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The preservers
Meet the people preserving food to make it last longer
How to invent an apple
The fascinating history and future of the apples you buy in the supermarket
Is Chinese food the best in the world?
What centuries of Chinese cuisine can teach us today
Rebuilding Turkey鈥檚 food culture
We report on the impact of the 2023 earthquakes on food businesses in Antakya, Turkey
Detroit's urban farmers
Meet the people growing food on vacant land in this US city
Table talk
Why what you talk about over dinner matters
Is this ultra processed?
What is ultra processed food, and how can you spot it?
The school cooks
Three lunch chefs take us behind the scenes of canteen culture
The fifth taste
How to cook with umami and MSG
Why we love dumplings
You say 鈥榢enkey鈥, I say 鈥榙im sum鈥. Where did dumplings really come from?
Fasting and feasting
Is fasting for faith good for the mind and body?
The real Willy Wonkas
What鈥檚 it really like to work in a chocolate factory?
How to run a restaurant
With restaurants up against it, what is the winning formula for running one?
Food double-acts: TV chefs
The chefs who have found brilliant on-screen chemistry with a friend
Hungry at sea
Why some seafarers on board cargo ships don鈥檛 have enough to eat
To salt or not to salt?
What sodium chloride does to your food and your body
Can I eat this flower?
How edible flowers might add more to a dish than just decoration
Eat with your hands
The art, joy and benefits of eating with your hands
Can beef be carbon neutral?
Farmers in Uruguay are working towards making cattle farming more environmentally friendly
The burrito story
We trace the origins of the spicy wrap from humble Mexican street food to global hit
Eating in the heat
What people in Delhi eat to keep cool in the city鈥檚 blazing summer
Taking weight-loss drugs
How do new weight-loss medications work, and what could they mean for the diet industry?
The bakers
The art and business of bread making with bakers from Nigeria, Canada & Lebanon
Food double-acts: Couples
The couples that make both a relationship and a restaurant work
How safe is the soil in our cities?
Managing the risks of growing food where land is contaminated
Your taste is unique
How your perception of taste is informed by your DNA
'Happy' cafes
The restaurants in Paris, Mumbai and Istanbul whose staff have learning disabilities.
Cooking is chemistry
We explore the science behind what you do in the kitchen
What Olympians eat
We find out about the diets of elite athletes and how to cater for them
What is 'super sweet' corn?
How and why the taste of our vegetables is changing
First impressions of a new food culture
Stories of culinary discovery from across the world