People gather for a street party as part of Jubilee Royal celebrations

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No one really knows exactly where the Victoria Sandwich came from

Queen Victoria famously had a sweet tooth, with several sweet dishes named after her during the Victorian period. However, although the concept of high tea gained popularity during her reign there was no published reference to the present day Victoria Sandwich cake until 1956 where it appeared in the Constance Spry Cookery book.

Tessa Anderson Pack Copy Sent looking towards camera wearing black top and glasses

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You can get inspiration for a career in food from watching CSI

Tessa Anderson spoke to Elisa Roche on Career Conversations about her work as a Food Technologist. From wanting to work in forensics after getting hooked on programmes like CSI and Poirot, she decided on a more vocational career in the food industry, but held onto that passion for investigative science.

George Monbiot standing in a forest in autumn close-up

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Bacteria could be the start of the next food revolution

Journalist, author and activist, George Monbiot spoke to Stefan Gates about the revolutionary brewing technology that can create meat substitutes from bacteria. With a much faster replication time, reduced costs around clinical conditions in comparison to cellular grown meat, and only a sprinkling of nutrients needed for healthy growth, bacteria could be a logical and achievable solution to feed the world in a sustainable way.

bullet holes in wall painted in Ukraine flag colours

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No one is immune to the impact of the Ukraine War on the global food industry

As Ukraine is one of the biggest exporters of wheat in the world, the impact of the war affects domestic producers of wheat as well as the importers. With a reduction of wheat available in the world, the price will be driven up for all consumers. So even if you’re not directly impacted by a reduced access to wheat, you will still feel the economic pinch.

Food poverty campaigner approaches the door of 10 Downing Street

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The stigma that surrounds food poverty is dangerously impacting people in the UK

There are many unheard voices within the food system in the United Kingdom, especially those that are struggling with food poverty. Making sure there are platforms for those unheard voices can help with finding ways to tackle the rising issue of food poverty, and make sure those people are being heard.

5 things we learned from the Food Matters Live Podcast in May

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May saw our food podcasts journey from traditional foods and why they’re part of the British culture as the country celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, to the challenges the food system is currently facing. Notable guests on the Food Matters Live Podcast included journalist, author and activist, George Monbiot and EAT Founder, Dr. Gunhild Stordalen on how they think we can transform the food system. There was even a short appearance from footballer Marcus Rashford on the episode that took a look at food poverty in the UK.

Join hosts Stefan Gates and Elisa Roche and look through the gallery to find out the five things we can’t stop talking about from our food podcasts this month. You can find all past episodes of the podcast in our back catalogue.

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