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Jancis Robinson continues her series exploring the relationship between ourselves and what we eat. Spoilt for Choice? This programme investigates how the supermarkets balance the running...
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC Two
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Season 1

  • Bramley apples and sea salt
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    Bramley apples and sea salt

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/1996

    This episode follows two british staples, sea salt and bramley apples. From a kent orchard and a salt works in maldon, essex, the two ingredients go cross country before ending up on our plates.

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  • Tomatoes and sardines
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    Tomatoes and sardines

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1996

    The high-speed journey of isle of wight tomatoes and cornish sardines, from producer to plate, leads to the google office's lunchtime menu, and a mouth-watering feast for the gb rowers squad.

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  • Eggs and raspberries
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    Eggs and raspberries

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/1996

    Free range eggs from somerset and raspberries from perthshire are tracked from farm to final use, including a jar of jam bound for the royal household and a stunning tower of macaroons.

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  • Lamb and peas
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    Lamb and peas

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/1996

    Lamb and frozen peas are followed from farm to plate, from school dinners to a special meal at a top newcastle restaurant.

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  • Potatoes and truffles
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    Potatoes and truffles

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/1996

    This episode follows the journey of suffolk maris piper spuds and much-prized wiltshire truffles, to a chip shop in barry island and a select list of elite clients.

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  • Barley and shitake mushrooms
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    Barley and shitake mushrooms

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/1996

    Barley from berwickshire is used to make crackers, cereal and nutritional drinks and to feed a hungry lifeboat crew, while, in lancashire, farmer john's shitake mushroom business is booming.

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