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  • Channel 4

Food Unwrapped

  • 2012 – 2025
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • ~25m / ep
  • 25 seasons
  • 7.7/10

The food and science series that travels the world to explore the industry secrets behind our favourite produce, industry secrets, and how foods are really made.

Latest: Season 25 · 2025

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  1. E1. Bubble Tea, Soured Cream, Canned Fish

    Jan 10, 2025 · 23m

    In search of the secret to the bubbles in bubble tea, Kate Quilton visits a cassava farm in Kenya to get to the root of it. Jimmy Doherty is in Somerset exploring why sour milk is sneered at, though soured cream is revered. Plus, Helen Lawal reports from Portugal on canned fish.

  2. E2. Cauliflower, Lemon Juice, Beer

    Jan 17, 2025 · 23m

    What's the 'flower' in cauliflower wonders Kate? Plus the long life of lemon juice. And a fess-up at the brewery as the meaning of 'bottle conditioned' beer is revealed.

  3. E3. Coffee, Parsnips and Frozen Pastries

    Jan 24, 2025 · 23m

    Kate's in Kenya wondering how do cold-brew and iced-coffee differ? News from Staffordshire on why parsnips are so sweet. And do frozen pastries taste as nice as fresh pastries?

  4. E4. Shallots, Baked Potatoes, Sheep's Milk

    Jan 31, 2025 · 23m

    The gang dig up more fantastic food facts. Are shallots actually small onions? There's a price query about the cost of baked potatoes. And what's wrong with sheep's milk?