Secretly Incredibly Fascinating - BONUS SHOW 176: "How Lemon Growers Accidentally Invented The Sicilian Mafia"
This is the bonus show for Episode 176! (Lemons)
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore the obviously incredibly fascinating topic of the Sicilian mafia, and how its entire origin and early business revolved around lemons.
RESEARCH SOURCES:
Can We Blame the Mafia on Lemons? (Atlas Obscura) -- this piece also cites The Land Where Lemons Grow by Helena Attlee.
Lemon: A Global History by Toby Sonneman
How Italy became a country, in one animated map (Vox.com)
The Origins of Limoncello and a Simple Recipe (InRomeCooking.com)
The Godfather: Why The Oranges Are So Important (ScreenRant)
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