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Food Unwrapped

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Food Unwrapped

Jimmy Doherty visits Europe's biggest brewery - Heineken in the Netherlands - on a mission to explain the difference between lager and ale

About This Show

Jimmy Doherty visits Europe's biggest brewery - Heineken in the Netherlands - on a mission to explain the difference between lager and ale. His journey takes a surprising twist when he comes face to face with the mother of all lagers. Kate Quilton sets Matt Tebbutt the challenge of making crumpets, and finds out how they get filled with unique holes at the Warburtons factory in Enfield, north London. Matt also heads for snowy Canada to discover why maple syrup is so expensive, and finds out that maple syrup robberies are a big concern to the industry

Upcoming Air Times

📅 Tomorrow

04:1530 mins
Food Unwrapped

Another selection of favourite investigation, with Jimmy Doherty hearing about a threat to British juniper berries that could mark the end of gin's recent resurgence in popularity

📅 Tuesday 9 December

03:2025 mins
Food Unwrapped Gets Chocolatey

A look back at some favourite chocolate-based investigations, including Kate Quilton's trip to a cocoa co-operative in Ghana to get to grips with the raw ingredient

04:2025 mins
Food Unwrapped Gets Chocolatey

A look back at some favourite chocolate-based investigations, including Kate Quilton's trip to a cocoa co-operative in Ghana to get to grips with the raw ingredient

📅 Wednesday 10 December

03:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS21E1

How the UK food industry is meeting the challenges of climate change, including a look at an innovative plan to reduce supermarkets' reliance on plastic packaging

04:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS21E1

How the UK food industry is meeting the challenges of climate change, including a look at an innovative plan to reduce supermarkets' reliance on plastic packaging

📅 Thursday 11 December

03:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS23E3

Matt Tebbutt unbottles the mystery of wine sulphites and hangovers, and Amanda Byram explores how peas could solve the plastic pollution problem

04:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS23E3

Matt Tebbutt unbottles the mystery of wine sulphites and hangovers, and Amanda Byram explores how peas could solve the plastic pollution problem

📅 Friday 12 December

03:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS23E2

Jimmy Doherty sniffs out the best way to remove the smell from fish. Kate Quilton dives into water and whether it makes a difference what kind of water we drink

04:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS23E2

Jimmy Doherty sniffs out the best way to remove the smell from fish. Kate Quilton dives into water and whether it makes a difference what kind of water we drink

📅 Saturday 13 December

03:2030 mins
Food UnwrappedS23E4

Briony May Williams presses for an answer as to how many apples actually go into a can of cider, while Kate Quilton wants to know what the white stuff is on salami

04:2030 mins
Food UnwrappedS23E4

Briony May Williams presses for an answer as to how many apples actually go into a can of cider, while Kate Quilton wants to know what the white stuff is on salami

📅 Sunday 14 December

03:2030 mins
Food UnwrappedS23E5

Kate Quilton's in Portugal to find out what exactly locust bean gum is. Briony May Williams wants to know why strawberry juice is so elusive in supermarkets

04:2030 mins
Food UnwrappedS23E5

Kate Quilton's in Portugal to find out what exactly locust bean gum is. Briony May Williams wants to know why strawberry juice is so elusive in supermarkets

📅 Monday 15 December

03:3030 mins
Food UnwrappedS24E2

Briony May Williams finds out why some radishes are hotter than others, while Kate Quilton heads to the Scottish isles to discover how they are growing truffles

04:3030 mins
Food UnwrappedS24E2

Briony May Williams finds out why some radishes are hotter than others, while Kate Quilton heads to the Scottish isles to discover how they are growing truffles

📅 Tuesday 16 December

03:2030 mins
Food UnwrappedS24E4

Matt Tebbutt discovers why some fruits are hairier than others, while Kate Quilton learns what's the difference between single and double cream

04:2030 mins
Food UnwrappedS24E4

Matt Tebbutt discovers why some fruits are hairier than others, while Kate Quilton learns what's the difference between single and double cream

📅 Wednesday 17 December

03:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS24E1

Matt Tebbutt finds out why the shelf life for a vegetable stir-fry mix is so short, while Kate Quilton travels to Portugal to discover just what piri-piri is

04:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS24E1

Matt Tebbutt finds out why the shelf life for a vegetable stir-fry mix is so short, while Kate Quilton travels to Portugal to discover just what piri-piri is

📅 Thursday 18 December

03:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS24E5

Briony May Williams is in Germany to uncover why schnapps is always clear despite being made from colourful fruits

04:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS24E5

Briony May Williams is in Germany to uncover why schnapps is always clear despite being made from colourful fruits

📅 Friday 19 December

03:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS18E1

Jimmy Doherty heads to Paris to find out why baguettes go stale so much faster than sliced loaves of bread

04:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS18E1

Jimmy Doherty heads to Paris to find out why baguettes go stale so much faster than sliced loaves of bread

📅 Saturday 20 December

03:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS18E2

Helen Lawal searches for the secret to perfectly shelled walnuts, Matt Tebbutt hopes to discover what makes sweets sour and Andi Oliver investigates cloudy beers

04:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS18E2

Helen Lawal searches for the secret to perfectly shelled walnuts, Matt Tebbutt hopes to discover what makes sweets sour and Andi Oliver investigates cloudy beers

📅 Sunday 21 December

03:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS18E3

Kate Quilton discovers how oysters turned from a Victorian bar snack to an expensive luxury, and Amanda Byram uncovers the difference between medium and large eggs

04:2530 mins
Food UnwrappedS18E3

Kate Quilton discovers how oysters turned from a Victorian bar snack to an expensive luxury, and Amanda Byram uncovers the difference between medium and large eggs