Weird History Food

Weird History Food (2022 – ...)

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Episode 98 — Which Root Beer Is The Definitive Root Beer?

Season 3 • Weird History Food

Released: 2024-12-12 •

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Root Beer is a sweetened carbonated beverage which, despite its name, has little to nothing to do with actual beer.

Nonetheless, people throughout the world enjoy it so enthusiastically you could be forgiven for thinking it contains alcohol. And while there are dozens of different brands of the ol’ sarsaparilla, a handful of iconic sodas have been sitting at the top of the heap for the past century. But which one is the best?

Episodes

Episode 1
The Genetic Reasons Why You Love (or Hate) Certain Foods
2024-01-04

Episode 2
Who Is the "Joe" Behind Trader Joe's?
2024-01-07

Episode 3
Why Did Crystal Pepsi Disappear In the 90s?
2024-01-11

Episode 4
How Safe Or Unsafe Was the Easy Bake Oven?
2024-01-15

Episode 5
Facts About 80s Snacks
2024-01-18

Episode 6
The Dizzying History Of Wine In A Box
2024-01-21

Episode 7
What Popular Foods Originally Tasted Like
2024-01-25

Episode 8
The Bright Green History Of Mountain Dew
2024-01-28

Episode 9
Innovative Foods Born Out Of Cultural Tragedies
2024-02-01

Episode 10
The Delicious History Of McDonald's McRib
2024-02-04

Episode 11
The Savory History Of The McMuffin
2024-02-08

Episode 12
90s Snacks We Want Back
2024-02-11

Episode 13
How Did Food Delivery Really Start?
2024-02-15

Episode 14
The Scorching Origin Of Bagel Bites
2024-02-18

Episode 15
The Real Reason Four Loko Was Banned
2024-02-22

Episode 16
Why Is It Called 7-Eleven?
2024-02-25

Episode 17
Why You Can’t Freeze Vodka
2024-02-29

Episode 18
Everything That's Actually In A Chicken Nugget
2024-03-03

Episode 19
The Greasy History Of Denny's
2024-03-07

Episode 20
The Cult Of Diet Coke
2024-03-10

Episode 21
When Russia LITERALLY Ran Out Of Vodka (And Other Booze Disasters)
2024-03-14

Episode 22
The REAL Reason McDonald's Ice Cream Machines Are Always Broken
2024-03-17

Episode 23
Why Sprite Beat 7UP In The Clear Cola Wars
2024-03-21

Episode 24
Where In The World Did Crumbl Cookies Come From?
2024-03-24

Episode 25
How Bad Breath Became Its Own Industry
2024-03-28

Episode 26
Why Powerade Got Shut Out By Gatorade
2024-03-31

Episode 27
How Lunchables Were Made By And For The 90s
2024-04-04

Episode 28
Every Style Of Burrito We Could Find Across The United States
2024-04-07

Episode 29
Death Of The Mall Food Court
2024-04-11

Episode 30
The Delightfully Orange History Of Sunny Delight
2024-04-14

Episode 31
The Hot And Cool History Of Dairy Queen
2024-04-18

Episode 32
How Jack in the Box Bounced Back From A Deadly Scandal
2024-04-21

Episode 33
How Much Money Is Costco Losing On Its Hot Dogs?
2024-04-25

Episode 34
Why Do Pop Tarts Come In Twos?
2024-04-28

Episode 35
The Real History Behind Outback Steakhouse
2024-05-02

Episode 36
Every Super Sized Lie in Super Size Me
2024-05-05

Episode 37
How An Incredibly Bizarre Restaurant Became A Franchise: Medieval Times
2024-05-09

Episode 38
Why Heart Attack Grill Wants You To Die While Eating There
2024-05-12

Episode 39
How Shasta Gets Away With Imitating Coke
2024-05-16

Episode 40
What's Really In A Barf Jelly Belly?
2024-05-19

Episode 41
The REAL Reason Bagels And Donuts Have Holes
2024-05-23

Episode 42
The Checkered History Of Pizza Hut
2024-05-26

Episode 43
How Wonka Became A REAL Candy Company
2024-05-30

Episode 44
Every Style Of Ice Cream We Could Find Across The United States
2024-06-02

