The Food Programme is a Cookery programme.

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The Food Programme

As global sales of matcha continue to boom, Leyla Kazim traces the story of the powdered green tea from centuries-old Japanese tradition to global health trend of the moment. She looks behind the social media videos and headlines to find out more about the reported matcha shortage, how the matcha supply chain is reacting, and what might happen next.

Genre: Cookery

Running Time: 28 minutes (approx)

When is The Food Programme next on TV?

It's next showing on BBC Radio 4 September 19th, 11:00am and on BBC Radio 4 September 20th, 10:15pm. See more...

Main Cast

Sheila Dillon
John Osborne
Leyla Kazim
Heston Blumenthal
Genevieve Taylor
Pierre Koffmann
Samin Nosrat
Siobhan Maguire
Katherine Rundell
Jimi Famurewa
Michael Caines
Dan Saladino
Angela Hartnett
Clare Salisbury
Saliha Mahmood Ahmed
Romy Gill
Cyrus Todiwala
George Egg
Felicity Spector
Pamela Brunton