sarah duignan
@anthrodish.bsky.social
food, health, & culture via anthropology
anthrodish podcast + newsletter by dr. sarah duignan | toronto & guelph
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anthrodish podcast + newsletter by dr. sarah duignan | toronto & guelph
www.anthrodish.com
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How about a taste of summer in the bleak midwinter?
UofGuelph's a finalist in the Homegrown Challenge, working on sustainable, AI-enabled vertical farming system to for year-round strawberries.
And YES, that berry was that red.
#Agriculture #Canada #Foodsky
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UofGuelph's a finalist in the Homegrown Challenge, working on sustainable, AI-enabled vertical farming system to for year-round strawberries.
And YES, that berry was that red.
#Agriculture #Canada #Foodsky
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
How about a taste of summer in the bleak midwinter?
UofGuelph's a finalist in the Homegrown Challenge, working on sustainable, AI-enabled vertical farming system to for year-round strawberries.
And YES, that berry was that red.
#Agriculture #Canada #Foodsky
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
UofGuelph's a finalist in the Homegrown Challenge, working on sustainable, AI-enabled vertical farming system to for year-round strawberries.
And YES, that berry was that red.
#Agriculture #Canada #Foodsky
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
all dressed chips getting more all dressed flavours is the weirdest type of nationalism
December 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
all dressed chips getting more all dressed flavours is the weirdest type of nationalism
New episode out, and the last of 2025! I speak with Chef Cheng Lin of Shōta Omakase, exploring his commitment to sourcing ingredients that honour the traditional techniques and considerations of seasonality when selecting which fish to incorporate on the menu
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164: Embracing Seasonality in Edomae-Style Sushi with Chef Cheng Lin — AnthroDish
Edomae sushi is an Edo style of sushi making that underscores marinating, curing, and aging techniques. Within that, there is one chef, Cheng Lin, standing out for his attention not only to these tech...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New episode out, and the last of 2025! I speak with Chef Cheng Lin of Shōta Omakase, exploring his commitment to sourcing ingredients that honour the traditional techniques and considerations of seasonality when selecting which fish to incorporate on the menu
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/che...
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/che...
This week I'm speaking with CEO and co-founder of Skipper Otto, Sonia Strobel, on community supported fisheries, the challenges facing the Canadian seafood industry, and how to increase consumer transparency and sustainable fishery management! #seafood
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/soniastrobel
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/soniastrobel
163: How Community Supported Fisheries Promote Sustainable Seafood with Sonia Strobel — AnthroDish
My guest today, Sonia Strobel, is here to explore the idea of community-supported fisheries. Sonia is co-founder and CEO of Skipper Otto, a Community Supported Fishery based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. ...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This week I'm speaking with CEO and co-founder of Skipper Otto, Sonia Strobel, on community supported fisheries, the challenges facing the Canadian seafood industry, and how to increase consumer transparency and sustainable fishery management! #seafood
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/soniastrobel
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/soniastrobel
very excited to have Ren Navarro of B Diversity Group back on the podcast for her insights into the rise of non-alcoholic beverages. We talk generational perspectives, the difference between non-alcoholic and wellness beverage culture, & how hop water works!
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/ren...
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/ren...
162: Behind the Rise of Non-Alcoholic Drinks with Ren Navarro — AnthroDish
Why are we seeing such a boom in non-alcoholic drink options, and how do they stand out from wellness beverages as their own specific category? I invited my dear friend Ren Navarro back to Anth...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
very excited to have Ren Navarro of B Diversity Group back on the podcast for her insights into the rise of non-alcoholic beverages. We talk generational perspectives, the difference between non-alcoholic and wellness beverage culture, & how hop water works!
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/ren...
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/ren...
Food waste PhD researcher Emma Atkins talks about what influenced the shape of modern fridges, and how it’s not shifted too radically from its earliest icebox roots! Listen to the full episode on AnthroDish podcast #foodhistory #refridgeration #foodpodcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4cj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4cj...
Are our fridges designed for food waste? with Emma Atkins
YouTube video by AnthroDish
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November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Food waste PhD researcher Emma Atkins talks about what influenced the shape of modern fridges, and how it’s not shifted too radically from its earliest icebox roots! Listen to the full episode on AnthroDish podcast #foodhistory #refridgeration #foodpodcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4cj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4cj...
how can stories of national and regional cuisines maintain the complexities surrounding the ways that ingredients have come to them? in Chop Chop, Ozoz Sokoh explores this in the Nigerian context. listen to the full episode on YouTube #nigerianfood #foodpodcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCkn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCkn...
