Food
The search for the best noodle soup
Winter's the season for eating big bowls of soup – but there's a whole world beyond tomato. Sarah Robson heads to three Asian restaurants and finds out one noodle soup is not like another.
AudioArie Havelaar - Food safety envoy
Dr Arie Havelaar is a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida, specialising in microbial risk assessment and epidemiology of food-borne diseases. He is affiliated… Audio
Drinks for Dry July
Auckland restaurant Pasture is embracing Dry July by creating non-alcoholic drinks to match with its meals. Diners can get a different non-alcoholic beverage with each course. Laura Verner from… Audio
Food with Jess Daniel
Jess Daniell from My Underground Kitchen in Auckland shares a recipe for Goats' cheese and honeycomb filo cigars. Audio
Is raw food better than cooked?
In episode six of Healthy or Hoax, Carol Hirschfeld wonders whether we would be better off eating food raw, rather than cooking it. I mean, who needs fire? Audio
The Angry Chef busts food myths
He's known as the Angry Chef, blogging in defence of common sense. Anthony Warner writes about his pet peeves in a new book called The Angry Chef: Bad Science and the Truth About Healthy Eating. Audio
Restaurant Trends
New Zealand's top 100 restaurants for 2017 have been announced. Chief judge was Kerry Tyack. Kerry is a food writer, commentator, lead restaurant critic for Cuisine Magazine and he also established… Audio
King Salmon addresses MPI criticism
New Zealand King Salmon defends itself following an MPI report that criticises it for lax biosecurity controls in its Malborough Sounds fish farms. It's chief executive, Grant Rosewarne says what's… Audio
Tailoring drugs & diet to your genes? It's already happening.
Now that genetic testing is readily available expect more medicines, and even diet and exercise to be tailored to your gene types. In his latest book, evolutionary biologist, family doctor, surgeon… Audio
Sweet Enough
Sisters Sarah and Nicky Isherwood talk to Kathryn about their passion for cutting down sugar in baking. You can find their recipes in the gallery below.
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Dance of the cheese-makers
Cheese making is an unlikely subject for a dance work but it's the next course in Java Dance Company's artisan series, following shows about bread and wine. Audio
WBC's Vegetarian Mapo Tofu
Clay Toomer of WBC shares a recipe for Mapo Tofu that the Wellington restaurant created with Shanghai chef Jenny Gao. Audio, Gallery
NZ seafood favourites put in jeopardy by ocean acidity
Paua, mussels and kina are at risk from increase in acid levels in the ocean and serious action is needed, scientists say.
Weetbix vs Weet-a-bix
Lisa Wilson from A Little Bit of Britain shop talks about the action Sanitarium is taking against her company because of trademark issues. Audio
Kids with cameras track fast food ad exposure
Researchers who used body cameras to track how much advertising Kiwi kids saw are surprised by the amount of ads seen on school grounds. Audio
America's specialist food poisoning lawyer
As we reported earlier this week - there's a bit of fuss over new rules that prohibit restaurants from grilling medium-rare burgers. A visiting specialist food poisoning lawyer from the US, Bill… Audio
Supermarket essentials cost a third less in Australia
Australia on the left. New Zealand on the right. Even accounting for currency exchange, a supermarket basket of 11 essentials costs $13 more in New Zealand - 37 percent more than Australia.
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Taste Buds in Your Gut
Did you know you had taste buds in your gut, and they might be affecting everything from your mood, to how you react to spicy food? Professor David Julius is from the Physiology Department at the… Audio
The geneticist who's "got chops"
Kathryn Ryan talks to Aimee Charteris, the geneticist behind New Zealand's new lamb. Promoted as among the world's tastiest and best for you, Te Mana, with its high Omega-3 content, is putting… Audio, Gallery
