Lunchbox Envy
Episodes
64: Lamb
03 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What's the difference between dagging and redding? Why are doner kebab spits cone-shaped? What makes mint go so well with roast lamb?
63: Mangoes
26 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Who was the Indiana Jones of mangoes? What's the best way to mail a mango? Do you know the Mango Man?
62: Cutlery
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why are the forks in Buckingham Palace placed face down? Are spoons making us uglier? How do you flirt with a butter knife?
61: Girl/Boy Dinner
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does a Victorian girl dinner look like? Why is the plough to blame for gender inequality? What's gay about quiche?
60: Food Art
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why did the Romans decorate their dining rooms with leftovers? How do you sell a banana for $6.2 million? Where can you eat dirt for fun?
59: Coconuts
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why would you inject coconut water directly into your bloodstream? How can a coconut help in brain surgery? What do octopuses use coconut shells for?
58: Yoghurt
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why is it good idea to smear yoghurt on your windows? Whose testicles grow when you feed them yoghurt? Which animal would give you the highest protein...
57: Deadly Dishes
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Which food do you need a licence to prepare? When are you at risk of Margarita burn? Why should you never accept marzipan from the Pope?
56: Spreads
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does Catherine of Braganza have to do with marmalade? How do you hypnotise pâté? If Marmite...what about Pa?
55: Carrots
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do you cure a floppy carrot? Why would you feed carrots to a chicken? Who sabotaged Hitler's carrots?
54: Beef
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What are the benefits of a beef broth bath? How do you turn a cow into a tennis racket? Would you chow down on some chewy arse-tonge?
53: Oranges
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What can you do with a boiled orange? Which medieval king do we have to thank for Jaffa Cakes? Why does orange juice taste so bad after brushing your ...
52: Aphrodisiacs
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Where did the Ancient Greeks stick their loaves? What's so sexy sbout sitting on a cake? Why is the green M&M so sexy?Happy Valentine's Week from...
51: Fast Food
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Which chain feeds 5% of the UK every day? Why would you send a spy into a pizza factory? What would you do if you found a thumb in your chilli?
50: Space Food
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What's the best way to smuggle vodka onto a space station? How do you make rocket Huel? Why do astronauts love shrimp cocktail so much?
49: Offal
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Would you try Lancashire calamari? What did Mrs Beeton cure with tripe? Where could you get arrested for cooking a haggis?
48: Beans
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Who built a car out of beans? Can you put out a fire with beans? How do you measure the fartiness of a bean?
47: Diets
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How many calories are there in a gram of Uranium? What is the Sleeping Beauty diet? What do you have in common with a doughnut?
46: Pub Grub
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why would you order a brick sandwich? What doe a Peekaboo Meatball taste like? What was the mysterious Third Condiment?
Bonus: Christmas Drinks
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One more for the road? Merry Christmas!
45: Christmas Dinner
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is a live fish doing in your bath on Christmas Eve? Who tried to cook their turkey via electrocution? Where can you find roast reindeer on the me...
44: Ovens
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why would you oven bake a laptop? Which day of the week can your oven switch itself on? Who cooked himself in a bread oven just to see what would happ...
43: Vodka
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do you get when you mix vodka with gunpowder? When will a doctor give you vodka? Who got paid in vodka?
42: School Dinners
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you Twizzle a Turkey? Where did Ancient Spartan kids get their packed lunch from? Who used to give their schoolchildren wine?
41: Thanksgiving
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you make a Frogeye Salad? When was eel on the Thanksgiving menu? Who can you call when your turkey won't defrost?
40: Honey
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why does your honey have bubbles in it? How do you eat ant honey? What does purple honey taste like?
39: Bacon
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's the point of a bacon window? Who's using a bacon dating app? How do you make bananacon?
38: Breakfast Cereal
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you make a Diamond Shreddie? Which cereal accidentally invented computer hacking? Why are some cereals magnetic?
37: Pumpkins
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is a Pumpkin Spice Latte really made of? How do you you sail a pumpkin? Who was Stingy Jack? Happy Halloween!
36: Mushrooms
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why would you want a mushroom to eat you? Which country has specially-trained mushroom chemists? Was Jesus actually a mushroom?
35: Fridges
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who was the original King of Cool? Where are the world's dirtiest fridges? How are you using your fridge wrong?
34: Biscuits
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did a digestive break up The Beatles? Are you chomping on your Hobnobs upside down? What biscuits were on offer in the Titanic lifeboats?
33: Fish
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did herring nearly start World War 3? When did fish have fingers? Is there such a thing as a fish? (Yes, and it's delicious).
