Jiahu
9,000-year-old Chinese site with fermented residue
Episodes
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#4729: How Coffee Was Discovered Before ChemistryFrom fermented mush to roasted beans — how early humans discovered impossible foods without any chemistry. -
#4728: Why Humans Love the Burn: Spicy Food and the Drive to Alter ConsciousnessWhy do humans love spicy food? The answer reveals something surprising about our relationship with altered states. -
#2955: Mead vs Beer vs Wine: Which Came First?Beer may have driven civilization itself. We trace 13,000 years of alcohol history.