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Whose Food is it Anyway?

Is our food for sharing or guarding? Does it maintain a national identity once it is cooked abroad? And, the intellectual property law behind your family recipe.

Does food maintain its national identity once it's cooked abroad? We'll look at why a recipe by chef Jamie Oliver for Jollof rice has many West Africans talking about their culinary heritage. Also,can you patent a recipe? We look at the relationship between intellectual property and food, and whether our food is for sharing or protecting. And how Parmigiano Reggiano may play a part in holding up EU- US trade talks.

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27 minutes

Last on

Mon 1 Dec 2014 13:32GMT

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  • Fri 28 Nov 2014 19:32GMT
  • Mon 1 Dec 2014 00:32GMT
  • Mon 1 Dec 2014 04:32GMT
  • Mon 1 Dec 2014 13:32GMT

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