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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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51: Fast Food

51: Fast Food

2026-02-0242:08

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?
50: Space Food

50: Space Food

2026-01-2641:361

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? 
49: Offal

49: Offal

2026-01-1950:51

Would you try Lancashire calamari? What did Mrs Beeton cure with tripe? Where could you get arrested for cooking a haggis?
48: Beans

48: Beans

2026-01-1248:29

Who built a car out of beans? Can you put out a fire with beans? How do you measure the fartiness of a bean?
47: Diets

47: Diets

2026-01-0549:20

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?
46: Pub Grub

46: Pub Grub

2025-12-2944:31

Why would you order a brick sandwich? What doe a Peekaboo Meatball taste like? What was the mysterious Third Condiment? 
One more for the road? Merry Christmas!
45: Christmas Dinner

45: Christmas Dinner

2025-12-2259:06

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! 
44: Ovens

44: Ovens

2025-12-1541:13

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?
43: Vodka

43: Vodka

2025-12-0843:39

What do you get when you mix vodka with gunpowder? When will a doctor give you vodka? Who got paid in vodka?
42: School Dinners

42: School Dinners

2025-12-0137:57

How do you Twizzle a Turkey? Where did Ancient Spartan kids get their packed lunch from? Who used to give their schoolchildren wine?
41: Thanksgiving

41: Thanksgiving

2025-11-2452:42

How do you make a Frogeye Salad? When was eel on the Thanksgiving menu? Who can you call when your turkey won't defrost?  
40: Honey

40: Honey

2025-11-1746:50

Why does your honey have bubbles in it? How do you eat ant honey? What does purple honey taste like? 
39: Bacon

39: Bacon

2025-11-1046:05

What's the point of a bacon window? Who's using a bacon dating app? How do you make bananacon?
38: Breakfast Cereal

38: Breakfast Cereal

2025-11-0339:081

How do you make a Diamond Shreddie? Which cereal accidentally invented computer hacking?  Why are some cereals magnetic?
37: Pumpkins

37: Pumpkins

2025-10-2736:51

What is a Pumpkin Spice Latte really made of? How do you you sail a pumpkin? Who was Stingy Jack? Happy Halloween! 
36: Mushrooms

36: Mushrooms

2025-10-1946:271

Why would you want a mushroom to eat you? Which country has specially-trained mushroom chemists? Was Jesus actually a mushroom? 
35: Fridges

35: Fridges

2025-10-1239:57

Who was the original King of Cool? Where are the world's dirtiest fridges? How are you using your fridge wrong?
34: Biscuits

34: Biscuits

2025-10-0542:16

Did a digestive break up The Beatles? Are you chomping on your Hobnobs upside down? What biscuits were on offer in the Titanic lifeboats?
33: Fish

33: Fish

2025-09-2840:20

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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