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The Food Programme: How to Feed a Fresher

07/10/2018

How to Feed a Fresher

BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme, How to Feed a Fresher

It’s freshers' week, and The Food Programme wants to know what students are eating!

It’s freshers' week, and The Food Programme wants to know what students are eating! Presented by chef Lope Ariyo.

It’s fresher’s week, and all over the country students are settling in to their new digs, frantically buying kettles, figuring out the microwave settings and stocking up on beans. Or are they?

We all know the stereotypes about what university students eat – it’s all burnt toast and ready-meals, late night take-aways and instant ramen, right? Well, perhaps not. When chef and food writer Lope Ariyo was at university, she adored cooking. Whether it was keeping herself fuelled for late-night study sessions, or rustling up a big warming dinner for her and her housemates, cooking and eating were a huge part of the university experience. Now, Lope is taking a look at what this year’s freshers are eating, how they learn to cook, and dispelling the myth that they’re all permanently teetering on the brink of food poisoning.



Presented by Lope Ariyo, and produced in Bristol by Emily Knight.

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