Our taste for seafood goes back a long time. We’ve been snacking on shellfish for more than 100,000 years. And the foods we gather from the ocean (whether it’s mussels or seaweed) are typically loaded with nutrients. But today, people might rec

Cheese: Calcium source, place marker, vegan inspiration

Nov 8th, 2023 26m 52s

Our love of cheese is so vast, it can be plotted across the planet. From Gorgonzola in Italy to Oaxaca in Mexico, many places are famous for their wedges and wheels. But can you go overboard with a cheese board? And what if you don’t eat dairy

Coffee: Caffeine hit, productivity booster, wedding custom

Nov 1st, 2023 30m 9s

Around the world, people drink coffee – whether it’s sweetened with condensed milk in Vietnam or spiced with cinnamon in Mexico. It powers us through our workdays, deadlines and boring office meetings. Maybe that’s why it’s the most socially ac

Tea: Scandal water, life saver, yum cha essential

Oct 25th, 2023 25m 20s

Tea is the most-consumed drink on the planet, second only to water. Originally consumed for medicinal reasons, a well-brewed pot also helps with break-ups and bad news. But are there certain instances where we should put our teacups away?

Bread: Historic staple, riot-starter, loneliness cure

Oct 18th, 2023 28m 50s

The oldest bread that still exists today was baked 14,500 years ago in Jordan. We’ve eaten this staple for a long time, but rejecting bread because it’s ‘bad’ for you has become a modern trend. Should we be saying no to loaves and toast?

Rice: Dietary staple, daily greeting, and nutritional villain?

Oct 11th, 2023 24m 7s

When dietitian Susie Burrell named white rice as something she’d never put in her shopping trolley, food writer Lee Tran Lam was intrigued... and a little confused. Rice is the star of so many national dishes and it feeds half the planet! "Have

Introducing Should You Really Eat That? A new podcast that makes sense of food confusion

Sep 27th, 2023 3m 5s

It can be extraordinarily confusing keeping up with what foods are ‘good’ for you. Should you actually put olive oil or salt in your coffee as recent food trends suggest? Is white rice a no go? And which seafoods are actually sustainable? In Sh

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