About this season
The food and science series that travels the world to explore the industry secrets behind our favourite produce, industry secrets, and how foods are really made.
Episodes (6)
1. Homegrown Fruit and Veg, Eels, Ginger Beer
Aired 9 September 2019 • 25 min
Jimmy Doherty asks what offers better value: growing your own fruit and veg or buying from the supermarket? Plus, investigating the illegal trafficking of eels, and ginger beer.
2. Icing, Soy Beans, Hemp-based Foods
Aired 16 September 2019 • 25 min
The team investigate how supermarkets get the iced writing so perfect on birthday cakes, the popularity of the soy bean, and the growing trend for hemp-based food products.
3. Favourites: Squid and Chips, Kangaroo Meat, Pesto
Aired 23 September 2019 • 25 min
Some favourite investigations as Jimmy Doherty looks at how our national dish could become squid and chips, Kate Quilton reports on kangaroo meat, and Matt Tebbutt looks at pesto.
4. Favourites: Haagen-Dazs, Vanilla, Edam, Plastic in Seafood
Aired 30 September 2019 • 25 min
Kate and Helen explore vanilla, while in the Netherlands Matt explores the myth that Edam balls were once used as emergency cannon balls!
5. Favourites: McVitie's, Corks, Mascarpone
Aired 7 October 2019 • 25 min
Favourite investigations. Kate Quilton visits McVitie's to ask why many biscuits have little holes all over them. Jimmy Doherty finds out how corks are made for wine bottles.
6. Favourites: Lager & Ale, Crumpets
Aired 14 October 2019 • 25 min
Favourite investigations. Jimmy Doherty visits Europe's biggest brewery. Kate Quilton challenges Matt Tebbutt to make crumpets. And Matt discovers why maple syrup is so expensive.