Eat | Drink | Cheap Episode 27 – Radishes

It’s takuan time!!! Shawn and Simon take a big bite out of the cheapest and easiest spring/summer vegetable to grow and enjoy.

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

Honey Glazed Radishes: https://www.eatdrinkbreathe.com/wildflower-honey-glazed-radishes/

The Flavour Bible: https://www.amazon.ca/Flavor-Bible-Essential-Creativity-Imaginative/dp/0316118400

RIP Ahmad Jamal: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/16/846207919/ahmad-jamal-obituary

Thousand Island Dressing: https://manyworldstheory.com/2013/08/18/what-ever-happened-to-thousand-island-dressing/

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