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Food - Delicious Science

Backward Smelling

Season 1 Episode 2 | 2m 27s

James Wong visits France to take on one of the world’s stinkiest cheeses, which has the characteristic smell of sweaty feet. So why do we eat it? The answer is in the wonderful way we smell as we eat.

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The Food That Powers Half The Planet
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James Wong is in Mexico in search of a remarkable source of protein known as huitlacoche.
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