The Food Programme Podcast
Investigating every aspect of the food we eat
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Turmeric
Mon 29 May 2017
Sheila Dillon investigates the culinary use and the latest medical findings on turmeric.
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Mac 'n' Cheese
Mon 22 May 2017
Sheila Dillon on the humble mac'n'cheese, a dish that crosses culture and classes.
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The Chef Who Vanished - The Story of Jeremiah Tower
Mon 15 May 2017
Jeremiah Tower changed the idea of what a chef could be. Dan Saladino tells his story.
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The Herbal World of Jekka McVicar
Mon 8 May 2017
Culinary herb pioneer Jekka McVicar shares her life through food with Sheila Dillon.
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Out Like a Lamb
Mon 1 May 2017
Is lamb in a stew? SORTEDfood help understand why millennials aren't cooking with lamb.
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The Potato
Mon 24 Apr 2017
Sheila Dillon on how the potato changed the world, and might shape our food future.
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Food Stories from Venezuela Part 2: Maria Fernanda Di Giacobbe
Mon 17 Apr 2017
Dan Saladino meets a woman who believes Venezuela's escape from crisis rests on chocolate.
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Food Stories from Venezuela: Eating in a Failed State.
Mon 10 Apr 2017
Venezuela is seeing its worst crisis in living memory. Dan Saladino tells the food story.
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Blood
Mon 3 Apr 2017
Tim Hayward wants you to cook with blood. Surely it's not as scary as it sounds?...
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Chef Dan Barber: The Third Plate
Mon 27 Mar 2017
Dan Saladino meets influential US chef Dan Barber, in the UK on a food 'waste' mission.
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BBC Food & Farming Awards 2017: The Finalists
Mon 20 Mar 2017
The finalists of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2017 are revealed.
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Tea: A Coffee Drinker's Guide, Part 2
Mon 13 Mar 2017
Do we pay enough for tea? Dan Saladino continues his look at our love affair with the leaf
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Tea: A Coffee Drinker's Guide
Mon 6 Mar 2017
Dan Saladino investigates tea's past, present and future and explores our changing tastes.
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Thailand: A Royal Food Legacy
Mon 27 Feb 2017
How a 50-year-old food and farming project has helped rid Thailand of illegal opium.
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Let's Do Lunch
Mon 20 Feb 2017
In the time taken for your average midday meal, Sheila Dillon unpacks the future of lunch.
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Citrus
Mon 13 Feb 2017
Sheila Dillon steps into a vivid, flavour-filled and surprising world of citrus.
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Gumbo
Mon 6 Feb 2017
Dan Saladino finds out how one dish, gumbo, can reveal centuries of American history.
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Leah Chase: The cook who changed America
Mon 30 Jan 2017
Legendary New Orleans cook Leah Chase tells her story of seven decades in the kitchen.
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Lancashire: My Food Roots
Sun 22 Jan 2017
Sheila Dillon returns to her food roots, taking a road trip through Lancashire.
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Introducing... The BBC Food and Farming Awards 2017
Mon 16 Jan 2017
Giorgio Locatelli launches 2017's 'Oscars' of food and in 2017, the search goes global.
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Belfast: Creating a New Food Tradition
Mon 9 Jan 2017
Sheila Dillon explores the thriving new food culture of Northern Ireland.
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Loch Fyne: Celebrating Food Tradition
Mon 2 Jan 2017
Sheila Dillon explores how food binds together the rural Scottish community of Loch Fyne.
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Wild Boar
Christmas Day 2016
Sheila Dillon explores the Wild Boar Feast, an ancient Christmas tradition.
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A Passion for Cake
Mon 19 Dec 2016
Sheila Dillon takes an irreverent look at baking and the history of cake.
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The Future of Cheese
Mon 12 Dec 2016
Dan Saladino finds out what the future holds for cheese, including the role of raw milk.
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Sisters' Feast
Mon 5 Dec 2016
A female takeover. Sheila Dillon speaks to ten women chefs coming together to fight hunger
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Cookbooks of 2016
Mon 28 Nov 2016
Sheila Dillon and guests reflect on the year's food books, including works by new writers.
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Our Wild Spice Rack
Mon 21 Nov 2016
Sheila Dillon heads to Galloway on a wild spice challenge set by forager Mark Williams.
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Cooking clubs in Basqueland
Mon 14 Nov 2016
Spain's Basque region exerts a powerful influence on global cuisine Dan Saladino asks why.
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Gavin and the Chinese Food Olympics
Mon 7 Nov 2016
How will British chef Gavin Chun and his team fare at the Olympics of Chinese Food?
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