Food
Kimchi, kiwis and Ken Hom
'I created MasterChef'
In 1990, the cookery programme MasterChef launched on BBC TV
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When instant noodles came to India
A turning point in Indian culinary history
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Chef to five presidents
Cristeta Comerford was the first woman and person of colour to the White House's top chef
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'Kimchi war'
In the 1990s, a diplomatic dispute broke out between Japan and South Korea over kimchi
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Kiwi: How New Zealand hijacked China's fruit
How the Chinese gooseberry became the kiwi and one of New Zealand’s biggest exports
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Mr Bigg's: The birth of Nigeria's iconic takeaway
It’s been 50 years since Mr Bigg's was first launched in Nigeria
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The disputed history of pad Thai
Exploring the different theories behind the creation of pad Thai
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Europe's horse meat scandal
In 2013, horse meat was discovered in beef products across Europe
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Flavr Savr tomato: The world's first genetically-engineered food
In 1994, a tomato became the world's first genetically-engineered food on sale
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Malta's bread strike
In February 1977 the bakers of Malta went on an unprecedented strike
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Inventing Nutella
How the chocolate and hazelnut spread was created in 1946
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Creating ciabatta bread
In 1982, rally driver Arnaldo Cavallari created ciabatta bread in Adria, in Italy
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Inventing instant noodles
In 1958 Japanese entrepreneur, Momofuku Ando, invented instant noodles
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Inventing Chicken Manchurian
Chef Nelson Wang created Chicken Manchurian in 1975
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The birth of the Slow Food Movement
In 1986, protests against McDonalds in Rome led to an anti-fast food revolution.
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Ken Hom's 'Chinese Cookery'
In 1984, Ken Hom taught TV audiences to cook Chinese food for the first time
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Madhur Jaffrey’s ‘Indian Cookery’
A ground breaking Indian cookery programme broadcast on the BBC launched 40 years ago.
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The book that changed the way we eat
The book that highlighted the health and environmental benefits of a plant based diet
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Chinese restaurant syndrome
In the 1960's American diners began to worry that Chinese food was making them ill.
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The first McDonald's in Moscow
The American fast-food chain was a huge hit when it opened in the Soviet Union in 1990
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Egypt's bread riots
How huge unrest forced the Egyptian government to ditch a plan to increase bread prices
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The Vege-Burger
How one of the mainstays of vegetarian cuisine was launched in 1982
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