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The Food Programme

Football and Food

The Food Programme

BBC

Food, Arts

4.4977 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2012

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

John Inverdale looks at innovations in the food offerings at football grounds that aim to give fans and players alike a better eating experience than the traditional burger and pie. He visits League Champions Manchester City who are leading the way in the food revolution.

Producer: Maggie Ayre.

Transcript

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Traditionally the food is burgers and hot dogs and stuff like that, you know, at football.

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Staking Gini Pie.

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Chips, steak and kidney pie.

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Yeah. Burger, burger.

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You don't really have a salad when you go football.

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It's either burgers or a pie.

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It's quick in this world.

1:24.0

There's always been an uneasy relationship between sport and food.

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On the one hand, the players, the performers talk endlessly about nutrition, protein,

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