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Great story here:The seedless banana we know today was developed in Palaeolithic times by people in SE Asia.They even distributed it across the oceans right up to Africa in dug

Introducing pineapple tarts: My favourite Singaporean Lunar New Year treat, both for what they taste like and what they symbolise.You can't get them in the UK, hence why I made

Why chocolate chip cookies are a miracle of human ingenuity & global, botanical cooperation.The science... Wheat is a hybrid of 3 wild grasses from the Middle East.Their seeds are

Growing up in Asia, we were never told we were inherently ‘special’ as kids.The only real way to be that was relentless hard work and sacrifice for the communal good.I

Just to clarify, as this sentiment is all over my feed:A) Britain hasn't been self sufficient in food for centuries.B) The last time we tried, we had to use land

Absolutely U.K. gardening culture has racism baked into its DNA.It’s so integral that when you point out it’s existence, people assume you are against gardening, not racism.Epitomised, for example, by

On the topic of internet conspiracies set to promote specific agendas...I propose coriander-eating is directly linked with the fall of the West.Consumption has sky-rocketed in the last 30 years, brought

There are lots of rules campaigny food writers create to ‘help’ us eat healthier.But many (most?) don’t stand up to much scrutiny.Here’s a thread of my top 5: 1) ‘Don’t

This image is doing the rounds on twitter. The claim is loose carrots with tops are far more sustainable than packaged. But then why do supermarkets bother ?Because it dramatically

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