The makers of the BBC2 panel show QI and its hit spin-off podcast No Such Thing As A Fish have launched a new podcast, Lunchbox Envy.
Across the series, QI Elves Manu Henriot (an ex-chef) and Jack Chambers (a gastronome) gather around the table with chef and food writer Rosie MacKean to bring surprising food facts and bizarre culinary traditions to answer the questions you never knew you had.
Topics discussed might include what happens when nuclear submarines run out of sausages, where in the world you can find blue bananas, and which country hosts an international testicle-cooking competition.
John Lloyd, Founder and Executive Producer of QI said: “Lunching with the Elves is a unique experience because they’re as interested in talking about their food as eating it.
“Finding out that the tip of asparagus is called a ‘squib’, or that scientists have patented a new type of seaweed that tastes like bacon, is what makes Manu, Jack and Rosie the perfect bread-fellows (the literal translation of the word ‘companions’).”
Hosted by Audioboom, Lunchbox Envy launches today, 24 February with the first two episodes available on all podcast platforms.
