The Food Chain Episodes Available now
Taking weight-loss drugs
How do new weight-loss medications work, and what could they mean for the diet industry?
Eating in the heat
What people in Delhi eat to keep cool in the city’s blazing summer
The burrito story
We trace the origins of the spicy wrap from humble Mexican street food to global hit
Can beef be carbon neutral?
Farmers in Uruguay are working towards making cattle farming more environmentally friendly
Eat with your hands
The art, joy and benefits of eating with your hands
Can I eat this flower?
How edible flowers might add more to a dish than just decoration
To salt or not to salt?
What sodium chloride does to your food and your body
Hungry at sea
Why some seafarers on board cargo ships don’t have enough to eat
Food double-acts: TV chefs
The chefs who have found brilliant on-screen chemistry with a friend
How to run a restaurant
With restaurants up against it, what is the winning formula for running one?