Endless Egg

Some Internet trends are temporary, but eggs are forever. Today, host Ben Brock Johnson serves up a story about a recipe that, according to the people of r/pickled, can't be beat, and producer Kalyani Saxena egg-splores online discourse around Korean mayak eggs, and why it matters which creators get credit for their popularity.

Show notes:

• "Been a few years now. Figured I’d share my recipe." (reddit.com/r/pickling/comments/1ruodw7/been_a_…)

• The eggs so addictive authorities want to change their name (The Sydney Morning Herald (smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/the-eggs-so-a…))

• How a South Korean comfort food went global (BBC (bbc.com/travel/article/20200609-how-a-south-ko…))

• "Marinade recipe" (@courtneylcook's TikTok) (tiktok.com/@courtneylcook/video/75819683844603…)

• "we've officially lost the plot (@beefyboiii's TikTok) (tiktok.com/@beefyboiiiii/video/758859042986452…)

• @princess.paulai on Courtney Cook's mayak egg content (TikTok (tiktok.com/@princess.paulai/video/758973841445…))

This episode was produced by Grace Tatter and researched and co-hosted by Kalyani Saxena and Ben Brock Johnson. It was edited by Dave Shaw and Meg Cramer. Mix and sound design by Paul Vaitkus.