The Food Chain

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes t

Episodes

Total: 473

Fried chicken is loved the world over - it’s the most popular dish in global fast food, according to

Made in space

2020/2/27

Why are companies blasting bottles of alcohol and crops into space? Are they just publicity stunts,

Have you ever looked at the ingredients on your microwave meal and wondered what dextrose and sodium

Nobuyuki Matsuhisa has more than 40 restaurants spread across six continents, many of them frequente

Gluten-free is booming – it’s become a multi-billion dollar industry, supermarket aisles are cramme

The tipping point

2020/1/30

In some corners of the world tipping a waiter or waitress would be considered an insult. In other co

Fantasy, fiction and food

2020/1/23

What do Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Lady and the Tramp have in common? Both use foo

Australia's bushfires are thought to have killed more than one billion animals, and although many of

Eat the year

2020/1/2

New Year's resolutions about food often involve cutting down on something, or giving something up, b

The award-winning star of Netflix series 'Salt, Fat, Acid Heat' and author of the best-selling cookb

I hate Christmas pudding!

2019/12/19

Does your stomach turn at the thought of a Christmas pudding? How about pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving?

Can chocolate be clean?

2019/12/12

The bittersweet world of chocolate is complex - cocoa beans are produced by some of the poorest peop

Sommeliers are to a restaurant’s wine what a head chef is to its food. These waiters taste and study

Award-winning chef, restaurateur and writer Marcus Samuelsson describes his extraordinary culinary a

It’s the world’s most consumed vegetable oil, used for everything from frying food to making it last

Bakers: Earning a crust

2019/11/14

Running a bakery is hard work - you’re up all night mixing, kneading, proving and baking, and then w

The food industry has a big problem with packaging, but what if you could simply eat your wrapper or

How dangerous is your takeaway?If you ever order food through an online delivery service like UberEa

Across the world, as fruits ripen, teams of pickers set out across the fields. Without them, produce

How to date a vegan

2019/10/10

How can you have a successful relationship with someone whose eating habits you find repulsive, infu