Episode 45
The Surprising Reason Why McDonalds Sells Fish
2024-06-06

Episode 46
How Civilization Was Created By Bread
2024-06-09

Episode 47
What Is A Sandwich?
2024-06-13

Episode 48
Who Was The First Person To Get Drunk Off A Margarita?
2024-06-16

Episode 49
Every McDonald’s Menu Item Since 1955
2024-06-20

Episode 50
Every Style of Taco We Could Find
2024-06-23

Episode 51
Why Is Five Guys So Expensive?
2024-06-27

Episode 52
The Meaty History Of Korean BBQ
2024-06-30

Episode 53
What REALLY Happened To The Rainforest Cafe?
2024-07-04

Episode 54
Every Style Of Nachos We Could Find
2024-07-07

Episode 55
Every Haunted Restaurants In America
2024-07-11

Episode 56
Why Did We All Start Drinking White Claw?
2024-07-14

Episode 57
The Deliciously Greasy History Of Panda Express
2024-07-21

Episode 58
The Rise And Rapid Fall Of Ghost Kitchens
2024-07-25

Episode 59
Is IKEA Actually A Restaurant That Sells Furniture?
2024-07-28

Episode 60
All The Ways Restaurants TRICK You Into Staying
2024-08-01

Episode 61
Everything That’s Actually In A Hot Dog
2024-08-04

Episode 62
What Was The First Beverage We Drank After Water?
2024-08-08

Episode 63
The Death Of Chain Restaurants
2024-08-11

Episode 64
Every Fried Fair Food We Could Find In America
2024-08-15

Episode 65
What Happened To The Kool-Aid Man?
2024-08-18

Episode 66
The Death Of Fast Food Video Game Tie-Ins
2024-08-22

Episode 67
How The FroYo Wars Almost Put Frozen Yogurt Out Of Business
2024-08-25

Episode 68
The Rich, Chocolatey History of Nesquik
2024-08-29

Episode 69
The Biggest Beef In Competitive Eating: Chestnut vs. Kobayashi
2024-09-01

Episode 70
The Incredible Rise And Disastrous Fall Of Fuddruckers
2024-09-05

Episode 71
The Most EXPENSIVE Grocery Store In America.
2024-09-08

Episode 72
What Happened To Barq’s Bite?
2024-09-12

Episode 73
Everything That Went Wrong With Papa Johns Pizza
2024-09-15

Episode 74
Why Isn't Sriracha As Hot As It Used to Be?
2024-09-19

Episode 75
Every Taco Bell Menu Item Since 1962
2024-09-22

Episode 76
How Pasta Was Invented Everywhere At Once
2024-09-26

Episode 77
Why Does Chipotle Keep Making Us Sick?
2024-09-29

Episode 78
The Surprisingly Interesting Science Behind Soda Packaging
2024-10-03

Episode 79
Is There Actually Cheese In Cheez Whiz?
2024-10-06

Episode 80
The Spicy History Of Hot Sauce
2024-10-10

Episode 81
Death Of The Fast Food Play Place
2024-10-13

Episode 82
What Happened To The Taco Bell Chihuahua?
2024-10-17

Episode 83
Everything That's Actually In A Fast Food Hamburger
2024-10-20

Episode 84
Why Is It So Hard To Open A Capri-Sun?
2024-10-24

Episode 85
Why Did Fast Food Become So Expensive?
2024-10-27

Episode 86
Why Sonic Is The Last Drive-In Standing
2024-10-31

Episode 87
How Quiznos Got Toasted
2024-11-03

Episode 88
Death Of The American Steakhouse
2024-11-07

Episode 89
Why Did Tony The Tiger Have To Get Hot?
2024-11-10

Episode 90
Is There Any Grape In "Grape" Flavor?
2024-11-14

Episode 91
Is Betty Crocker A Real Person?
2024-11-17

Episode 92
This Restaurant WANTS You To Have A Terrible Time
2024-11-21

Episode 93
The Bubbly Rise And Shattering Fall Of Jones Soda
2024-11-24

Episode 94
The Deadly Family Feud Behind Zankou Chicken
2024-11-28

Episode 95
Every Wendy's Menu Item Since 1969
2024-12-01

Episode 96
How Del Taco Tried And Failed To Crack Taco Bell
2024-12-05

Episode 97
How Chili’s Got Burned And Came Back
2024-12-08

Episode 98
Which Root Beer Is The Definitive Root Beer?
2024-12-12

Episode 99
Is the Filet-O-Fish Actually Fish?
2024-12-15

Episode 100
The Red Hot Rise and Unfortunate Fall of Red Robin
2024-12-19

Episode 101
How Are Rotisserie Chickens So Cheap?
2024-12-22

Episode 102
Are Fast Food Restaurants Actually Giving Us LESS Food?
2024-12-26

Episode 103
The Secrets Behind Every Secret Sauce
2024-12-29

Information

Episode air date	12.12.2024
Episode runtime	10 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	—
TMDB series rating	—
IMDb series rating	8.4
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	—
Country	US

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