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IgorZh/Shutterstock Hetta Howes, City, University of London With its sun-drenched olive groves, sparkling waters and vivid bursts of colour, the Italian Riviera has cast its spell on tourists, painters and authors since the 19th century. Lying in the northwestern corner of Italy, the Riviera stretches along the Ligurian sea and has inspired the likes of the painter Monet and the …

Elena Hramova/Shutterstock Manal Mohammed, University of Westminster For decades fermentation was used to preserve foods, enhance shelf life, and improve flavour. But many people are not aware about the health benefits of fermented food. Fermented foods are generally defined as “foods or beverages produced through controlled microbial growth, and the conversion of food components through enzymatic action”. That might be …

ThomasLENNE/Shutterstock.com Helen Anne Curry, University of Cambridge Last summer I grew three varieties of corn in my tiny garden. I knew from the start that my harvest, if any, would be meagre. The plants would be hindered by poor soils, assertive pigeons and, worst of all, my pathetic knowledge of farming. Luckily it wasn’t so much the product I was …

Avoiding or reducing added sugar in your child’s diet can be tricky. Andrii Zorii/iStock via Getty Images Plus Lisa Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences I remember a decade ago sitting in front of my 9-month-old daughter, who was in her high chair, and trying to spoon-feed her a pureed green vegetable. It didn’t matter if it was peas, green …

Geo-grafika/Shutterstock Catie Gill, Loughborough University and Sara Read, Loughborough University When we think of food in the past, it is often images of Henry VIII with a table groaning with meat dishes that springs to mind. But in fact our ancestors knew more about the health benefits of eating salads – normally thought of as a cold dish of herbs …

Elena Eryomenko / Shutterstock Enrico Bonadio, City, University of London and Magali Contardi, Universidad de Alicante Paella – the iconic Valencian rice dish made with fish, meat or vegetables – has been officially recognised for its cultural importance. In October, the local government in the Valencia region of Spain declared paella an Asset of Intangible Cultural Interest. The decree of …

The environmental footprint of reusable containers may not be as light as we think. Marco Verch/Flickr, CC BY-SA Alejandro Gallego Schmid, University of Manchester; Adisa Azapagic, University of Manchester, and Joan Manuel F. Mendoza, Ikerbasque Foundation We are facing a waste crisis, with landfills across the world at full capacity and mountains of “recycled” waste dumped in developing countries. Food …

The environmental footprint of reusable containers may not be as light as we think. Marco Verch/Flickr, CC BY-SA Alejandro Gallego Schmid, University of Manchester; Adisa Azapagic, University of Manchester, and Joan Manuel F. Mendoza, Ikerbasque Foundation We are facing a waste crisis, with landfills across the world at full capacity and mountains of “recycled” waste dumped in developing countries. Food …

Andreea Tudor/Shutterstock Martin Cohen, University of Hertfordshire Forget veggie burgers, fake bacon and cheese made from oats. For vegans at least, plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy products have long since gone mainstream. Alt-fish – food made from plants that mimics the taste and texture of fish, or real fish tissue grown from stem cells – is the next big …