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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.

2026 British Podcast Awards Finalist

Hosts: Rosie MacKean, Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot Producer: Alex Bell © Quite Interesting Ltd 2025

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90 episodes

  1. 86: 🥂 The Real Widows Of Champagne Region 1:01:44
  2. 85: ☢️ How The Experts Are Stocking Up For The Apocalypse 40:58
  3. 84: 🍞 When Bread Was Sold Stale...By Law 54:14
  4. 83: ⭐ Why Some Chefs Hate Getting Michelin Stars 47:10
  5. 82: 🍍 Does Pineapple Really Make S**** Taste Nicer? 46:41
  6. 81: 🛒 Walmart Employees Use Virtual Reality To Practise For Black Friday 34:30
  7. 80: 🤯 Is Your Local Chip Shop Faking Their Vinegar? 45:48
  8. 79: 🕊️ Eating Gourmet Scabs Off A Peasant's Foot 42:15
  9. 78: 🌶️ The Hottest Ever Chilli Is Locked In A Secret Greenhouse 53:12
  10. 77: 🌋 Spain's Volcano-Powered Restaurant 49:09
  11. 76: 🍜 Pad Thai Is A Government Invention 47:32
  12. 75: 🥒 Why Disney Grew The World's Biggest Cucumber Plant 46:57
  13. 74: 🌽 XXX UNRATED Corn Smut NSFW [Explicit Farming] 42:19
  14. 73: 🌊 The Chef Who Caused A Tahini-nami 43:17
  15. 72: ✈️ The Great Sandwich War Of 1958 35:52
  16. 71: 🌋 The World's Most Expensive Pistachios Come From A Volcano 40:07
  17. 70: 🔐 Why The Recipe For [REDACTED] Is Locked In A Vault 39:06
  18. 69: 💦 Could You Cook With Human Oil? 45:48
  19. 68: 🫛 Ozempic For Medieval Peasants 46:32
  20. 67: 🍬 Why They Set Fire To Your Sugar 52:03
  21. 66: 🐔 Why Chickens Need Spectacles 37:14
  22. 65: 🌱 Screaming For Asparagus Ice Cream 40:50
  23. 64: 🐑 Why Are Doner Kebabs Cone Shaped? 54:13
  24. 63: 🥭 India's Magical Million Mango Tree 37:30
  25. 62: 🍴 Buckingham Palace's Upside-Down Forks 40:30
  26. 61: 💃🏻 Victorian Girl Dinners 44:06
  27. 60: 🎨 The $6.2 Million Banana 40:25
  28. 59: 🥥 Performing Brain Surgery With A Coconut 42:18
  29. 58: 🥣 The Best Place To Smear Yoghurt On A Hot Day 39:31
  30. 57: ☠️ The Deadliest Dishes Of History 45:21
  31. 56: 🫙 How To Hypnotise Your Pâté 40:04
  32. 55: 🥕 Who Sabotaged Hitler's Carrots? 45:51
  33. 54: 🐂 Bathing In Beef Broth 48:31
  34. 53: 🍊 The Medieval King Who Gave Us Jaffa Cakes 51:36
  35. 52: 🍆 Why Is The Green M&M So Sexy? 41:08
  36. 51: 🍟 Waiter, There's A Thumb In My Chilli! 39:36
  37. 50: 🚀 Where To Get A Good Drink In Space 39:51
  38. 49: 🫀 The Scottish Delicacy Banned In America 47:25
  39. 48: 🫘 The Scientists Measuring Bean Fartiness 46:37
  40. 47: 🥗 How To Sleep Yourself Skinny 47:03
  41. 46: 🍻 Who's Up For Peekaboo Meatball? 43:02
  42. Bonus: 🥂 The Best (And Worst) Festive Tipples 18:13
  43. 45: 🎄 The Fish In The Bath On Christmas Eve 56:08
  44. 44: 🎛️ Oven Baking Your Laptop 38:00
  45. 43: 🍸 too dRUnk to thinkof a title f0r thsi one sorry 41:28
  46. 42: 🎓 Jamie Oliver Is Screaming At Our Home-Twizzled Turkeys 35:43
  47. 41: 🦃 CALL NOW: The Emergency Turkey Hotline 49:09
  48. 40: 🍯 Are You Being Swindled With Fake Honey? 43:31
  49. 39: 🥓 The Man Who Tricked America Into Eating Breakfast 42:54
  50. 38: 🌾 The Cereal Toy That Could Hack Phones 38:09