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Hidden Kitchen's Birth of the Frito

replica of a vintage fritos bagOne of the podcasts I subscribe to is Hidden Kitchens, produced by the Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson & Nikki Silva). Typically what happens to me with podcasts is that I let them build up for a while and then I go through a binge, listening to one after another. This is what happened while I was sitting in the Chicago airport around 5 am on Sunday morning, waiting for my connecting flight that would get me back in Philly. I was looking for something entertaining and interesting and so started listening to the back log of Hidden Kitchen episodes on the pod.

I listened to several episodes, but there was one in there that I think that every food lover should check out. Originally aired in October 2007, this one is all about the invention of the Frito. It is fascinating because it consists almost entirely of interviews with the daughters of the man who innovated Fritos. He was something of a health food evangelist and was trying to create a side dish, not a snack/junk food. It is an interesting listen and made my wait in the airport far more interesting than it could have been.

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Filed Under: Food Oddities, Retro cookery
Tags: america, Birth of the Frito, BirthOfTheFrito, corn chips, Hidden Kitchens, history, Kitchen Sisters, NPR, oddities, radio programs, retro food

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ladygoat

1-02-2008 @2:23PM ladygoat said... Now I really, really want some Fritos.

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Janis

1-02-2008 @7:45PM Janis said... Thanks for this link---too good!!
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