The Food Chain Episodes Episode guide
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24/10/2024 GMT
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
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17/10/2024 GMT
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
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10/10/2024 GMT
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
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The Food Chain
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
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The Food Chain
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
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How ‘Bangla Town’ changed a nation's food culture
The legacy of Bangladeshi-run restaurants in London’s Brick Lane
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Forever foods
The dishes that can be replenished again and again
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Don't call me an influencer!
Secrets of the social media food content creators
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How risky is drinking alcohol?
We look at what the evidence says about the health risks of drinking alcohol
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What does collagen do for you?
Cosmetic companies and A-listers recommend it, but how sure is the science?
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The business of food halls
Why bringing multiple food retailers under one roof is profitable
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First impressions of a new food culture
Stories of culinary discovery from across the world
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What is 'super sweet' corn?
How and why the taste of our vegetables is changing
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What Olympians eat
We find out about the diets of elite athletes and how to cater for them
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Cooking is chemistry
We explore the science behind what you do in the kitchen
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'Happy' cafes
The restaurants in Paris, Mumbai and Istanbul whose staff have learning disabilities.
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Your taste is unique
How your perception of taste is informed by your DNA
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How safe is the soil in our cities?
Managing the risks of growing food where land is contaminated
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Food double-acts: Couples
The couples that make both a relationship and a restaurant work
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The bakers
The art and business of bread making with bakers from Nigeria, Canada & Lebanon
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Taking weight-loss drugs
How do new weight-loss medications work, and what could they mean for the diet industry?
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Eating in the heat
What people in Delhi eat to keep cool in the city’s blazing summer
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The burrito story
We trace the origins of the spicy wrap from humble Mexican street food to global hit
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Can beef be carbon neutral?
Farmers in Uruguay are working towards making cattle farming more environmentally friendly
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Eat with your hands
The art, joy and benefits of eating with your hands
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Can I eat this flower?
How edible flowers might add more to a dish than just decoration
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To salt or not to salt?
What sodium chloride does to your food and your body
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Hungry at sea
Why some seafarers on board cargo ships don’t have enough to eat
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Food double-acts: TV chefs
The chefs who have found brilliant on-screen chemistry with a friend
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How to run a restaurant
With restaurants up against it, what is the winning formula for running one?