32: Apples
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can a movie be spoiled by an apple? When do apples break the sound barrier? Why are some apples better for cooking with?
31: Tea
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is that scum on the top of your tea? Why were the first automatic tea-making contraptions so dangerous? Are you a MIFFY or a TIFFY?
30: Microwaves
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did squirrels help invent the microwave? Why don't ants mind microwaves? What's the big problem with microwave clocks? Dedicated to Nigella <3...
29: Beer
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why shouldn't you tilt your glass when you pour a pint? Which city has an underground beer pipeline? Why did the Ancient Egyptians drink their beer th...
28: Salt
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the saltiest place on Earth? How can salt win a war? And why does some salt taste like egg?!
27: Cheese
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do they put the holes in swiss cheese? Who eats the world's hardest cheese? Why would you put Parmesan in a bank?
26: Vanilla
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Which 12-year-old boy do we have to thank for all the vanilla we have today? What links vanilla to a beaver's anus? What hack lets you use your vanill...
25: Butter
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did butter cause the Catholic Reformation? Where does extra-yellow butter come from? Who wants a buttershag?
24: Sandwiches
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why would you eat a cotton wool sandwich? What is an earth sandwich made of? Who once ate a $275 sandwich containing over 8000 calories?
23: Pastries
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What on earth is a Piecaken? Why are some croissants curvy and some straight? Which pastry was invented by a literal idiot? With special guest Edd ...
22: Strawberries
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does the opposite of a strawberry taste like? Who liked to bathe in strawberry juice? What have strawberries got to do with a beaver's anal gland...
Bonus: Wimbledon
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Wimbledon everyone! Who's got room for an extra-creamy second helping this week?
21: Chocolate
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When is Dairy Milk not chocolate? Whose chocolate taste like vomit? Where can you use KitKats as postcards?
20: Avocados
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why would you tattoo an avocado? Which bird has to vomit up the avocado stone before it can fly? How did avocados spark a row between Sainsbury's and ...
19: Pizza
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who paid their rent in pizza? Where would you need a 3D-printed pizza? How do you make pizza with beer?
18: Olives
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What did we use olives for before we ate them? What is the SPF of olive oil? Why should Americans be suspicious of Italian olive oil?
17: Potatoes
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you milk a potato? Can you survive on a potato-only diet? Why do potatoes make daughters-in-law cry?
16: Wine
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does alcohol actually burn off when you cook with wine? Does more expensive wine actually taste better? How do you take communion in outer space?
15: Onions
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Which is the wrong direction to cut onions in? How did Viking doctors use onions to save lives on the operating table? Why do capuchin monkeys go wild...
14: Lemons
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why might your lemon not be vegan? How does a lemon affect your empathy? Who used lemons as a contraceptive?
13: Rice
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do risotto spoons have holes in them? Why do rice farmers like ducks swimming in their fields? Why are we all so scared of reheating rice?
12: Peanuts
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can you make peanuts dance? Which insect tastes great with peanut butter? Why is the most expensive jar of peanut butter the most average?
11: Coffee
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why should you put salt in your coffee? How does caffeine actually keep us awake? And do we really have coffee to thank for The Enlightenment?
10: Eggs
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the deal with egg maths? What can you smuggle inside an egg? And what are green eggs actually eaten with?
Bonus: Happy Easter!
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A little extra morsel all about chocolate eggs. Happy Easter!
9: Ice Cream
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why has space ice cream never been to space? What was the World War II substitute for ice cream? How did the Georgians make ice cream out of bread?
8: Tomatoes
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do tomatoes taste so much nicer on holiday? How is Napoleon responsible for tinned tomatoes? When do tomatoes scream?
7: Pepper
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Which peppercorn is good for popping at festivals? Who still pays rent in peppercorns? How do you make a pepper martini?
6: Pasta
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What went wrong with Beeton’s inedible macaroni? Why did Colgate once sell lasagna? Where does Bologna keep its mysterious Golden Tagliatella?
5: Sausages
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes sausages sausage-shaped? How can you win a duel armed only with a sausage? What is the worrying sausagey weakness in the UK’s nuclear det...
4: Chicken
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WARNING - BROILERS AHEAD: How many chickens do you eat each year? What's the best way to shuck a chicken oyster? Who invented the frozen chicken?
3: Milk
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you milk a flying cow? Why is it so hard to milk a moose? How have we all been duped by Big Milk?
2: Bananas
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we have Alton Towers to thank for the British banana? What's the least appealing peeling technique? What's the most threatening thing you can d...
1: Garlic
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why won't ninjas eat garlic? How could garlic breath help win a war? Does anyone actually follow the recipe-recommended amount of garlic?
Trailer
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Free sample anyone?