Lunchbox Envy
Lunchbox Envy
From the makers of QI and No Such Thing As A Fish: Gastronomically-minded QI researchers Jack Chambers and Manu Henriot join chef and food writer Rosie MacKean to unpack the world of food and drink, one lunchbox at a time. Can you unboil an egg? Why would you milk a spider? How much Dairy Milk would it take to kill you? Dig in now to get answers to the questions you never knew you had.
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Episodes
73: 🌊 The Chef Who Caused A Tahini-nami 06.07.2026 43:17
How do you smuggle meat into a vegetarian restaurant? Who needs a mochi attachment on their hoover? What's a goth's favourite food? With special guest, chef and food writer Helen Graham
72: ✈️ The Great Sandwich War Of 1958 28.06.2026 35:52
Who needs a gyroscopic kitchen? How do you save $500,000 by slicing limes? What actually is the deal with airline food?
71: 🌋 The World's Most Expensive Pistachios Come From A Volcano 22.06.2026 40:07
Why did pistachios used to be bright red? Where in the world do pistachio trees need police protection? How could a pistachio help you survive a car crash?
70: 🔐 Why The Recipe For [REDACTED] Is Locked In A Vault 14.06.2026 39:06
Why doesn't Coca Cola have to list their secret ingredients on their packaging? How do you break out of prison with peanut butter? What happened to the mythical Roman spice silphium?
69: 💦 Could You Cook With Human Oil? 07.06.2026 45:48
Why should you beware of Chinese gutter oil? Which oil is the healthiest to fry with? Does snake oil actually work?
68: 🫛 Ozempic For Medieval Peasants 31.05.2026 46:32
Why are frozen peas better than fresh peas? How do you use a pea as an alarm clock? Whose constipation can be cured with a single pea?
67: 🍬 Why They Set Fire To Your Sugar 24.05.2026 52:03
When is it a good idea to set fire to your sugar cane field? Why would you sprinkle sugar over a bee? Do you prefer your sugar in cubes or loaves?
66: 🐔 Why Chickens Need Spectacles 17.05.2026 37:14
Why would you put spectacles on a chicken? What's the secret to a perfect roast chicken? Do chickens find you beautiful? Another bite of the drumstick with cook and writer Ed Smith.
65: 🌱 Screaming For Asparagus Ice Cream 10.05.2026 40:50
Why shouldn't you snap your asparagus in half? Who was known as The Giant Asparagus? How can you make a knife out of asparagus?
64: 🐑 Why Are Doner Kebabs Cone Shaped? 03.05.2026 54:13
What's the difference between dagging and redding? Why are doner kebab spits cone-shaped? What makes mint go so well with roast lamb?
63: 🥭 India's Magical Million Mango Tree 26.04.2026 37:30
Who was the Indiana Jones of mangoes? What's the best way to mail a mango? Do you know the Mango Man?
62: 🍴 Buckingham Palace's Upside-Down Forks 19.04.2026 40:30
Why are the forks in Buckingham Palace placed face down? Are spoons making us uglier? How do you flirt with a butter knife?
61: 💃🏻 Victorian Girl Dinners 12.04.2026 44:06
What does a Victorian girl dinner look like? Why is the plough to blame for gender inequality? What's gay about quiche?
60: 🎨 The $6.2 Million Banana 05.04.2026 40:25
Why did the Romans decorate their dining rooms with leftovers? How do you sell a banana for $6.2 million? Where can you eat dirt for fun?
59: 🥥 Performing Brain Surgery With A Coconut 29.03.2026 42:18
Why would you inject coconut water directly into your bloodstream? How can a coconut help in brain surgery? What do octopuses use coconut shells for?
58: 🥣 The Best Place To Smear Yoghurt On A Hot Day 23.03.2026 39:31
Whose testicles grow when you feed them yoghurt? Which animal would give you the highest protein yoghurt?
57: ☠️ The Deadliest Dishes Of History 16.03.2026 45:21
Which food do you need a licence to prepare? When are you at risk of Margarita burn? Why should you never accept marzipan from the Pope?
56: 🫙 How To Hypnotise Your Pâté 09.03.2026 40:04
What does Catherine of Braganza have to do with marmalade? How do you hypnotise pâté? If Marmite...what about Pa?
55: 🥕 Who Sabotaged Hitler's Carrots? 02.03.2026 45:51
How do you cure a floppy carrot? Why would you feed carrots to a chicken? Who sabotaged Hitler's carrots?
54: 🐂 Bathing In Beef Broth 23.02.2026 48:31
What are the benefits of a beef broth bath? How do you turn a cow into a tennis racket? Would you chow down on some chewy arse-tongue?
53: 🍊 The Medieval King Who Gave Us Jaffa Cakes 16.02.2026 51:36
What can you do with a boiled orange? Which medieval king do we have to thank for Jaffa Cakes? Why does orange juice taste so bad after brushing your teeth?
52: 🍆 Why Is The Green M&M So Sexy? 09.02.2026 41:08
Where did the Ancient Greeks stick their loaves? What's so sexy sbout sitting on a cake? Why is the green M&M so sexy? Happy Valentine's Week from Lunchbox Envy 😘
51: 🍟 Waiter, There's A Thumb In My Chile! 02.02.2026 39:36
Which chain feeds 5% of the UK every day? Why would you send a spy into a pizza factory? What would you do if you found a thumb in your chilli?
50: 🚀 Where To Get A Good Drink In Space 26.01.2026 39:51
What's the best way to smuggle vodka onto a space station? How do you make rocket Huel? Why do astronauts love shrimp cocktail so much?
49: 🫀 The Scottish Delicacy Banned In America 19.01.2026 47:25
Would you try Lancashire calamari? What did Mrs Beeton cure with tripe? Where could you get arrested for cooking a haggis?
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