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✨ Introducing Lunchbox Envy!12 Feb 202500:00:40
Join QI's most gastronomically-minded Elves, Manu and Jack along with chef and food writer Rosie MacKean as they unpack the world of food and drink, one lunchbox at a time.
2: 🍌 The Banana That Went To Alton Towers24 Feb 202500:25:02
Why do we have Alton Towers to thank for the British banana? What's the least appealing peeling technique? What's the most threatening thing you can do with a banana and a biro?
1: 🧄 Why Won't Ninjas Eat Garlic?24 Feb 202500:27:01
How could garlic breath help win a war? Can you taste garlic with your feet? Does anyone actually follow the recipe-recommended amount of garlic?
3: 🥛 How Do You Milk A Flying Cow?03 Mar 202500:25:12
 Why is it so hard to milk a moose? How have we all been duped by Big Milk?
4: 🍗 Who Invented The Modern Chicken?10 Mar 202500:26:05
WARNING - BROILERS AHEAD: How many chickens do you eat each year? What's the best way to shuck a chicken oyster? Who invented the frozen chicken?
5: 🌭 Our Nuclear Submarines Depend On Sausages17 Mar 202500:25:09
What makes sausages sausage-shaped? How can you win a duel armed only with a sausage? What is the worrying sausagey weakness in the UK’s nuclear deterrent?
6: 🍝 When Colgate Made Lasagna24 Mar 202500:33:50
What went wrong with Beeton’s inedible macaroni? Why did Colgate once sell lasagna? Where does Bologna keep its mysterious Golden Tagliatella?
7: 🧂 The University Paying Its Rent In Pepper31 Mar 202500:28:44
Which peppercorn is good for popping at festivals? Who still pays rent in peppercorns? How do you make a pepper martini?
8: 🍅 How Napoleon Invented Tinned Tomatoes06 Apr 202500:33:31
Why do tomatoes taste so much nicer on holiday? How is Napoleon responsible for tinned tomatoes? When do tomatoes scream?
9: 🍦Georgian Bread-Flavoured Ice Cream Is Surprisingly Delicious13 Apr 202500:34:39
Why has space ice cream never been to space? What was the World War II substitute for ice cream? How did the Georgians make ice cream out of bread?
Bonus: 🐣 Happy Easter!17 Apr 202500:08:35
A little extra morsel all about chocolate eggs. Happy Easter!
10: 🥚 Egg Maths Ain't Mathing20 Apr 202500:35:35
What is the deal with egg maths? What can you smuggle inside an egg? And what are green eggs actually eaten with?
11: ☕ The Drink That Fuelled The Enlightement27 Apr 202500:44:30
Why should you put salt in your coffee? How does caffeine actually keep us awake? And do we really have coffee to thank for The Enlightenment?
12: 🥜 The World's Most Average Jar Of Peanut Butter04 May 202500:34:14
How can you make peanuts dance? Which insect tastes great with peanut butter? Why is the most expensive jar of peanut butter the most average?
13: 🍚 Your Rice Might Have Been Farmed By Ducks11 May 202500:37:54
Why do risotto spoons have holes in them? Why do rice farmers like ducks swimming in their fields? Why are we all so scared of reheating rice?
14: 🍋 Your Lemons Might Not Be Vegan18 May 202500:37:23
Why might your lemon not be vegan? How does a lemon affect your empathy? Who used lemons as a contraceptive?
15: 🧅 The Day Onions Broke Wall Street25 May 202500:36:39
Which is the wrong direction to cut onions in? How did Viking doctors use onions to save lives on the operating table? Why do capuchin monkeys go wild over onions?
72: ✈️ The Great Sandwich War Of 195828 Jun 202600:35:52
Who needs a gyroscopic kitchen? How do you save $500,000 by slicing limes? What actually is the deal with airline food? 
71: 🌋 The World's Most Expensive Pistachios Come From A Volcano22 Jun 202600:40:07
Why did pistachios used to be bright red? Where in the world do pistachio trees need police protection? How could a pistachio help you survive a car crash? 
62: 🍴 Buckingham Palace's Upside-Down Forks19 Apr 202600:40:30
Why are the forks in Buckingham Palace placed face down? Are spoons making us uglier? How do you flirt with a butter knife?
61: 💃🏻 Victorian Girl Dinners12 Apr 202600:44:06
What does a Victorian girl dinner look like? Why is the plough to blame for gender inequality? What's gay about quiche?
60: 🎨 The $6.2 Million Banana05 Apr 202600:40:25
Why did the Romans decorate their dining rooms with leftovers? How do you sell a banana for $6.2 million? Where can you eat dirt for fun? 
59: 🥥 Performing Brain Surgery With A Coconut29 Mar 202600:42:18
Why would you inject coconut water directly into your bloodstream? How can a coconut help in brain surgery? What do octopuses use coconut shells for?
58: 🥣 The Best Place To Smear Yoghurt On A Hot Day23 Mar 202600:39:31
Whose testicles grow when you feed them yoghurt? Which animal would give you the highest protein yoghurt?
57: ☠️ The Deadliest Dishes Of History16 Mar 202600:45:21
Which food do you need a licence to prepare? When are you at risk of Margarita burn? Why should you never accept marzipan from the Pope?
56: 🫙 How To Hypnotise Your Pâté09 Mar 202600:40:04
What does Catherine of Braganza have to do with marmalade? How do you hypnotise pâté? If Marmite...what about Pa?
55: 🥕 Who Sabotaged Hitler's Carrots?02 Mar 202600:45:51
How do you cure a floppy carrot? Why would you feed carrots to a chicken? Who sabotaged Hitler's carrots?
54: 🐂 Bathing In Beef Broth23 Feb 202600:48:31
What are the benefits of a beef broth bath? How do you turn a cow into a tennis racket? Would you chow down on some chewy arse-tongue? 
53: 🍊 The Medieval King Who Gave Us Jaffa Cakes16 Feb 202600:51:36
What can you do with a boiled orange? Which medieval king do we have to thank for Jaffa Cakes? Why does orange juice taste so bad after brushing your teeth?
70: 🔐 Why The Recipe For [REDACTED] Is Locked In A Vault14 Jun 202600:39:06
Why doesn't Coca Cola have to list their secret ingredients on their packaging? How do you break out of prison with peanut butter? What happened to the mythical Roman spice silphium?
52: 🍆 Why Is The Green M&M So Sexy?09 Feb 202600:41:08

