The ultra-processed food swindle
Engineered to trick our taste buds and appetites, artificially produced food is ruining our health and damaging our children. But…
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Why does everyone love coronation chicken?
The origins of the dish are clear, but its popularity is mysterious.
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The identity politics of the coronation quiche
To the likes of Nigel Farage, this celebratory recipe is “politically correct”, vegetarian and, worst of all, French. Why has…
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Henry Dimbleby: fake meat is a trade-off worth making
The author of the government’s National Food Strategy is “a big fan of using alternative proteins in processed food”.
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The dystopian rise of supermarket discount security barriers
Record grocery prices mean staff apply discount stickers from behind security barriers, to protect them from desperate customers.
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Turnips over tomatoes? My taste of Brexit Britain’s withering food culture
As supermarkets ration salad, the Environment Secretary suggests Britons turn to turnips. But even that is a distant dream.
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The surprising delights of monotonous meals
For an entire university term I lunched on jacket potatoes with beans and cheese, as why change a winning formula?
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The sad homogeneity of the “easy peeler”
This vague description suggests the fruit was selected for the thickness of its skin, rather than the juiciness or flavour…
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