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The preservers

Meet the people preserving food to make it last longer

• 32 mins

How to invent an apple

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

• 27 mins

Is Chinese food the best in the world?

What centuries of Chinese cuisine can teach us today

• 30 mins

Rebuilding Turkey鈥檚 food culture

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

• 27 mins

Detroit's urban farmers

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

• 31 mins

Table talk

Why what you talk about over dinner matters

• 27 mins

Is this ultra processed?

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

• 33 mins

The school cooks

Three lunch chefs take us behind the scenes of canteen culture

• 27 mins

The fifth taste

How to cook with umami and MSG

• 30 mins

Why we love dumplings

You say 鈥榢enkey鈥�, I say 鈥榙im sum鈥�. Where did dumplings really come from?

• 27 mins

Fasting and feasting

Is fasting for faith good for the mind and body?

• 32 mins

The real Willy Wonkas

What鈥檚 it really like to work in a chocolate factory?

• 27 mins

How to run a restaurant

With restaurants up against it, what is the winning formula for running one?

• 26 mins

Food double-acts: TV chefs

The chefs who have found brilliant on-screen chemistry with a friend

• 29 mins

Hungry at sea

Why some seafarers on board cargo ships don鈥檛 have enough to eat

• 26 mins

To salt or not to salt?

What sodium chloride does to your food and your body

• 26 mins

Can I eat this flower?

How edible flowers might add more to a dish than just decoration

• 26 mins

Eat with your hands

The art, joy and benefits of eating with your hands

• 30 mins

Can beef be carbon neutral?

Farmers in Uruguay are working towards making cattle farming more environmentally friendly

• 26 mins

The burrito story

We trace the origins of the spicy wrap from humble Mexican street food to global hit

• 26 mins

Eating in the heat

What people in Delhi eat to keep cool in the city鈥檚 blazing summer

• 26 mins

Taking weight-loss drugs

How do new weight-loss medications work, and what could they mean for the diet industry?

• 30 mins

The bakers

The art and business of bread making with bakers from Nigeria, Canada & Lebanon

• 26 mins

Food double-acts: Couples

The couples that make both a relationship and a restaurant work

• 29 mins

How safe is the soil in our cities?

Managing the risks of growing food where land is contaminated

• 26 mins

Your taste is unique

How your perception of taste is informed by your DNA

• 30 mins

'Happy' cafes

The restaurants in Paris, Mumbai and Istanbul whose staff have learning disabilities.

• 26 mins

Cooking is chemistry

We explore the science behind what you do in the kitchen

• 26 mins

What Olympians eat

We find out about the diets of elite athletes and how to cater for them

• 28 mins

What is 'super sweet' corn?

How and why the taste of our vegetables is changing

• 31 mins