蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 - The Food Programme

The Pear

Sheila Dillon discovers the secrets of that misunderstood and overlooked fruit: the pear.

Do we take cows' milk for granted? Sheila Dillon asks if we need a reintroduction to it.

Dan Saladino tells the story of a bird at the centre of human civilisation, the chicken.

Dan Saladino on whether bitterness is disappearing from our food, and why it matters.

From losing daily bread to an ancient food culture - what conflict has meant for Syrians.

Dan Saladino revisits highlights from our regular mini-series of endangered world foods.

Diana Henry hosts a jam-making 'canning party'.

Dan Saladino learns how farms confiscated from Sicily's mafia are providing food and wine.

Sicilian food expert Mary Taylor Simeti reveals the island's food secrets to Dan Saladino.

Ella McSweeney meets Wendell Berry - the farmer, author and campaigner who inspired her.