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The Food Programme: Get Ahead Treats for Christmas

Get Ahead Treats for Christmas

23/11/2014

BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme, Get Ahead Treats for Christmas

Diana Henry provides a guide to an Eastern Christmas with Bee Wilson and Sally Butcher.

Diana Henry provides a guide to an Eastern Christmas with Bee Wilson and Sally Butcher, looking at 'get ahead' treats, and finding out why foods from the east feature at Christmas.

Sheila Dillon invites Diana Henry to provide a guide to an Eastern Christmas. With experts Bee Wilson and Sally Butcher on hand, Diana looks at 'get ahead' treats, and finds out why certain foods from the east feature so prominently at Christmas.

They also explore some of the symbolism of 'exotic' food stuffs like dates and pomegranates that have become so much part and parcel of the Christmas feast. All of the recipes are featured on The Food Programme website.


Producer: Sarah Langan.

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