred crops and chips have in common? Turns out, more than you’d think! In ... more

06 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:43

06 Nov 2025


#73

Nutty for Peanuts, Part Two: Power, Industry, and Identity

In part two, Eva and Maite dig into peanut-related idioms as they follow the legume into t... more

30 Oct 2025

24 MINS

24:18

30 Oct 2025


#72

Nutty for Peanuts, Part One: Roots and Routes

In part one, Eva and Maite explore the peanut’s journey through Latin America, from ... more

23 Oct 2025

21 MINS

21:58

23 Oct 2025


#71

The World is Your Oyster!

Eva and Maite kick off season three by cracking open the tiny but mighty oyster: a once de... more

16 Oct 2025

29 MINS

29:14

16 Oct 2025


#70

Introducing: Hungry for History Season 3

Y'all, we're back! - Eva and Maite See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.com/l... more

09 Oct 2025

01 MINS

01:16

09 Oct 2025


#69

Celebrating Our Stories

Eva and Maite wrap up the season by reflecting on some of the highlights of season two and... more

11 Apr 2025

24 MINS

24:24

11 Apr 2025


#68

TASTE BUDS: Mexican Wine

Ahead of Eva's show, Searching for Spain, we rewind to season one when Maite visited Eva i... more

04 Apr 2025

04 MINS

04:28

04 Apr 2025


#67

The Crypto-Jewish Mexican Kitchen

Whether forced or by choice, our dishes and culinary traditions are constantly being adapt... more

03 Apr 2025

21 MINS

21:25

03 Apr 2025


#66

Popcorn!

Who popped corn first? What early recipes used popcorn as an ingredient? Who invented the ... more

27 Mar 2025

22 MINS

22:39

27 Mar 2025


#65

Sweet as Honey

With spring coming, honeybees are busy foraging nectar and pollen from blooming flowers. F... more

20 Mar 2025

23 MINS

23:46

20 Mar 2025


#64

South Texas and Life on the Rancho

In this episode, Eva and Maite continue their exploration of the South Texas lands they gr... more

13 Mar 2025

35 MINS

35:52

13 Mar 2025


#63

The Spicy World of Spices (and Mole!)

Eva and Maite start the episode talking about the complexity of moles and how this ubiquit... more

06 Mar 2025

27 MINS

27:55

06 Mar 2025


#62

Can All You Can!

Food preservation has been around for centuries and canned foods are an essential part of ... more

27 Feb 2025

28 MINS

28:03

27 Feb 2025


#61

A Huevo! A Brief History of Eggs

With the rising cost of eggs, Eva and Maite decided to dive into the history of one of the... more

20 Feb 2025

21 MINS

21:15

20 Feb 2025