This week, we chat with Bonnie Morales, who wants to introduce America to the real Russian cooking—blinchiki, pyanka, Uzbek watermelon and beyond. Plus, Hannah Goldfield teaches us about the sweet rewards of bitter food; we make sweet potato cake from Macau; and Adam Gopnik discusses what to eat when you’re blue. (Originally aired March 9, 2018.) Get this week's recipe, Macanese Sweet Potato Cake: <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/macanese-sweet-potato-cake-batatada" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/macanese-sweet-potato-cake-batatada</a> Check out <a href="https://177milkstreet.com/kitchencounts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://177milkstreet.com/kitchencounts </a>for a free guide to baking times, weights vs. volume and more. This week's sponsors: Go to <a href="https://masterclass.com/MILK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">masterclass.com/MILK </a>for 15% off your annual all-access pass. Go to <a href="https://www.fergusonshowrooms.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fergusonshowrooms.com </a>to browse the Inspiration Gallery and request an appointment. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Every week, Milk Street Radio travels the world to find the most fascinating stories about food—a detective who tracks down food thieves and a look inside the most famous (and often scandalous) restaurant kitchens—and interviews with culinary icons such as José Andrés, Padma Lakshmi, Jacques Pépin, and Marcus Samuelsson. And on Milk Street Radio you can always find the unexpected: the comedian who ranks apples using an elaborate 100-point system, the scientists who study if vegetables have souls, and the journalist who reveals the world’s 10 biggest food lies. We also answer our listeners’ cooking questions, find out how to make the perfect cup of coffee, and share how to eat your way through Italy.