The Food Chain Episodes Episode guide
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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鈥檛 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?
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The real Willy Wonkas
What鈥檚 it really like to work in a chocolate factory?
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Fasting and feasting
Is fasting for faith good for the mind and body?
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Why we love dumplings
You say 鈥榢enkey鈥�, I say 鈥榙im sum鈥�. Where did dumplings really come from?
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The fifth taste
How to cook with umami and MSG
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The school cooks
Three lunch chefs take us behind the scenes of canteen culture
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Is this ultra processed?
What is ultra processed food, and how can you spot it?
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Table talk
Why what you talk about over dinner matters
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Detroit's urban farmers
Meet the people growing food on vacant land in this US city
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Rebuilding Turkey鈥檚 food culture
We report on the impact of the 2023 earthquakes on food businesses in Antakya, Turkey
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Is Chinese food the best in the world?
What centuries of Chinese cuisine can teach us today
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How to invent an apple
The fascinating history and future of the apples you buy in the supermarket
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The preservers
Meet the people preserving food to make it last longer
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Another year away from home
Two families displaced by the war in Ukraine reflect on their second year away from home
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Festive food stories
Which celebration dish is your favourite?
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Feed your brain
Why is it important to 鈥榝eed鈥� your brain?
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How to stop cooking killing
Millions die each year because of their stoves, so what's being done about it?
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Pesticide exports
Should the global rules governing pesticide sales be tougher?
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Food for new mums
Which foods does your body need after giving birth?
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Eco scores on food labels
The EU wants to introduce a sustainability score on packaging
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How to read a menu
Restaurants use language, psychology and behavioural economics to influence your choice
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Cooking in extreme places
The chefs serving meals up mountains, pizza under the sea and tapas in Antarctica
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Why is food so expensive in Ghana?
How rising prices are impacting people's lives.
