'Weird' food? More like weirdly good food!

KUOW | By Abay Estifanos

Published August 15, 2017 at 3:14 PM AKDT

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Have you ever had gefilte fish? RadioActive has! Come find out why in this RadioActive podcast.

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Banh bo nuong (Vietnamese honeycomb cake) was one of the dishes at the RadioActive "obscure foods" potluck.

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RadioActivians (from left to right) Carlin Bills, Diego Villarroel, Patrick Liu, and Surya Hendry help themselves at the potluck.

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RadioActivian Patrick Liu serves up some gefilte fish, while Noel Gasca awaits her turn.

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A plate at RadioActive's "obscure foods" potluck contains (clockwise from top) camel stew, noodle kugel, gefilte fish, and sticky rice cake.

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RadioActivians (from left to right) Aliyah Musaliar, April Reyes, and Carlin Bills try some of the potluck dishes.

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Food can be such a mystery to young and old. RadioActive's Abay Estifanos and Jessie Nguyen lead their audience through the unknowns of food, and discuss how it relates to who we are as people.

Music: "Food and War" by Ergo Phizmiz, "Dinner for One" by Silent Partner, "Meal Ticket" by Anitek, "Our French Cafe" by Jimmy Fontanez, "Plant Food" by Nic Bommarito, "Might for Every Meal" by RW Smith

This podcast was produced in RadioActive's Intro to Journalism Workshop for 16-18-year-olds. Listen to RadioActive stories, subscribe to the RadioActive podcast and stay in touch on Facebook and Twitter.