Ruth Alexander

Standing by for 3.02pm 📻

@lindseyhilsum @McrLitFest And what a pleasure to be in the audience. Thank you.

What a pleasure to talk about war and poetry @McrLitFest

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/w3…

What do elite athletes eat? They’ve been telling us 🍌+🍳 = 🥇+🍕 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

It’s ok to dislike what you dislike. It might even make you a supertaster! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Love and work 👨‍🍳 🩷 👨‍🍳🟰🥘👌 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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/w3…

How to eat yourself cool with ⁦@devinaguptanews⁩ in Delhi 🥗 🎧 📻 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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/w3…

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/w3c…

How to eat flowers with ⁦@devinaguptanews⁩ 🌸🌼🌺 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

🧂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 bbc.in/4besgXU

What salt does to your food and body 📻 🎧 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

📻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. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

What it’s like to work in a chocolate factory 🍫 🏭 👌 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Is fasting for faith good for the body and mind? ⁦@RumellaDasgupta⁩ talks to people observing #Ramadan #Lent #Mahashivratri bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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/w3c…

@mehtamanal @OmicsOmicsBlog @curiouswavefn Thanks- that’s nice to know. Here you go: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Hi @Ruth__Alexander your stories are such a fantastic listen during my commute in the morning in Bogota! Loved your umami story - can you please send me the link so I can share it? Food & Science - what could be better! You’ll like this story, @OmicsOmicsBlog @curiouswavefn

How to cook with umami and MSG 🥘 🧑‍🍳 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…