"It's super funky, and really delicious." - CYNTHIA GRABER, The Big Apple Episode, Gastropod #Gastropod #CynthiaGraber

"That's one reason that sushi is an interesting approach for selling a new expensive technology." - CYNTHIA GRABER, Where's the Beef? Lab-Grown Meat is Finally on the Menu, Gastropod #Gastropod #InternationalSushiDay #CynthiaGraber

"Cheese would not exist without salt." - CYNTHIA GRABER, The Salt Wars, Gastropod #Gastropod #NationalCheeseDay #CynthiaGraber

"And why were Marilyn Monroe, Winston Churchill, Napoleon, and, now, even Nicky, obsessed with one particular sparkling wine?" - CYNTHIA GRABER, Champagne Wishes: The Tastes of Celebration, Gastropod #Gastropod #MarilynMonroe #HappyBirthdayMarilynMonroe #CynthiaGraber

"That's what makes it whiskey!" - CYNTHIA GRABER, The Barrel That Could Save A Forest, Gastropod #Gastropod #WorldWhiskeyDay #CynthiaGraber

"It wasn't COVID, it WAS the garlic." - CYNTHIA GRABER, The Brightest Bulb, Gastropod #Gastropod #NationalGarlicDay #CynthiaGraber

"Jefferson may not have been the first American to fall in love with this dish, but, to be fair, it's not really a myth that he introduced it to America." - CYNTHIA GRABER, Who Invented Mac and Cheese?, Gastropod #Gastropod #ThomasJeffersonDay #CynthiaGraber

"Of course, now we know that the ethanol in wine, and beer, and even spirits, killed off some of the microbes in your water that could make you sick." - CYNTHIA GRABER, Bottled Vs. Tap: The Battle to Quench Our Thirst, Gastropod #CynthiaGraber

"In any case, the orange carrot won." - CYNTHIA GRABER, How the Carrot Became Orange, and Other Stories, Gastropod #Gastropod #InternationalCarrotDay #CynthiaGraber

"Whiskey basically has to age in a barrel." - CYNTHIA GRABER, The Barrel That Could Save A Forest, Gastropod #Gastropod #InternationalWhiskeyDay #CynthiaGraber

"Jon adds mozzarella cheese, a slice of tomato, sautéed spinach, and mushrooms with a clove of garlic, a bunch of spices, and then he squeezes a slice of lemon on top." - CYNTHIA GRABER, Peanuts: Peril and Promise, Gastropod #CynthiaGraber

"Scientists call these clumps 'aggregates.'" - CYNTHIA GRABER, To Fight Climate Change, Bank on Soil, Gastropod #Gastropod #CelebrateScientistsDay #CynthiaGraber

"And what does that do for the OREO®?" - CYNTHIA GRABER, Cutting the Mustard, Gastropod #Gastropod #NationalOreoDay #CynthiaGraber

"I love it on toast with peanut butter!" - CYNTHIA GRABER, Are Insect Guts the Secret to the Most Delicious Kimchi?, Gastropod #Gastropod #NationalPeanutButterLoversDay #CynthiaGraber

"Cheddar cheese is a pretty popular variety here in the U.S., but there's another change afoot for the cheese!" - CYNTHIA GRABER, Who Invented Mac and Cheese?, Gastropod #Gastropod #NationalCheddarDay #CynthiaGraber

"The original name for tortellini was torteletti." - CYNTHIA GRABER, Remembrance of Things Pasta: A Saucy Tale, Gastropod #Gastropod #NationalTortelliniDay #CynthiaGraber

"If sriracha hasn't yet made it to your corner of the world, it's a kind of hot sauce." - CYNTHIA GRABER, The Spice Curve: From Pepper to Sriracha with Sarah Lohman, Gastropod #Gastropod #NationalHotSauceDay #CynthiaGraber

"Guy Fieri, on the other hand, won a contest on the Food Network, literally called the Next Food Network star." - CYNTHIA GRABER, TV Dinners, Gastropod #Gastropod #HappyBirthdayGuyFieri #CynthiaGraber

"That said, I don't think mesquite is going to necessarily become the next quinoa." - CYNTHIA GRABER, Like Water in the Desert, Gastropod #Gastropod #NationalQuinoaDay #CynthiaGraber

"Nixon decided to change that." - CYNTHIA GRABER, Baked: How Pot Brownies and Pate de Fruits Fueled an Edible Cannabis Revolution, Gastropod #Gastropod #RichardNixon #CynthiaGraber