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.

9: Ice Cream

Why has space ice cream never been to space? What was the World War II substitute for ice cream? How did the Georgians make ice cream out of bread?

13 apr 2025 - 38 min

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8: Tomatoes

Why do tomatoes taste so much nicer on holiday? How is Napoleon responsible for tinned tomatoes? When do tomatoes scream?

6 apr 2025 - 33 min 31 sec

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7: Pepper

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

31 mar 2025 - 29 min 14 sec

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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 mar 2025 - 35 min 10 sec

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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 mar 2025 - 26 min 29 sec

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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 mar 2025 - 29 min 25 sec

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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 mar 2025 - 27 min 03 sec

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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 feb 2025 - 26 min 52 sec

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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 feb 2025 - 29 min 21 sec

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Trailer

Free sample anyone?

12 feb 2025 - 40 sec

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