71: 🌋 The World's Most Expensive Pistachios Come From A Volcano
Why did pistachios used to be bright red? Where in the world do pistachio trees need police protection? How could a pistachio help you survive a car crash?
Jun 22, 2026•40 min•Ep. 71
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.
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70: 🔐 Why The Recipe For [REDACTED] Is Locked In A Vault
Why doesn't Coca Cola have to list their secret ingredients on their packaging? How do you break out of prison with peanut butter? What happened to the mythical Roman spice silphium?
Jun 14, 2026•39 min•Ep. 70
69: 💦 Could You Cook With Human Oil?
Why should you beware of Chinese gutter oil? Which oil is the healthiest to fry with? Does snake oil actually work?
Jun 07, 2026•46 min•Ep. 69
68: 🫛 Ozempic For Medieval Peasants
Why are frozen peas better than fresh peas? How do you use a pea as an alarm clock? Whose constipation can be cured with a single pea?
May 31, 2026•47 min•Ep. 68
67: 🍬 Why They Set Fire To Your Sugar
When is it a good idea to set fire to your sugar cane field? Why would you sprinkle sugar over a bee? Do you prefer your sugar in cubes or loaves?
May 24, 2026•52 min•Ep. 67
66: 🐔 Why Chickens Need Spectacles
Why would you put spectacles on a chicken? What's the secret to a perfect roast chicken? Do chickens find you beautiful? Another bite of the drumstick with cook and writer Ed Smith.
May 17, 2026•37 min•Ep. 66
65: 🌱 Screaming For Asparagus Ice Cream
Why shouldn't you snap your asparagus in half? Who was known as The Giant Asparagus? How can you make a knife out of asparagus?
May 10, 2026•41 min•Ep. 65
64: 🐑 Why Are Doner Kebabs Cone Shaped?
What's the difference between dagging and redding? Why are doner kebab spits cone-shaped? What makes mint go so well with roast lamb?
May 03, 2026•54 min•Ep. 64
63: 🥭 India's Magical Million Mango Tree
Who was the Indiana Jones of mangoes? What's the best way to mail a mango? Do you know the Mango Man?
Apr 26, 2026•38 min•Ep. 63
62: 🍴 Buckingham Palace's Upside-Down Forks
Why are the forks in Buckingham Palace placed face down? Are spoons making us uglier? How do you flirt with a butter knife?
Apr 19, 2026•41 min•Ep. 62
61: 💃🏻 Victorian Girl Dinners
What does a Victorian girl dinner look like? Why is the plough to blame for gender inequality? What's gay about quiche?
Apr 12, 2026•44 min•Ep. 61
60: 🎨 The $6.2 Million Banana
Why did the Romans decorate their dining rooms with leftovers? How do you sell a banana for $6.2 million? Where can you eat dirt for fun?
Apr 05, 2026•40 min•Ep. 60
59: 🥥 Performing Brain Surgery With A Coconut
Why would you inject coconut water directly into your bloodstream? How can a coconut help in brain surgery? What do octopuses use coconut shells for?
Mar 29, 2026•42 min•Ep. 59
58: 🥣 The Best Place To Smear Yoghurt On A Hot Day
Whose testicles grow when you feed them yoghurt? Which animal would give you the highest protein yoghurt?
Mar 23, 2026•40 min•Ep. 58
57: ☠️ The Deadliest Dishes Of History
Which food do you need a licence to prepare? When are you at risk of Margarita burn? Why should you never accept marzipan from the Pope?
Mar 16, 2026•45 min•Ep. 57
56: 🫙 How To Hypnotise Your Pâté
What does Catherine of Braganza have to do with marmalade? How do you hypnotise pâté? If Marmite...what about Pa?
Mar 09, 2026•40 min•Ep. 56
55: 🥕 Who Sabotaged Hitler's Carrots?
How do you cure a floppy carrot? Why would you feed carrots to a chicken? Who sabotaged Hitler's carrots?
Mar 02, 2026•46 min•Ep. 55
54: 🐂 Bathing In Beef Broth
What are the benefits of a beef broth bath? How do you turn a cow into a tennis racket? Would you chow down on some chewy arse-tongue?
Feb 23, 2026•49 min•Ep. 54
53: 🍊 The Medieval King Who Gave Us Jaffa Cakes
What can you do with a boiled orange? Which medieval king do we have to thank for Jaffa Cakes? Why does orange juice taste so bad after brushing your teeth?
Feb 16, 2026•52 min•Ep. 53
52: 🍆 Why Is The Green M&M So Sexy?
Where did the Ancient Greeks stick their loaves? What's so sexy sbout sitting on a cake? Why is the green M&M so sexy? Happy Valentine's Week from Lunchbox Envy 😘
Feb 09, 2026•41 min•Ep. 52
51: 🍟 Waiter, There's A Thumb In My Chile!
Which chain feeds 5% of the UK every day? Why would you send a spy into a pizza factory? What would you do if you found a thumb in your chilli?
Feb 02, 2026•40 min•Ep. 51
50: 🚀 Where To Get A Good Drink In Space
What's the best way to smuggle vodka onto a space station? How do you make rocket Huel? Why do astronauts love shrimp cocktail so much?
Jan 26, 2026•40 min•Ep. 50
49: 🫀 The Scottish Delicacy Banned In America
Would you try Lancashire calamari? What did Mrs Beeton cure with tripe? Where could you get arrested for cooking a haggis?
Jan 19, 2026•47 min•Ep. 49
48: 🫘 The Scientists Measuring Bean Fartiness
Who built a car out of beans? Can you put out a fire with beans? How do you measure the fartiness of a bean?
Jan 12, 2026•47 min•Ep. 48
47: 🥗 How To Sleep Yourself Skinny
How many calories are there in a gram of uranium? What is the Sleeping Beauty diet? What do you have in common with a doughnut?
Jan 05, 2026•47 min•Ep. 47
46: 🍻 Who's Up For Peekaboo Meatball?
Why would you order a brick sandwich? What does a Peekaboo Meatball taste like? What was the mysterious Third Condiment?
Dec 29, 2025•43 min•Ep. 46
Bonus: 🥂 The Best (And Worst) Festive Tipples
One more for the road? Merry Christmas!
Dec 25, 2025•18 min
45: 🎄 The Fish In The Bath On Christmas Eve
What is a live fish doing in your bath on Christmas Eve? Who tried to cook their turkey via electrocution? Where can you find roast reindeer on the menu? Merry Christmas from Lunchbox Envy!
Dec 22, 2025•56 min•Ep. 45
44: 🎛️ Oven Baking Your Laptop
Why would you oven bake a laptop? Which day of the week can your oven switch itself on? Who cooked himself in a bread oven just to see what would happen?
Dec 15, 2025•38 min•Ep. 44
43: 🍸 too dRUnk to thinkof a title f0r thsi one sorry
What do you get when you mix vodka with gunpowder? When will a doctor give you vodka? Who got paid in vodka?
Dec 08, 2025•41 min•Ep. 43
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