BBC Sounds - The Food Chain - Available Episodes

We trace the origins of the spicy wrap from humble Mexican street food to global hit

• 26 mins
• 23 May 2024

Farmers in Uruguay are working towards making cattle farming more environmentally friendly

• 26 mins
• 16 May 2024

The art, joy and benefits of eating with your hands

• 30 mins
• 09 May 2024

How edible flowers might add more to a dish than just decoration

• 26 mins
• 02 May 2024

What sodium chloride does to your food and your body

• 26 mins
• 25 Apr 2024

Why some seafarers on board cargo ships don’t have enough to eat

• 26 mins
• 18 Apr 2024

The chefs who have found brilliant on-screen chemistry with a friend

• 29 mins
• 11 Apr 2024

With restaurants up against it, what is the winning formula for running one?

• 26 mins
• 04 Apr 2024

What’s it really like to work in a chocolate factory?

• 27 mins
• 28 Mar 2024

Is fasting for faith good for the mind and body?

• 32 mins
• 21 Mar 2024

You say ‘kenkey’, I say ‘dim sum’. Where did dumplings really come from?

• 27 mins
• 14 Mar 2024

How to cook with umami and MSG

• 30 mins
• 07 Mar 2024

Three lunch chefs take us behind the scenes of canteen culture

• 27 mins
• 29 Feb 2024

What is ultra processed food, and how can you spot it?

• 33 mins
• 22 Feb 2024

Why what you talk about over dinner matters

• 27 mins
• 15 Feb 2024

Meet the people growing food on vacant land in this US city

• 31 mins
• 08 Feb 2024

We report on the impact of the 2023 earthquakes on food businesses in Antakya, Turkey

• 27 mins
• 01 Feb 2024

What centuries of Chinese cuisine can teach us today

• 30 mins
• 25 Jan 2024

The fascinating history and future of the apples you buy in the supermarket

• 27 mins
• 18 Jan 2024

Meet the people preserving food to make it last longer

• 32 mins
• 11 Jan 2024