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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: Eating in the heat

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Eating in the heat

30/05/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - The Food Chain, Eating in the heat

What people in Delhi eat to keep cool in the city’s blazing summer

Devina Gupta takes a food tour of her home city of Delhi to see how people are adapting to rising summer temperatures.  

In May this year the city saw a record temperature of almost 50C, and knowing what to eat in such heat can be a challenge.  

The changing climate is sparking innovative recipes in restaurant kitchens and bringing traditional practices back to people’s kitchens. 

Devina tries old favourites at street markets, a modern twist on a classic drink at a high end restaurant and is (almost) convinced that a vegetable she has hated since childhood might work wonders in the heat.  

She hears from public health expert Dr Samar Husayn about why the cold, sweet treats you might reach for on a hot day aren’t always the best.  

And she sees the difference between how those who have air-conditioned homes and those who don’t are coping.  

Presenter: Devina Gupta 

Producer: Hannah Bewley  

(Image: A bowl of gourd dip with restaurant workers in the heat in the background. Credit: BBC)

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