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Food: Fact or Fiction?, hosted by Michael McKean, explores age-old adages and uncovers fascinating food mysteries that are baked inside everything we eat. From pancakes to burgers to apple pie, we will reveal the accidental

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    Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 1 Episode 1 - What's for Dessert
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    #1 - What's for Dessert

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    In this episode of Food: Fact or Fiction? join host Michael McKean as we indulge in the best part of every meal: Dessert! From cake to pie to banana splits, our favorite desserts are baked with rich stories that have shaped America in extraordinary ways. We travel back in time to find out how cake gave rise to democracy in America. We reveal the sweet truth about why ice cream topped with syrup is called a sundae. And we find out if anything really is more American than apple pie. Save room for dessert as we discover some tasty truths and some mouthwatering myths hidden in every decadent bite!

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  2. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 1 Episode 2 - Passports Please!
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    #2 - Passports Please!

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    In this episode of Food: Fact or Fiction? join host Michael McKean as we take a trip around the food globe to find out where some of our most popular international dishes were really born. We know French Fries are fried, but are they French? Pizza and Italy go together like cheese and pepperoni, but can the Italians really claim pizza as their own? And no Chinese meal is complete until you crack open that fortune cookie, but was this crunchy treat really invented in China? We get to the bottom of some shocking food origin stories and uncover the hidden identities of our beloved foreign favorites.

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  3. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 1 Episode 3 - Doctor's Note
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    #3 - Doctor's Note

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    In this episode of Food: Fact or Fiction? join host Michael McKean as we uncover the truth behind America's most popular food remedies. Do carrots really improve our eyesight? Can a bowl of chicken soup cure a stuffy nose? And does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? We dig up some mind-boggling history to find out if these age-old adages are true. Have we all been fed a spoonful of food fiction to help the medicine go down?

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  4. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 1 Episode 4 - Breakfast
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    #4 - Breakfast

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    In this episode of Food: Fact or Fiction? join host Michael McKean as we reveal the truth behind the most important meal of the day. From coffee to pancakes to bacon, we'll find out how some sneaky marketing ploys and acts of sin have shaped what we eat for breakfast in America. Does coffee really stunt your growth? Is the recipe for flapjacks rooted in sin? We all know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but who said that and is it really true? Get ready to wake up and smell the facts as we discover how our morning meals have come to taste so sinfully delicious.

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  5. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 1 Episode 5 - Taste of War
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    #5 - Taste of War

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    In this episode of Food: Fact or Fiction? join host Michael McKean as we put food on the frontlines of war and discover how some of history's most epic battles were decided by what we eat. Did Frozen Dinners save the world in World War II? Were hamburgers invented on the battlefield? Did the South lose the Civil War because of salt? We dig into some fascinating food fights and discover how our appetites have shaped the world's most critical battles.

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  6. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 1 Episode 6 - Hungry for Love
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    #6 - Hungry for Love

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    In the episode of Food: Fact or Fiction? join host Michael McKean as we dig into the heart of food and love. Chocolate and romance go hand in hand, but is this love affair really backed up by chemistry? Couples today can't tie the knot without saying "I do" to their dream wedding cake, but did this tradition actually begin with a baguette? There's nothing like keeping the spark alive by sharing some sensual oysters with your sweetheart, but are oysters really an aphrodisiac? We get the dish on our favorite romantic recipes and find out if it's really true love or just a fictional fling.

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  7. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2 Episode 1 - Hole in One
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    #7 - Hole in One

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    Host Michael McKean shares the "hole" story of everyone's favorite middle-missing baked goods. See if donuts helped bring about the end of World War I, if the secret to New York bagels lies in the city's water and how bundt cakes went from headlining brunch to saving lives.

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  8. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2 Episode 2 - The Kitchen of Good and Evil
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    #8 - The Kitchen of Good and Evil

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    Host Michael McKean separates the good from the bad on some downright wicked food tales. He uncovers whether beer's spirits were put there by witches, if the pretzel is pious or if its story is full of twists and if the heavenly-tasting angel food cake is really just a little devil.

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  9. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2 Episode 3 - Hungry Eyes
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    #9 - Hungry Eyes

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    Host Michael McKean chases rainbows to explain how our food's color can leave us tickled pink or feeling blue. Michael uncovers if cheddar cheese is really orange and if color can cause a taste bud blackout. Miss this golden opportunity to find out, and you may be left green with envy.

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  10. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2 Episode 4 - Thanksgiving Winners
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    #10 - Thanksgiving Winners

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    Host Michael McKean gives thanks for our favorite Thanksgiving grub. He uncovers whether the turkey or the country came first, how burnt marshmallows ended up on sweet potatoes and if a lawyer gave up his career to put cranberries in a can.

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  11. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2 Episode 5 - Breadly Combinations
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    #11 - Breadly Combinations

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    Host Michael McKean opens up a sandwich discussion and cuts the crust off some "deli-cut" issues. He finds out if the sandwich was actually named after a guy named sandwich, the correct name for an Italian sandwich and if the burrito is on the docket of sandwich court.