Chop Chop: Exploring the History of Nigeria through Food and Recipe with Ozoz Sokoh
YouTube video by AnthroDish
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November 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
how can stories of national and regional cuisines maintain the complexities surrounding the ways that ingredients have come to them? in Chop Chop, Ozoz Sokoh explores this in the Nigerian context. listen to the full episode on YouTube #nigerianfood #foodpodcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCkn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCkn...
i think it’s deeply irresponsible to be writing trend pieces on ingredients co-opted by Western eaters in ways that feel fluffy or “accessible." matcha, pistachio, quinoa are all culturally important foods being unsustainably sourced, and deserve a lens that looks at overconsumption & climate change
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
i think it’s deeply irresponsible to be writing trend pieces on ingredients co-opted by Western eaters in ways that feel fluffy or “accessible." matcha, pistachio, quinoa are all culturally important foods being unsustainably sourced, and deserve a lens that looks at overconsumption & climate change
This week, I’m speaking with Ozoz Sokoh, a culinary anthropologist and author of Chop Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria. We explore the stories of how ingredients came to be in Nigerian dishes and how Ozoz approaches exploring the histories cuisine across Nigeria.
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/ozo...
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160: Exploring Nigerian Culinary Histories through Recipes with Ozoz Sokoh — AnthroDish
In Nigeria, the word chop is used for food and feasting, and to say “come chop” is an invitation into sharing and community. This is precisely how Ozoz Sokoh’s debut cookbook, Chop Chop: Cooking ...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This week, I’m speaking with Ozoz Sokoh, a culinary anthropologist and author of Chop Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria. We explore the stories of how ingredients came to be in Nigerian dishes and how Ozoz approaches exploring the histories cuisine across Nigeria.
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/ozo...
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/ozo...
a pet peeve: podcast guest pitches that throw an unrelated topic at me for "my consideration." i point it out, and often get a follow up "well we can talk about food too" - but if you didn't approach this already thinking about that angle, i know this conversation won't be enjoyable or meaningful
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
a pet peeve: podcast guest pitches that throw an unrelated topic at me for "my consideration." i point it out, and often get a follow up "well we can talk about food too" - but if you didn't approach this already thinking about that angle, i know this conversation won't be enjoyable or meaningful
Interviewed Dr. Bryan Dale about his recent @foodstudies.ca journal article, interviewing farmers and alternative food organizations in Ontario and Québec. We discuss tensions between producers & consumers, the role of state interventions in food systems, & more!
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www.anthrodish.com/episodes/bry...
159: What Could a Just Food System Really Look Like? with Dr. Bryan Dale — AnthroDish
My guest today, Dr. Bryan Dale , is here to explore these nuances. Bryan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environment, Agriculture, and Geography at Bishop’s University. His research in...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Interviewed Dr. Bryan Dale about his recent @foodstudies.ca journal article, interviewing farmers and alternative food organizations in Ontario and Québec. We discuss tensions between producers & consumers, the role of state interventions in food systems, & more!
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/bry...
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/bry...
wrote about something i never do: my kids! specifically how humbling it’s been introducing solid foods to my son in comparison to my daughter, thinking about the cultural and nutritional elements that make this phase of life fascinating to me #infantfoods
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on weaning my infants off formula
the cultural, the nutritional, the personal of first foods
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November 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
wrote about something i never do: my kids! specifically how humbling it’s been introducing solid foods to my son in comparison to my daughter, thinking about the cultural and nutritional elements that make this phase of life fascinating to me #infantfoods
sarahduignan.substack.com/p/on-weaning...
sarahduignan.substack.com/p/on-weaning...
This week on the podcast I speak with baker @katlieu.bsky.social on her new cookbook, 108 Asian Cookies! We discuss challenging misrepresentation of Asian ingredients through a celebration of their culinary adaptations in cookies and more!
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/kat...
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158: Honouring Asian Ingredients in Cookie Baking with Kat Lieu — AnthroDish
Cultural appropriation of food from other cultures and countries is by no means a new phenomenon, but how it sneaks in to bland Western recipes is increasing with ties to wellness culture in the last ...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This week on the podcast I speak with baker @katlieu.bsky.social on her new cookbook, 108 Asian Cookies! We discuss challenging misrepresentation of Asian ingredients through a celebration of their culinary adaptations in cookies and more!
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/kat...
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/kat...
new podcast episode out today with Palestinian food writer Lama Obeid on preserving Palestinian cuisine through genocide, and the ways Palestinian food gets appropriated into something vaguely Middle Eastern in Western discourse #foodpodcast #palestinianfood
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/lamaobeid
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/lamaobeid
157: Preserving Palestinian Cuisine During Genocide — AnthroDish
As this episode airs, it has been just over two years of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. Tens of thousands of Palestinian people have been killed, and entire cities have been reduced to rubble. And...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
new podcast episode out today with Palestinian food writer Lama Obeid on preserving Palestinian cuisine through genocide, and the ways Palestinian food gets appropriated into something vaguely Middle Eastern in Western discourse #foodpodcast #palestinianfood
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/lamaobeid
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/lamaobeid
in this week’s newsletter, i’m exploring some of the policy, sociocultural, and religious aspects that funnelled into wellness culture from the 1950s onward (and yes, wellness as an ideology goes further back than you’d think!)
