Lunchbox Envy
Podcast

Lunchbox Envy

Lunchbox Envy

83 episodes · Arts, Food

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.

Episodes

79: 🕊️ Eating Gourmet Scabs Off A Peasant's Foot
79: 🕊️ Eating Gourmet Scabs Off A Peasant's Foot
Aug 16, 2026 · 42 min
78: 🌶️ The Hottest Ever Chilli Is Locked In Secret Greenhouse
78: 🌶️ The Hottest Ever Chilli Is Locked In Secret Greenhouse
Aug 9, 2026 · 53 min
77: 🌋 Spain's Volcano-Powered Restaurant
77: 🌋 Spain's Volcano-Powered Restaurant
Aug 2, 2026 · 49 min
76: 🍜 Pad Thai Is A Government Invention
76: 🍜 Pad Thai Is A Government Invention
Jul 26, 2026 · 47 min
75: 🥒 Why Disney Grew The World's Biggest Cucumber Plant
75: 🥒 Why Disney Grew The World's Biggest Cucumber Plant
Jul 19, 2026 · 46 min
74: 🌽 XXX UNRATED Corn Smut NSFW [Explicit Farming]
74: 🌽 XXX UNRATED Corn Smut NSFW [Explicit Farming]
Jul 12, 2026 · 42 min
73: 🌊 The Chef Who Caused A Tahini-nami
73: 🌊 The Chef Who Caused A Tahini-nami
Jul 6, 2026 · 43 min
72: ✈️ The Great Sandwich War Of 1958
72: ✈️ The Great Sandwich War Of 1958
Jun 28, 2026 · 35 min
71: 🌋 The World's Most Expensive Pistachios Come From A Volcano
71: 🌋 The World's Most Expensive Pistachios Come From A Volcano
Jun 22, 2026 · 40 min
70: 🔐 Why The Recipe For [REDACTED] Is Locked In A Vault
70: 🔐 Why The Recipe For [REDACTED] Is Locked In A Vault
Jun 14, 2026 · 39 min
69: 💦 Could You Cook With Human Oil?
69: 💦 Could You Cook With Human Oil?
Jun 7, 2026 · 45 min
68: 🫛 Ozempic For Medieval Peasants
68: 🫛 Ozempic For Medieval Peasants
May 31, 2026 · 46 min
67: 🍬 Why They Set Fire To Your Sugar
67: 🍬 Why They Set Fire To Your Sugar
May 24, 2026 · 52 min
66: 🐔 Why Chickens Need Spectacles
66: 🐔 Why Chickens Need Spectacles
May 17, 2026 · 37 min
65: 🌱 Screaming For Asparagus Ice Cream
65: 🌱 Screaming For Asparagus Ice Cream
May 10, 2026 · 40 min
64: 🐑 Why Are Doner Kebabs Cone Shaped?
64: 🐑 Why Are Doner Kebabs Cone Shaped?
May 3, 2026 · 54 min
63: 🥭 India's Magical Million Mango Tree
63: 🥭 India's Magical Million Mango Tree
Apr 26, 2026 · 37 min
62: 🍴 Buckingham Palace's Upside-Down Forks
62: 🍴 Buckingham Palace's Upside-Down Forks
Apr 19, 2026 · 40 min
61: 💃🏻 Victorian Girl Dinners
61: 💃🏻 Victorian Girl Dinners
Apr 12, 2026 · 44 min
60: 🎨 The $6.2 Million Banana
60: 🎨 The $6.2 Million Banana
Apr 5, 2026 · 40 min
59: 🥥 Performing Brain Surgery With A Coconut
59: 🥥 Performing Brain Surgery With A Coconut
Mar 29, 2026 · 42 min
58: 🥣 The Best Place To Smear Yoghurt On A Hot Day
58: 🥣 The Best Place To Smear Yoghurt On A Hot Day
Mar 23, 2026 · 39 min
57: ☠️ The Deadliest Dishes Of History
57: ☠️ The Deadliest Dishes Of History
Mar 16, 2026 · 45 min
56: 🫙 How To Hypnotise Your Pâté
56: 🫙 How To Hypnotise Your Pâté
Mar 9, 2026 · 40 min
55: 🥕 Who Sabotaged Hitler's Carrots?
