29 min listen
1. The Invention Of Chicken
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Oct 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Dr Chris van Tulleken is on a mission to find out what we’re eating, why, and who or what might be influencing our decisions. And he’s starting his quest to uncover food truths with the most eaten meat in the world, and one of the most numerous animals on our planet: chickenHe’s recently been forced to confront a serious gap in his food knowledge - what happens before it gets to our plates - and has decided this, the world’s most popular meat, is an ideal starting point. Chris’ initial investigations reveal the vast scale of modern chicken consumption; and how a once revered jungle fowl was manipulated to become a modern food success story, a fast-growing heavy-breasted beast to feed the masses. Now, he's torn: is this a triumph of human ingenuity – or the creation of a monster?Produced by Lucy Taylor and Emily Knight.Archive audio:
'Chicken of Tomorrow' (1948) from the Prelinger Archive.
'Fanny Cradock Cooks for Christmas' (1975) from the BBC.
'Chicken of Tomorrow' (1948) from the Prelinger Archive.
'Fanny Cradock Cooks for Christmas' (1975) from the BBC.
Released:
Oct 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (9)
1. The Invention Of Chicken: Dr Chris van Tulleken discovers how we changed chicken, and how chicken changed us. by Fed with Chris van Tulleken