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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 school cooks

    Thu 29 Feb 2024

    Three lunch chefs take us behind the scenes of canteen culture

  • Is this ultra processed?

    Thu 22 Feb 2024

    What is ultra processed food, and how can you spot it?

  • Table talk

    Thu 15 Feb 2024

    Why what you talk about over dinner matters

  • Detroit's urban farmers

    Thu 8 Feb 2024

    Meet the people growing food on vacant land in this US city

  • Rebuilding Turkey’s food culture

    Thu 1 Feb 2024

    We report on the impact of the 2023 earthquakes on food businesses in Antakya, Turkey

  • Is Chinese food the best in the world?

    Thu 25 Jan 2024

    What centuries of Chinese cuisine can teach us today

  • How to invent an apple

    Thu 18 Jan 2024

    The fascinating history and future of the apples you buy in the supermarket

  • The preservers

    Thu 11 Jan 2024

    Meet the people preserving food to make it last longer

  • Another year away from home

    Thu 28 Dec 2023

    Two families displaced by the war in Ukraine reflect on their second year away from home

  • Festive food stories

    Thu 21 Dec 2023

    Which celebration dish is your favourite?

  • Feed your brain

    Thu 14 Dec 2023

    Why is it important to ‘feed’ your brain?

  • How to stop cooking killing

    Thu 7 Dec 2023

    Millions die each year because of their stoves, so what's being done about it?

  • Pesticide exports

    Thu 30 Nov 2023

    Should the global rules governing pesticide sales be tougher?

  • Food for new mums

    Thu 23 Nov 2023

    Which foods does your body need after giving birth?

  • Eco scores on food labels

    Thu 16 Nov 2023

    The EU wants to introduce a sustainability score on packaging

  • How to read a menu

    Thu 9 Nov 2023

    Restaurants use language, psychology and behavioural economics to influence your choice

  • Cooking in extreme places

    Thu 2 Nov 2023

    The chefs serving meals up mountains, pizza under the sea and tapas in Antarctica

  • Why is food so expensive in Ghana?

    Thu 26 Oct 2023

    How rising prices are impacting people's lives.

  • The rise of private chefs

    Thu 19 Oct 2023

    Are you always guaranteed the luxury experience you’re paying for?

  • How to feed a city

    Thu 12 Oct 2023

    Fast growing cities will put increasing pressure on food security.

  • Can you eat your way to 100?

    Thu 5 Oct 2023

    What a centenarian’s diet looks like

  • 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

  • What's in a national dish?

    Thu 21 Sep 2023

    The stories behind some of the most famous national foods.

  • The taste test

    Thu 14 Sep 2023

    How much power does the consumer really have?

  • The art of food diplomacy

    Thu 7 Sep 2023

    Using food to gain influence on the world stage.

  • Feeding baby

    Thu 31 Aug 2023

    The different approaches to weaning.

  • Stop chewing like that!

    Thu 24 Aug 2023

    Misophonia: Why does the sound of eating make some of us furious?

  • Banh mi: A sandwich with a story

    Thu 17 Aug 2023

    How the French baguette got a Vietnamese makeover and became a global hit

  • The Little Italy story

    Thu 10 Aug 2023

    How the world first discovered Italian food

  • This kid cooks

    Thu 3 Aug 2023

    Why you should trust your child to make dinner

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