Presenter of The Food Chain @bbcworldservice
Joined July 2008
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19 Feb 2025
Standing by for 3.02pm 📻
19 Feb 2025
People owe more for their energy bills than ever before, but what help is there?
@Ruth__Alexander is joined by Matthew from @UKMoneyWellness and Eleanor from @Baringa to answer your questions.
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26 Jul 2024
31 tons of poultry, 19 tons of eggs - a caterer‘s shopping list for one of the world’s biggest sports competitions bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5x…
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25 Jul 2024
What do elite athletes eat? They’ve been telling us 🍌 🍳 = 🥇 🍕 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5x…
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4 Jul 2024
It’s ok to dislike what you dislike. It might even make you a supertaster! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5x…
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6 Jun 2024
Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro - what do the medicines mean for dieters and the diet industry? We ask @ww_us and @adriennebitar bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5x…
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30 May 2024
How to eat yourself cool with @devinaguptanews in Delhi 🥗 🎧 📻 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5x…
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23 May 2024
How this Mexican spicy wrap went from humble street food to global hit - and we talk about the #taco too bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5x…
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17 May 2024
Find out more about food fraud with this episode of The Food Chain - shoppers we spoke to in Delhi were concerned about contamination of spices bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4v6…
17 May 2024
Indian spice brands face heat over contamination concerns; multiple countries have banned spices from popular brands MDH & Everest. The UK food regulator has now widened the ambit of scrutiny to all #spices coming from #India , checking for pesticide residue. Report on @BBCWorld
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Ruth Alexander retweeted
26 Apr 2024
🧂Why does salt make food taste better?
🧂What happens when you have too much of it?
🧂How much is too much?
🧂Do you always add salt to your food?
🎧 to The Food Chain with @Ruth__Alexander
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Ruth Alexander retweeted
19 Apr 2024
Over 2 million people work in the international shipping trade & they are often at sea for months at a time.
@Ruth__Alexander investigates food at sea. Feat. @ITFglobalunion's inspectors who ensure seafarers have decent pay, working & living conditions.
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Ruth Alexander retweeted
18 Apr 2024
📻More than two million people work at sea and they all need feeding. @IzzyGreenfield @Ruth__Alexander and @HannahBewley have produced a couple of brilliant documentaries about food at sea for @bbcworldservice.
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21 Mar 2024
Is fasting for faith good for the body and mind? @RumellaDasgupta talks to people observing #Ramadan #Lent #Mahashivratri bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct4v…
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Ruth Alexander retweeted
14 Mar 2024
What’s your favourite #dumpling ? Filled or solid? And are they all connected? On @bbcworldservice #bbcthefoodchain @Ruth__Alexander and I have been finding out - with reporting from @gracehw in #hongkong bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4v8…
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1 Mar 2024
It was so lovely to hear how much care and thought goes into children’s lunchtimes 👩🍳🥘🍽️ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct4v…
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29 Feb 2024
Ultra-processed food is in the news again today 📰 Here’s The Food Chain guide to how to spot it (not always so straightforward) 🍕 🥯 🍔 🍪 🍛 🥫🌯🧁 🍭 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct4v…
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