{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmeant-to-be-eaten.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fdecoding-miracle-food-cures-for-covid-19-A6VGIaqm","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Decoding Miracle Food Cures for COVID-19","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b7145f8c-161e-4425-a032-e1d7ad264925/1de4c328-0ba2-4be9-9dad-f7739dee500d/bitar-profile-picture-coral-lee.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/643d1239-6d1b-4500-9236-17cca907bda8\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Decoding Miracle Food Cures for COVID-19\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"This episode is part of a special series in collaboration with Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies <https://online.ucpress.edu/gastronomica>, guest hosted by Gastronomica editorial collective member Lisa Haushofer. \n\nAdrienne Bitar investigates the many miracle food cures for COVID-19 that continue to circulate on social media, drawing from her piece that appears in the current issue’s Dispatches section. By analyzing the so-called Israeli lemon baking soda tea and Yoruba pepper stew miracle cures, she explores the changing role of authority, food, and new media during this pandemic."}