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  12. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2 Episode 6 - Eat Your Words
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    #12 - Eat Your Words

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    Host Michael McKean minces words to get to the bottom of some famous food phrases. He finds out if the extra muffin a baker's dozen could save a baker's life, what's really so cool about cucumbers and if you can literally butter someone up.

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  13. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2 Episode 7 - Rags to Riches
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    #13 - Rags to Riches

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    Host Michael McKean takes a look at how some favorite foods went from paupers to princes. He looks at lobster's prison past, whether creme brulee was always the cream of the crop, and if champagne's fizz almost burst its bubble.

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  14. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2 Episode 8 - Power Couples
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    #14 - Power Couples

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    Host Michael McKean takes a look at how some favorite food combinations got hitched. Michael traces the origins of peanut butter and jelly to the trenches of World War II, sees how spaghetti and meatballs went from Italy to America and finds out if chicken and waffles met after a late-night jazz set.

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  15. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2 Episode 9 - Some Like it Hot
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    #15 - Some Like it Hot

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    Host Michael McKean cranks up the heat on food myths, discovering who invented chili, if hot wings bond people closer together and if "spicy" is just in our heads. Grab the oven mitts and plenty of ice-water to find out if there's truth in these five-alarm facts.

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  16. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2 Episode 10 - State Fare
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    #16 - State Fare

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    Host Michael McKean takes a road trip around the US to uncover the stories behind our favorite state plates, including what baked Alaska has to do with Alaska, who put the Big Apple in New York cheesecake and if the California roll is from California, Japan ... or Canada!

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  17. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2 Episode 11 - Eat to Win
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    #17 - Eat to Win

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    Host Michael McKean goes to bat finding out how our favorite stadium goods got tickets to the big leagues. Michael traces the football tailgate to a Civil War battlefield, shows how important the hot dog is to baseball's existence, and uncovers how the difficult-to-eat nachos became a stadium standard.

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  18. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2 Episode 12 - Carnie Knowledge
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    #18 - Carnie Knowledge

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    Step right up, as host Michael McKean juggles carnival classics with stories that will amaze and astound. His big top tales include whether cotton candy is at the root of a cavity conspiracy, if popcorn kernels saved the silver screen and if saltwater taffy pulled itself into the middle of a giant legal war.

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  19. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 2 Episode 13 - Up in the Air
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    #19 - Up in the Air

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    Fasten your seatbelt and put your tray table in the upright position, host Michael McKean is taking our favorite foods up and away. He discovers if there's a scientific reason you may not love airline food, why hungry astronauts tend to float over to spicy shrimp and how a corned beef sandwich could sabotage a space mission.

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  20. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 3 Episode 1 - Sacred Chow
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    #20 - Sacred Chow

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    Host Michael McKean enlightens us on a few divine dining delights. He finds out why we should we be handing out cake instead of candy on Halloween. Then McKean discovers that Valentine's Day candy hearts were once used as medicine. Later he figures out whether Corned Beef can really bring any Irish luck on St. Patrick's Day. Saints or sinners, this episode's foods are truly sacred.

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  21. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 3 Episode 2 - Disastrous Dishes
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    #21 - Disastrous Dishes

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    Grab your flashlights and duct tape because host Michael McKean uncovers the truth behind the world's greatest edible emergencies. He discovers how a massive blackout in New York City led to the decadent Blackout Cake, that Tapioca pudding is no good at puddin' out fires, and that a tidal wave of sweet molasses nearly broke Boston.

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  22. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 3 Episode 3 - Opposites Attract
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    #22 - Opposites Attract

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    Join host Michael McKean as he figures out why some classic culinary combos are a match made in heaven. He discovers that grilled cheese and tomato soup found love at a school cafeteria, that our brains are wired to crave peanut butter and chocolate. Then, he finds out that there's scientific proof that chocolate and caviar have perfect chemistry.

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  23. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 3 Episode 4 - Bloodlines
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    #23 - Bloodlines

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    Host Michael McKean sorts out the problematic pedigrees of some of our favorite foods. We'll find out if German Chocolate cake is iced with a grammatical error, if the real father of the French Dip will please stand up, and if English Muffins were spawned from some star-spangled batter. When it comes to the birth certificates of these deceptive dishes, make sure you read the fine print.

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  24. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 3 Episode 5 - Name that Dish
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    #24 - Name that Dish

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    Don't forget to bring some form of ID because host Michael McKean gets the scoop on some famous dishes that were named after actual people. He finds out that Bananas Foster was created out of corruption, the Caesar Salad started a family feud, and that Fettucine Alfredo was once used as mouthwatering medicine.

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  25. Food: Fact or Fiction? Season 3 Episode 6 - Nifty Fifties
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    #25 - Nifty Fifties

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    It's a blast from the past as Host Michael McKean clues us in on some fabulous 50s favorites. Hop in the hot rod and find out if jiggly Gelatin was the original way to keep up with the Jones's, how Meatloaf was a cut above the rest, and why Deviled Eggs may just be the greatest treat the church ever pulled. Whether you're a greaser or a grease fire, these stories will light you up!

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Best Episodes Summary

"What's for Dessert" is the best rated episode of "Food: Fact or Fiction?". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/26/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Passports Please!".