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# Seattle’s Most Iconic Foods, Then and Now
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/mossback/2026/04/seattles-most-iconic-foods-then-and-now/
- Published: 2026-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-07T18:03:23.000Z
- Description: From pho to lutefisk, Seattle’s food history is a rich one. Knute Berger and Stephen Hegg dish with special guest Rachel Belle.
- Author: Knute Berger
- Tags: Mossback, #podcast, #dovetail_dcf68343-afff-4541-a56a-99e3ecc27a88

What are Seattle’s most iconic foods? There's a history to that! *Mossback* co-hosts Knute Berger and Stephen Heggdelve into the past and present of the Seattle food scene with Cascade PBS’s resident foodie Rachel Belle, host of the video series [***The Nosh***](https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-nosh-with-rachel-belle/) and the podcast [***Your Last Meal***](https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/)*.* 

Berger also joined Belle to discuss and taste local foods for a [**recent episode**](https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/mossbacks-northwest-2/episode/upon-further-review-seattles-food-evolution-h9ih8j/) of the *Mossback’s Northwest* video series, but there was much more left to explore. 

In this episode of *Mossback*, the three Seattleites dish on pho, seafood, how expensive Seattle restaurants are these days, nostalgia for the dives of old and more. Plus, we go behind the scenes of the *Mossback’s Northwest* video shoot to witness Knute Berger preparing lutefisk, struggling with a tough-crusted bagel and joking about the boons of clam nectar. 

*For more on all things Mossback, visit* [***CascadePBS.org***](https://crosscut.com/mossback?ref=cascadepbs.org)*. To reach Knute Berger directly, drop him a line at* [***knute.berger@cascadepbs.org***](mailto:knute.berger@cascadepbs.org)*. And if you’d like an exclusive weekly newsletter from Knute, where he offers greater insight into his latest historical discoveries,* [***become a Cascade PBS member***](https://secure.cascadepublicmedia.org/page/134265/donate/1?ref=cascadepbs.org) *today.* 

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**Credits**

Hosts: [**Stephen Hegg**](https://www.cascadepbs.org/author/stephenhegg-crosscut-com/), [**Knute Berger**](https://www.cascadepbs.org/author/knute-berger)

Producer: [**Sara Bernard**](https://www.cascadepbs.org/author/sara-bernard)

Story editors: [**Sarah Menzies**](https://www.cascadepbs.org/author/sarah-menzies)**,** [**Adam Brown**](https://www.cascadepbs.org/author/adam/)

Studio recording: **Roger Basquette**