Curious Cook: The story of hybrid meat
If more people consume hybrid meat, meat consumption would go down. But there is resistance due to the perception that hybrid meats are industrially processed.
Curious Cook: A diet of plastics
Although not acutely toxic, plastic pollutants can cause adverse health effects when accumulated in the body for a long time.
Curious Cook: We don’t know enough about what is in the food we eat
We eat a complex amalgamation of compounds/elements at every meal, and much of it may be considered as food “dark matter”.
Curious Cook: We need to do more about plastic waste before it poisons our food
Plastic waste can contaminate our food chain and affect our wellbeing, so do your part by reducing and reusing plastic.
Curious Cook: Food trends after Christmas
Next year, the pandemic will continue to delay the return to restaurant dining and encourage more healthy homecooking but it’s unlikely insect eating will take off.
Curious Cook: How is Covid-19 affecting our food?
The global pandemic has made consumers more aware of the need for sustainably produced food and less food wastage.
Curious Cook: Covid-19, contact budgets and variolation
Calculating the Covid-19 risks associated with certain professions and how symptoms can vary depending on face mask usage.
Curious Cook: Presidential nutrients
The columnist discusses the importance of nutrients like zinc and Vitamin D in the treatment of Covid-19.
Curious Cook: Restaurants and Covid-19
The columnist analyses the risks associated with eating out amid a global pandemic.
Curious Cook: The real cost of food
Widespread food production across the planet is the driving force behind the current Covid-19 global pandemic and many other worrying pathogen transfers.
Curious Cook: The wonders of the French region of Correze
The columnist takes a break from researching Covid-19 to focus on the gastronomic highlights of the French region of Correze.
Curious Cook: Dining out & Covid-19
The columnist examines the various ways people can mitigate their risks of being infected with Covid-19.