55: 🥕 Who Sabotaged Hitler's Carrots?
Mar 2, 2026 · 45 min
54: 🐂 Bathing In Beef Broth
54: 🐂 Bathing In Beef Broth
Feb 23, 2026 · 48 min
53: 🍊 The Medieval King Who Gave Us Jaffa Cakes
53: 🍊 The Medieval King Who Gave Us Jaffa Cakes
Feb 16, 2026 · 51 min
52: 🍆 Why Is The Green M&M So Sexy?
52: 🍆 Why Is The Green M&M So Sexy?
Feb 9, 2026 · 41 min
51: 🍟 Waiter, There's A Thumb In My Chile!
51: 🍟 Waiter, There's A Thumb In My Chile!
Feb 2, 2026 · 39 min
50: 🚀 Where To Get A Good Drink In Space
50: 🚀 Where To Get A Good Drink In Space
Jan 26, 2026 · 39 min
49: 🫀 The Scottish Delicacy Banned In America
49: 🫀 The Scottish Delicacy Banned In America
Jan 19, 2026 · 47 min
48: 🫘 The Scientists Measuring Bean Fartiness
48: 🫘 The Scientists Measuring Bean Fartiness
Jan 12, 2026 · 46 min
47: 🥗 How To Sleep Yourself Skinny
47: 🥗 How To Sleep Yourself Skinny
Jan 5, 2026 · 47 min
46: 🍻 Who's Up For Peekaboo Meatball?
46: 🍻 Who's Up For Peekaboo Meatball?
Dec 29, 2025 · 43 min
Bonus: 🥂 The Best (And Worst) Festive Tipples
Bonus: 🥂 The Best (And Worst) Festive Tipples
Dec 25, 2025 · 18 min
45: 🎄 The Fish In The Bath On Christmas Eve
45: 🎄 The Fish In The Bath On Christmas Eve
Dec 22, 2025 · 56 min
44: 🎛️ Oven Baking Your Laptop
44: 🎛️ Oven Baking Your Laptop
Dec 15, 2025 · 38 min
43: 🍸 too dRUnk to thinkof a title f0r thsi one sorry
43: 🍸 too dRUnk to thinkof a title f0r thsi one sorry
Dec 8, 2025 · 41 min
42: 🎓 Jamie Oliver Is Screaming At Our Home-Twizzled Turkeys
42: 🎓 Jamie Oliver Is Screaming At Our Home-Twizzled Turkeys
Dec 1, 2025 · 35 min
41: 🦃 CALL NOW: The Emergency Turkey Hotline
41: 🦃 CALL NOW: The Emergency Turkey Hotline
Nov 24, 2025 · 49 min
40: 🍯 Are You Being Swindled With Fake Honey?
40: 🍯 Are You Being Swindled With Fake Honey?
Nov 17, 2025 · 43 min
39: 🥓 The Man Who Tricked America Into Eating Breakfast
39: 🥓 The Man Who Tricked America Into Eating Breakfast
Nov 10, 2025 · 42 min
38: 🌾 The Cereal Toy That Could Hack Phones
38: 🌾 The Cereal Toy That Could Hack Phones
Nov 3, 2025 · 38 min
37: 🎃 What's Really In A Pumpkin Spice Latte
37: 🎃 What's Really In A Pumpkin Spice Latte
Oct 27, 2025 · 34 min
36: 🍄‍🟫 Was Jesus A Mushroom?
36: 🍄‍🟫 Was Jesus A Mushroom?
Oct 19, 2025 · 43 min
35: ❄️ The Man Who Nearly Destroyed Earth...Twice
35: ❄️ The Man Who Nearly Destroyed Earth...Twice
Oct 12, 2025 · 37 min
34: 🍪 You're Eating Biscuits The Wrong Way Up
34: 🍪 You're Eating Biscuits The Wrong Way Up
Oct 5, 2025 · 39 min
33: 🐟 The Herring That Nearly Started WW3
33: 🐟 The Herring That Nearly Started WW3
Sep 28, 2025 · 37 min
32: 🍎 We Ate Newton's Gravity Apple
32: 🍎 We Ate Newton's Gravity Apple
Sep 21, 2025 · 39 min
31: 🫖 Lethal Tea-Making Contraptions
31: 🫖 Lethal Tea-Making Contraptions
Sep 14, 2025 · 38 min