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    Good Food

    What Exactly Is the Flavor of Candy Corn?

    Eric J Lawrence is KCRW's Music Librarian. He's a self-proclaimed snack enthusiast and has a particular passion for candy corn. He and Evan Kleiman try to discern the "flavor" of candy corn by tasting everything from traditional candy corn to candy corn Oreos and even candy corn soda!

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Eric J Lawrence is KCRW's Music Librarian. He's a self-proclaimed snack enthusiast and has a particular passion for candy corn. He and Evan Kleiman try to discern the "flavor" of candy corn by tasting everything from traditional candy corn to candy corn Oreos and even candy corn soda!

    The full episode

    1 of 8
    Candy Corn, Fear of Food, the Magic Restroom Cafe
    1. 0:00What Exactly Is the Flavor of Candy Corn?You’re reading this
    2. 4:55Candy 101 with the Candy Professor
    3. 13:14Why the Industrial Revolution Made Us Afraid of Our Food
    4. 17:37The Disturbing Reality of the Magic Restroom Cafe
    5. 23:15Fishing with Dynamite Delivers Great Fish, No Dynamite
    6. 30:25The Reemergence of the Horse-Powered Farm
    7. 38:33Market Report
    8. 46:08Petit Fours and Champagne Gelee: Desserts for a Special Celebration
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Harriet Ells

      Program Director for Talk

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    1 of 8
    Candy Corn, Fear of Food, the Magic Restroom Cafe
    1. 0:00What Exactly Is the Flavor of Candy Corn?You’re reading this
    2. 4:55Candy 101 with the Candy Professor
    3. 13:14Why the Industrial Revolution Made Us Afraid of Our Food
    4. 17:37The Disturbing Reality of the Magic Restroom Cafe
    5. 23:15Fishing with Dynamite Delivers Great Fish, No Dynamite
    6. 30:25The Reemergence of the Horse-Powered Farm
    7. 38:33Market Report
    8. 46:08Petit Fours and Champagne Gelee: Desserts for a Special Celebration
    Back to Good Food