The Food Chain Podcast
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
Episodes to download
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Eco scores on food labels
Thu 16 Nov 2023
The EU wants to introduce a sustainability score on packaging
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How to read a menu
Thu 9 Nov 2023
Restaurants use language, psychology and behavioural economics to influence your choice
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Cooking in extreme places
Thu 2 Nov 2023
The chefs serving meals up mountains, pizza under the sea and tapas in Antarctica
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The rise of private chefs
Thu 19 Oct 2023
Are you always guaranteed the luxury experience you鈥檙e paying for?
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How to feed a city
Thu 12 Oct 2023
Fast growing cities will put increasing pressure on food security.
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Bonnie Garmus: My life in five dishes
Thu 28 Sep 2023
The author of Lessons in Chemistry on what inspired the food in her novel
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What's in a national dish?
Thu 21 Sep 2023
The stories behind some of the most famous national foods.
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Stop chewing like that!
Thu 24 Aug 2023
Misophonia: Why does the sound of eating make some of us furious?
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Banh mi: A sandwich with a story
Thu 17 Aug 2023
How the French baguette got a Vietnamese makeover and became a global hit
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Africa's forgotten foods
Thu 20 Jul 2023
Why are indigenous ingredients and dishes no longer popular?
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What the wedding caterer is really thinking
Thu 13 Jul 2023
The thrills and spills of putting on a celebratory feast
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How did salt get so gourmet?
Thu 29 Jun 2023
Find out how a basic seasoning went from store cupboard staple to luxury ingredient.
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Can you feed a city from its rooftops?
Thu 22 Jun 2023
We meet the people farming on top of buildings
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The power of heritage brands
Thu 15 Jun 2023
Sauces, snacks and drinks: a secret history of brands that have stood the test of time
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How did TV cooking competitions get so big?
Thu 8 Jun 2023
We delve into the global success of the cookery competition on television.
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Let鈥檚 take a lunch break!
Thu 1 Jun 2023
Advocates of the working lunch tell us why we should make time for it
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Teaching tomorrow's chefs
Thu 25 May 2023
Meet the culinary school lecturers training the next generation.
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Is the food you鈥檙e eating what you think it is?
Thu 18 May 2023
A visit to a spice testing lab reveals how fraudsters tamper with food to make money
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Food Chain highlights
Tea, coffee, spices, chillies ... snack on a selection of programme highlights