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healthism + wellness = uncertain eating
connections between American healthism and today’s wellness are necessary for online discourse
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October 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
in this week’s newsletter, i’m exploring some of the policy, sociocultural, and religious aspects that funnelled into wellness culture from the 1950s onward (and yes, wellness as an ideology goes further back than you’d think!)
sarahduignan.substack.com/p/healthism-...
sarahduignan.substack.com/p/healthism-...
is this the guy we want to be giving food future talks in canada? the multi-millionaire responsible for food price fixing schemes, unaffordable groceries he blames on general inflation while suppressing profit numbers, and endless other issues? hmm?!
October 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
is this the guy we want to be giving food future talks in canada? the multi-millionaire responsible for food price fixing schemes, unaffordable groceries he blames on general inflation while suppressing profit numbers, and endless other issues? hmm?!
This week on the podcast, I speak with Iranian-American writer and cook Anna Ansari about her new cookbook/memoir, Silk Roads, the history of food and ideas travelling along the Silk Roads, and why the apple isn’t so quintessentially American as people think.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdAO...
Cooking through the Silk Roads with Anna Ansari
YouTube video by AnthroDish
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October 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This week on the podcast, I speak with Iranian-American writer and cook Anna Ansari about her new cookbook/memoir, Silk Roads, the history of food and ideas travelling along the Silk Roads, and why the apple isn’t so quintessentially American as people think.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdAO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdAO...
first interview of season 10! with Drs. Alex Ketchum and Megan Elias on their new co-edited book Queers at the Table. we talk about what it means to queer food (and restaurant/home cooking spaces)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxau...
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Queers at the Table with Dr. Alex Ketchum and Dr. Megan Elias
YouTube video by AnthroDish
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October 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
first interview of season 10! with Drs. Alex Ketchum and Megan Elias on their new co-edited book Queers at the Table. we talk about what it means to queer food (and restaurant/home cooking spaces)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxau...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxau...
this week on the newsletter, a travel log of food in france, and some reflections on north american convenience & food values #foodwriting #foodanthro #parisfood
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france in food
a travel log of convenience, conviviality, and kouign-amann
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October 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
this week on the newsletter, a travel log of food in france, and some reflections on north american convenience & food values #foodwriting #foodanthro #parisfood
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sarahduignan.substack.com/p/france-in-...
i don’t want to be in a timeline that’s excited about “clear and hydrating protein”
October 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
i don’t want to be in a timeline that’s excited about “clear and hydrating protein”
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join us on 29 september for a meet-and-greet with the FFF gang! come and tell us what you'd like to see from us? how would you like to participate? how can we support your work, too? ask us questions or just chat with us. register via link in the newsletter, and my paid subs go for free 💞
What does it mean to be a woman in food writing?
Join us Feminist Food Friends on 29 September for a conversation
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September 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
join us on 29 september for a meet-and-greet with the FFF gang! come and tell us what you'd like to see from us? how would you like to participate? how can we support your work, too? ask us questions or just chat with us. register via link in the newsletter, and my paid subs go for free 💞
tomorrow! registration still open!
very excited to speak at the Graduate Food Studies Association's Edible Dialogues series Sept 23! looking at the connections between food anxieties and health moralities, which feels all the more relevant these days. #foodstudies #foodanthro
link to register (free!): yorku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
link to register (free!): yorku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
tomorrow! registration still open!
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Happy birthday to our brilliant expert, Dr. Sarah Duignan, the amazing Medical Anthropologist! May your day be filled with fascinating insights, joyful connections, and celebrations that are truly good for the soul. Here's to a fantastic and healthy birthday! @anthrodish.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Happy birthday to our brilliant expert, Dr. Sarah Duignan, the amazing Medical Anthropologist! May your day be filled with fascinating insights, joyful connections, and celebrations that are truly good for the soul. Here's to a fantastic and healthy birthday! @anthrodish.bsky.social
i don’t talk about my post six concussion symptoms often anymore, but i so deeply wish there was more to be done for long term brain injuries, it can be so debilitating and infuriating some days
September 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
i don’t talk about my post six concussion symptoms often anymore, but i so deeply wish there was more to be done for long term brain injuries, it can be so debilitating and infuriating some days
i find it hilarious that we’re now here in wellness culture, where poop is used as undeniable metric of health. as someone who got weird looks when i did podcast interviews on farting and digestion 6 years ago
September 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
i find it hilarious that we’re now here in wellness culture, where poop is used as undeniable metric of health. as someone who got weird looks when i did podcast interviews on farting and digestion 6 years ago