![]() ![]() I think I have memories of being at school and my peers asking ‘what is it? Is it a special occasion?’ĭevin’s brother: And then you also got a good breakfast cereal and then you know for the next couple days after your birthday it would last.ĭevin’s sister: It was such a treat because back then Mom barely treated us to junk food.ĭevin: And then she did eventually admit to erasing those “treats” from her memory.ĭevin’s Mom: Yeah, see all the stuff I was just trying to erase from my memory! (laughs)ĭevin: Because when we were kids, what was your thought on giving us any kind of junk food or sugary food?ĭevin’s Mom: Oh, no way. I mean, the treats were…ĭevin’s sister: Every birthday we got to choose where we wanted our special lunch at school and Mom would go out to the restaurants and sometimes it was McDonald’s…ĭevin’s sister: And she’d bring back that Happy Meal or whatever. (laughs)ĭevin: When I said I was surprised by what my Mom ate in her childhood, it’s because it’s such a stark contrast from what my siblings and I remember from our childhood, even if mom forgets.ĭevin’s brother: We didn’t get treats. I don’t remember what I cooked… I don’t know. When I asked her what she thought we might remember from our childhood, she conveniently couldn’t recall any foods.ĭevin’s Mom: I have no idea. ![]() (laughs) And Alphabets for breakfast.ĭevin: So the mom I know today and the Mom I grew up with would never serve those foods to us. My mom, on the other hand, recalls some very classic child-like favourites, which are interesting for other reasons.ĭevin’s Mom: Peanut butter and jam sandwiches for lunch every day with pink milk. And so, even talking about those foods and the memories of those foods still holds a very powerful connection for him. I think that’s because his Mom recently passed away. They were only done at that part of the year.ĭevin: I don’t know if you can tell, but when I asked him and when I listened back, I can hear this softness in my Dad’s voice when he answers. Taralli is a sweet bread that’s made at Easter and it’s kinda shaped like a bagel, only braided. It was something his mom used to make.ĭevin’s Dad: I’d have to say the tarallis or ginettes that my mom used to make. The kind you’d expect when thinking about a nostalgic food. ![]() When I asked my parents, my Dad had a very sweet answer. If I ask my siblings or parents what foods they remember from their childhood, they’re all going to have different answers. And the foods that we define as the best are all so unique because they’re rooted in those connections. Not necessarily because they’re the best foods we’ve ever eaten, but because they have those sentimental stories attached to them or those really memorable moments attached to them.ĭevin: Those sentimental stories, those moments- I love that connection. And that’s often the food that we credit with being the best foods in our lives. Like ‘oh, I ate this growing up and my mom made this for me or my dad made this for me or whatever it was. Kat: But often times, the best foods are the foods that have stories behind them. She and I equally love talking about food, eating food, and sharing stories about food. Kat: Food is a big part of people’s lives and culture…ĭevin: That’s my friend Kat. Whether they are meals your parents or grandparents used to make, or just foods from the store that send you right back to moments of your younger self as soon as you taste them again. Sometimes these comforts are old playlists or movies and shows. ![]() And more specifically, food and nostalgia.Īt some point in our adulthood we all start yearning for the comforts of our childhood. Because for this one, I want to share some food for thought… literally I just want to talk about food. And what I like about this joke is that it makes me feel like it’s actually okay to not take every episode so seriously. Devin (host): There’s this joke I see about podcasts sometimes that pokes fun at the trope that shows or episodes like to reveal something really serious or game changing about whatever topic they’re discussing. ![]()
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