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 milk a spider? How do you unboil an egg? How much Dairy Milk would it take to kill you? Dig in now to get answers to the questions you never knew you had.

7: Pepper

Which peppercorn is good for popping at festivals? Who still pays rent in peppercorns? How do you make a pepper martini?

31 3月 2025 - 29 Min 14 Sek

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6: Pasta

What went wrong with Beeton’s inedible macaroni? Why did Colgate once sell lasagna? Where does Bologna keep its mysterious Golden Tagliatella?

24 3月 2025 - 35 Min 10 Sek

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5: Sausages

What makes sausages sausage-shaped? How can you win a duel armed only with a sausage? What is the worrying sausagey weakness in the UK’s nuclear deterrent?

17 3月 2025 - 26 Min 29 Sek

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4: Chicken

WARNING - BROILERS AHEAD: How many chickens do you eat each year? What's the best way to shuck a chicken oyster? Who invented the frozen chicken?

10 3月 2025 - 29 Min 25 Sek

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3: Milk

How do you milk a flying cow? Why is it so hard to milk a moose? How have we all been duped by Big Milk?

3 3月 2025 - 27 Min 03 Sek

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2: Bananas

Why do we have Alton Towers to thank for the British banana? What's the least appealing peeling technique? What's the most threatening thing you can do with a banana and a biro?

24 2月 2025 - 26 Min 52 Sek

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1: Garlic

Why won't ninjas eat garlic? How could garlic breath could help win a war? Does anyone actually follow the recipe-recommended amount of garlic?

24 2月 2025 - 29 Min 21 Sek

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Trailer

Free sample anyone?

12 2月 2025 - 40 Sek

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