38 - The Great Goldfish Eating Craze of 1939

Not only were western cultures happily eating raw fish for ages, at one point they were uh, in fact eating it so raw as for it still, in fact, to be alive. That’s right, today we’re talking about the 1939 craze of college students competing to swallow as many as they could of the humble goldfish. ------------------- Thank you to Athletic Greens for being a sponsor for this episode. To make it easy, Athletic Greens will give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit to take ownership of your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance! ------------------- Please support me on Patreon: Find transcripts and sources on the website: ------------------- References: :~:text=The%20Great%20Goldfish%20Swallowing%20Craze%20of%201939%20Never%20Really%20Ended,-A%20Harvard%20undergrad's&text=One%20of%20the%20weirdest%2C%20most,once%20eaten%20a%20live%20fish. :~:text=In%20Hyderabad%2C%20fish%20prasadam%20is,that%20fish%20prasadam%20cures%20asthma. Become a supporter of this podcast: .

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38 - The Great Goldfish Eating Craze of 1939 is an episode from The Fantastic History Of Food by Nick Charlie Key.

This episode is 15:27 long.

This episode was published on Aug 16, 2022.

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