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Examining what it takes to put food on your plate

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

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The Food Chain: How rationing changed me

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How rationing changed me

02/12/2021 GMT

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A German and a Brit share food memories of growing up during World War Two

A German and a Brit share food memories of growing up during World War Two .

Rationing looms large in the memories of a generation who lived through World War Two. Basic groceries were limited and getting enough food on the table became a daily challenge that went on long after the last bombs fell. Ruth Alexander brings together a German and an English woman, who grew up on opposite sides of the world’s deadliest ever conflict, to share their recollections of wartime eating. What was it like struggling to find food, how did they adapt, and how has it changed their approach to food forever? 

(Picture: Ingeborg Schreib-Wywiorski and Beryl Kingston, Credit: BBC) 

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email thefoodhchain@bbc.co.uk 

Contributors: Ingeborg Schreib-Wywiorski and Beryl Kingston. 

Presenter: Ruth Alexander 

Producer: Sarah Stolarz

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