Episode 31: Is Your Food Fake? The Truth About What You’re Really Eating

That extra virgin olive oil in your pantry. The Parmesan you sprinkle on pasta. The honey in your tea. Even the seafood you order at your favorite restaurant. How sure are you that you're actually getting what you paid for?

This week on The Off the Menu Podcast, Wal, Joel, and Tom sit down with award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Larry Olmsted, author of Real Food, Fake Food, to uncover the surprisingly lucrative world of food fraud. Larry explains how everyday foods can be mislabeled, adulterated, diluted, or completely counterfeited—and why some of the foods we pay a premium for are among the biggest targets. We dig into olive oil, honey, seafood, coffee, Parmesan cheese, wine, and more, while learning what consumers can do to spot the real thing.

It's an eye-opening look at what's really on our plates—and fair warning: you may never look at your pantry the same way again.

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