Explore Your Diet
Find out more about food:
Cook up some science
Your kitchen is also home to a full science lab - find out how with kitchen chaos.
Where's your next meal coming from?
Worcestershire sauce isn't especially connected to Worcestershire - and did Marco Polo bring pasta to Italy? Explore the surprising world of food origins.
A world of food
How does where you live affect how you see the food you eat? Explore the global diet.
How do cows get into a lasagne?
Turning the raw ingredients into edible foodstuffs takes the intervention of technology. Follow food from pasture to plate.
The nation at the table
Some our European partners might suggest it is an oxymoron, but what is the British food culture?
Health issues
GM crops to nut allergies - are we losing control of our relationship with food, or are we making the most of our resources? Take the temperature of the debates around food and health.
Eating history
Humans have been eating since long before they evolved into humans. Where we are, when we live and our social status has always affected what we eat, and why - find out more in eating history.
What time is lunch?
You might think it's a pain waiting twenty minutes for your lunch - but what about your ancestors who had to wait centuries for innovation and inspiration to make today's menus? Put your plate into historical context with our timeline.
Swallowing
How does munching down on a burger keep us charged up with energy and growing? Watch how we digest.
Content last updated: 08/08/2006
