# BONUS EPISODE: Brains and the BSE Crisis

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Podcast: [A is for Apple: An Encyclopaedia of Food & Drink](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-is-for-apple-an-encyclopaedia-of-food-drink-6817931)
Published: 2025-06-01T06:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 689

## Resource

Welcome to this bonus episode of A is for Apple: An Encyclopaedia of Food & Drink . Last episode the theme was Meat, and as usual, the three of us nattered away for a bit too long and some of our conversation was edited out for time. One of these things was the part of Neil’s section on brains and the BSE crisis. We’re busy behind the scenes getting the listener's choice episode ready for you, but hopefully this little snackette will keep you going.   You can follow the A is for Apple Podcast on  Instagram  and  Bluesky Sam Bilton  also hosts the  Comfortably Hungry Podcast  and is the author of  First Catch Your Gingerbread ,  Fool’s Gold: A History of British Saffron  and  The Philosophy of Chocolate . You can find her on  Instagram  and  Bluesky Dr Neil Buttery also hosts the  British Food History Podcast  and is the author of  A Dark History of Sugar ,   Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald Britain’s Most Influential Housekeeper   as well as  Knead to Know: A History of Baking  and  The Philosophy of Pudding . You can find him on  Instagram  and  Bluesky Dr Allie Pino hosts the  Fear Feasts Podcast  with Vanessa Baca and is the co-author of  A Gothic Cookbook .  You can find her on  Instagram  and  Bluesky

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