Eat This Podcast

Honey and Adulteration 13.11.2023 23:02 ↓

Why is honey the world’s third most-adulterated food? Because adulteration delivers profits.

Fat, Sugar, Salt 30.10.2023 27:07 ↓

Before he uncovered "Nutrition Science's Most Preposterous Result," David Johns had already dug into reports on salt and sugar.

Jewish Food in Rome 16.10.2023 29:27 ↓

The Jewish Community of Rome arrived before the Christian Era and has never left. Its cuisine was created by hardship and ingenuity.

Small Dairy 02.10.2023 22:15 ↓

If you’re lucky enough to live in the right place, you may be able to experience real, fresh, whole milk.

Food Riots in England 18.09.2023 31:01 ↓

When you’ve got nothing, you’ve got nothing to lose ... except your life

Milk is not a Superfood 04.09.2023 37:35 ↓

The first celebrity doctor's fad diet is still going strong today, 300 years later, and it has a lot to answer for.

Pomegranates & Artichokes 05.06.2023 32:26 ↓

“It is about migrations: of ingredients, of recipes, of stories — but most importantly of the people who make them.”

Why Did the Artist Cross the Chicken? 22.05.2023 28:17 ↓

Accumulating the genetic diversity of birds around the world in a population of truly cosmopolitan chickens

Feeding the People in Wartime Britain 08.05.2023 25:27 ↓

Once upon a time, government made it possible for people to get a good meal at a reasonable price.

What is Wrong with Biofortification 24.04.2023 23:46 ↓

Yields are generally lower than those of unfortified varieties and there’s little evidence it works. Biofortification is a waste of land and money.

Making Mr Song’s Cheese 10.04.2023 25:42 ↓

The standard story is that ethnic Chinese don’t eat cheese or drink milk because they are lactose intolerant. They do, but it’s complicated

What Price Chicken Wings? 27.03.2023 22:27 ↓

A chicken has two wings, two legs, two breasts; how does the market cope when all people want is wings?

Patrik Johansson, the Butter Viking 13.03.2023 23:05 ↓

Patrik Johansson blends ancient knowledge and modern science to craft exquisite butter: hand-made, intensely flavourful and scarce.

Food Security in Egypt 06.02.2023 29:02 ↓

The price of subsidised bread in Egypt has not changed in decades, though the bread shrunk. That remains a huge challenge to security, for the government and the people.

Fully Tested Tuna 23.01.2023 20:25 ↓

One tin of tuna may contain 10 times more mercury than another, and there’s no way to tell them apart.

Biodiversity at Liberty 09.01.2023 25:28 ↓

How farmers in Belgium and the south of France are taking advantage of new a EU regulation to become more sustainable

Feed Your Baby Like a Fascist 24.12.2022 16:03 ↓

Mussolini made the trains run on time, but that doesn’t work for hungry infants

Some thoughts on markets and such 12.12.2022 23:44 ↓

Speculators can actually drive prices higher, which was news to me

A Restaurant’s Reckoning 28.11.2022 34:41 ↓

“The corollary to white innocence is white passivity, the feeling that what one’s ancestors did was so messed up that it couldn’t possibly make a difference where one eats a barbecue sandwich.”

How to be a good host and a good guest 14.11.2022 23:35 ↓

Asking for a doctor’s note when your guest says they are allergic or intolerant is not an option

Feeding children well 31.10.2022 25:07 ↓

There’s a huge difference between neophobia and picky eating, just as there is between food and nutrition. How best to undertake the tricky business of helping children to eat well.

In search of tomato gold 17.10.2022 20:20 ↓

Organic growers and breeders in Europe are preparing to take advantage of their new freedom to sow biodiversity

Mothers and Milk 03.10.2022 33:22 ↓

How can the simple and vital connection between mother and baby possibly be considered shameful?

Fad diets 20.09.2022 27:19 ↓

The average American starts in on a fad diet four times a year. A quarter give up after two weeks. What are they hoping for?

Empire and grain 04.07.2022 31:30 ↓

The ability to tax wheat moving through choke points gives empires their power, even today.