The Food Chain

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

Episodes

Total: 472

Burnt

2016/11/19

From the golden crust on a perfectly-baked loaf, to a crispy, crunchy potato chip - do you ever wond

In Search of Lost Foods

2016/11/12

What happens to a food when people stop eating it? Most of the food we eat today comes from a handfu

Plate of the Union

2016/11/5

Can you tell a Democrat by their salad? A Republican by their hamburger? An Independent by their cof

Dining with the Dead

2016/10/29

Food is a fundamental part of life’s biggest celebrations, from birthdays and weddings to religious

Are parents wrong to impose their own restrictive diets on their children? An Italian MP wants to ja

Should We All Be Vegans?

2016/10/15

What would happen if we all became vegans? Veganism – cutting out animal products from your diet, an

Stories from Syria

2016/10/8

How do people living through the Syrian conflict find food? The BBC’S Dan Saladino explores what’s h

The world's top names in Chinese cuisine meet once every four years in a prestigious and gruelling c

Pestatarians

2016/9/24

Invasive species or pests are animals that end up in an ecosystem that is not their natural home. Th

The New Sushi

2016/9/17

It's widely agreed that bugs could be a sustainable source of protein for humans in the future, but

Food on the Open Road

2016/9/10

It could be argued that our global economy is in some ways, driven by drivers. That is, long-haul tr

Big Beer

2016/9/2

Next month, the world’s current largest beer maker, AB InBev is expected to take over the world’s se

Naturally Misleading?

2016/8/27

What is 'natural' food and is it better for us? We explore the language of food labelling. Does a pr

Our second episode of Survival Stories further explores our relationship with food in the most extre

What happens when your food choices are determined by nothing but the environment around you and you

Fertile Food

2016/8/6

How much could your diet affect your ability to have a child? Throughout history, harvest and the ab

Fruit in the summer, grain in the autumn - our diets once consisted of eating what was around us and

Why is cheese essential when the German Chancellor comes for dinner? For millennia, international re

Beauty from Within?

2016/7/16

This week we're looking at what happens when the worlds of food and beauty collide. The BBC's Emily

The BBC’s Dan Saladino takes a journey on a newly built road through the remote mountains of the cou