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🧂 The University Paying Its Rent In Pepper
Episode 7
Which peppercorn is good for popping at festivals? Who still pays rent in peppercorns? How do you make a pepper martini?
1 year, 5 months ago
🍝 When Colgate Made Lasagna
Episode 6
What went wrong with Beeton’s inedible macaroni? Why did Colgate once sell lasagna? Where does Bologna keep its mysterious Golden Tagliatella?
1 year, 6 months ago
🌭 Our Nuclear Submarines Depend On Sausages
Episode 5
What makes sausages sausage-shaped? How can you win a duel armed only with a sausage? What is the worrying sausagey weakness in the UK’s nuclear dete…
1 year, 6 months ago
🍗 Who Invented The Modern Chicken?
Episode 4
WARNING - BROILERS AHEAD: How many chickens do you eat each year? What's the best way to shuck a chicken oyster? Who invented the frozen chicken?
1 year, 6 months ago
🥛 How Do You Milk A Flying Cow?
Episode 3
Why is it so hard to milk a moose? How have we all been duped by Big Milk?
1 year, 6 months ago
🍌 The Banana That Went To Alton Towers
Episode 2
Why do we have Alton Towers to thank for the British banana? What's the least appealing peeling technique? What's the most threatening thing you can …
1 year, 7 months ago
🧄 Why Won't Ninjas Eat Garlic?
Episode 1
How could garlic breath help win a war? Can you taste garlic with your feet? Does anyone actually follow the recipe-recommended amount of garlic?
1 year, 7 months ago
✨ Introducing Lunchbox Envy!
Join QI's most gastronomically-minded Elves, Manu and Jack along with chef and food writer Rosie MacKean as they unpack the world of food and drink, …
1 year, 7 months ago