Episode Info
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Episode number: 4x5 Production Number: EA1D06 Airdate: Wednesday May 30th, 2001 |
Recap
Alton, clad in top hat and cape, starts the show performing “Fantastic Food Magic” to a less than appreciative audience. He turns white turnips red, milk into cheese, popcorn… none of these tricks thrill the spectators. But Alton has saved his greatest trick for last – for how else but magic could an ordinary leg of pig convert itself to a rich, fragrant and delicious ham? Well, there is some osmosis, chemistry, smoke and time involved, but any meal that feeds twenty for about a buck each has to be magic. With a spell or two of your own, you too can make ham into…Good Eats..Read the full recap
Episode Notes
Cards
- Did you know the fame Presunto hams of Portugal, Westphalia’s Schinker hams, Serrano hams of Spain and Italy’s Prosciutto are all forms of country ham.
- “Ham” is Old English for “bend”. Until the 16th century it exclusively denoted the part of the leg behind the knee.
- Originally smoke was applied to hams not because it tastes good to humans, but because it tastes bad to flies.
Cultural References
Alton's comment and the episode title come from popular Dr. Seuss children's book Green Eggs and Ham.
The dark suits, dark sunglasses, and serious mein of the USDA agents call to mind the mysterious government agents from two Men In Black films.
Alton's drawl when he says "Doctor Pepper" (it comes out more like Dahtah Peppah) imitates that of Forrest Gump, title character of a 1994 film about a somewhat slow man whose phenomenal luck propels him to success more or less in spite of himself. Dr. Pepper was among the character's favorites.
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