Traveling Through Taste, From U.S. Vending Machines To Albania

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How do you travel the world without leaving home, or reconnect with a family's legacy through a dish you've never tasted?

In the first of two stories in this episode, Folu Akinkuotu sets out on a quest to experience international snacks for her Unsnackable newsletter. She ends up finding the joy of tasting from a distance.

In the other, an Albanian writer finds what she's been missing in trahana, a national dish that holds the powerful history of her country and her own family.

Additional Context:

Check out Folu's newsletter: Unsnackable

Listen to Sara's original story on The Europeans podcast 

The Albanian music in this episode:

Tana by Saz'iso

Ka nje mot e gjysem viti by the Elina Duni Quartet

Mëmëdheu by the Peter Pan Quartet

Song of Emigration by Women's Choir from Permet

Era E Feminise by Elina Duni

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