Where did the Ancient Greeks stick their loaves? What's so sexy sbout sitting on a cake? Why is the green M&M so sexy?

Happy Valentine's Week from Lunchbox Envy 😘

51: 🍟 Waiter, There's A Thumb In My Chile!02 Feb 202600:39:36
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: 🚀 Where To Get A Good Drink In Space 26 Jan 202600:39:51
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: 🫀 The Scottish Delicacy Banned In America19 Jan 202600:47:25
Would you try Lancashire calamari? What did Mrs Beeton cure with tripe? Where could you get arrested for cooking a haggis?
48: 🫘 The Scientists Measuring Bean Fartiness12 Jan 202600:46:37
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: 🥗 How To Sleep Yourself Skinny05 Jan 202600:47:03
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: 🍻 Who's Up For Peekaboo Meatball?29 Dec 202500:43:02
Why would you order a brick sandwich? What does a Peekaboo Meatball taste like? What was the mysterious Third Condiment? 
Bonus: 🥂 The Best (And Worst) Festive Tipples25 Dec 202500:18:13
One more for the road? Merry Christmas!
45: 🎄 The Fish In The Bath On Christmas Eve22 Dec 202500:56:08
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: 🎛️ Oven Baking Your Laptop15 Dec 202500:38:00
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?
69: 💦 Could You Cook With Human Oil?07 Jun 202600:45:48
Why should you beware of Chinese gutter oil? Which oil is the healthiest to fry with? Does snake oil actually work?
43: 🍸 too dRUnk to thinkof a title f0r thsi one sorry08 Dec 202500:41:28
What do you get when you mix vodka with gunpowder? When will a doctor give you vodka? Who got paid in vodka?
42: 🎓 Jamie Oliver Is Screaming At Our Home-Twizzled Turkeys01 Dec 202500:35:43
How do you Twizzle a Turkey? Where did Ancient Spartan kids get their packed lunch from? Who used to give their schoolchildren wine?
41: 🦃 CALL NOW: The Emergency Turkey Hotline24 Nov 202500:49:09
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: 🍯 Are You Being Swindled With Fake Honey?17 Nov 202500:43:31
Why does your honey have bubbles in it? How do you eat ant honey? What does purple honey taste like? 
39: 🥓 The Man Who Tricked America Into Eating Breakfast 10 Nov 202500:42:54
What's the point of a bacon window? Who's using a bacon dating app? How do you make bananacon?
38: 🌾 The Cereal Toy That Could Hack Phones03 Nov 202500:38:09
How do you make a Diamond Shreddie? Which cereal accidentally invented computer hacking?  Why are some cereals magnetic?
37: 🎃 What's Really In A Pumpkin Spice Latte 27 Oct 202500:34:28
What is a Pumpkin Spice Latte really made of? How do you you sail a pumpkin? Who was Stingy Jack?

Happy Halloween! 
36: 🍄‍🟫 Was Jesus A Mushroom?19 Oct 202500:43:23
Why would you want a mushroom to eat you? Which country has specially-trained mushroom chemists? Was Jesus actually a mushroom? 
35: ❄️ The Man Who Nearly Destroyed Earth...Twice12 Oct 202500:37:11
Who was the original King of Cool? Where are the world's dirtiest fridges? How are you using your fridge wrong?
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