Lunchbox Envy

Lunchbox Envy

From the makers of QI and No Such Thing As A Fish: Gastronomically-minded QI researchers Jack Chambers and Manu Henriot join chef and food writer Rosie MacKean to unpack the world of food and drink, one lunchbox at a time. Can you unboil an egg? Why would you milk a spider? How much Dairy Milk would it take to kill you? Dig in now to get answers to the questions you never knew you had.

Episodes

September 28, 2025 37 mins
How did herring nearly start World War 3? When did fish have fingers? Is there such a thing as a fish? (Yes, and it's delicious).
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How can a movie be spoiled by an apple? When do apples break the sound barrier? Why are some apples better for cooking with?
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September 14, 2025 38 mins
What is that scum on the top of your tea? Why were the first automatic tea-making contraptions so dangerous? Are you a MIFFY or a TIFFY?
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September 7, 2025 37 mins
How did squirrels help invent the microwave? Why don't ants mind microwaves? What's the big problem with microwave clocks?

Dedicated to Nigella <3
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August 31, 2025 40 mins
Why shouldn't you tilt your glass when you pour a pint? Which city has an underground beer pipeline? Why did the Ancient Egyptians drink their beer through straws? 
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August 24, 2025 48 mins
What’s the saltiest place on Earth? How can salt win a war? And why does some salt taste like egg?!
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August 17, 2025 46 mins
How do they put the holes in swiss cheese? Who eats the world's hardest cheese? Why would you put Parmesan in a bank?
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August 10, 2025 33 mins
Which 12-year-old boy do we have to thank for all the vanilla we have today? What links vanilla to a beaver's anus? What hack lets you use your vanilla pods more than once?
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August 3, 2025 40 mins
How did butter cause the Catholic Reformation? Where does extra-yellow butter come from? Who wants a buttershag?
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July 27, 2025 40 mins
Why would you eat a cotton wool sandwich? What is an earth sandwich made of? Who once ate a $275 sandwich containing over 8000 calories? 
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July 20, 2025 40 mins
What on earth is a Piecaken? Why are some croissants curvy and some straight? Which pastry was invented by a literal idiot? 

With special guest Edd Kimber. 
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July 13, 2025 37 mins
What does the opposite of a strawberry taste like? Who liked to bathe in strawberry juice? What have strawberries got to do with a beaver's anal glands?
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July 10, 2025 13 mins
Happy Wimbledon everyone! Who's got room for an extra-creamy second helping this week? 
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July 6, 2025 36 mins
When is Dairy Milk not chocolate? Whose chocolate taste like vomit? Where can you use KitKats as postcards?
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June 29, 2025 36 mins
Why would you tattoo an avocado? Which bird has to vomit up the avocado stone before it can fly? How did avocados spark a row between Sainsbury's and M&S?
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June 22, 2025 34 mins
Who paid their rent in pizza? Where would you need a 3D-printed pizza? How do you make pizza with beer? 
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June 15, 2025 34 mins
What did we use olives for before we ate them? What is the SPF of olive oil? Why should Americans be suspicious of Italian olive oil?
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June 8, 2025 34 mins
How do you milk a potato? Can you survive on a potato-only diet? Why do potatoes make daughters-in-law cry? 
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June 1, 2025 36 mins
Does alcohol actually burn off when you cook with wine? Does more expensive wine actually taste better? How do you take communion in outer space?
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May 25, 2025 36 mins
Which is the wrong direction to cut onions in? How did Viking doctors use onions to save lives on the operating table? Why do capuchin monkeys go wild over onions?
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