Summary
Jay Rayner is joined by chefs, cooks and food writers, Tim Hayward, Lerato, Melissa Thompson and Angela Gray at the Swindon Arts Centre to talk roast pork, tuna and the items they would add to a railway buffet.
With Swindon’s pig‑hill roots in mind, the panellists explore what makes the perfect roast pork, from choosing the right cut to methods of achieving proper crackling.
They also discuss how cheesy a cheesecake should really be, whether steaks should be thick or thin, and relive some discomfort as they describe the foods that they feel should never be eaten cold.
And, as World Tuna Day approaches, opinions are divided on canned tuna, with the panel debating oil versus brine and offering ideas to take this ingredient far beyond the realms of tuna mayo and pasta bakes.
Producer: Dan Cocker Assistant Producer: William Norton
A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4
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| 0:26.2 | The Martin Lewis podcast, listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:30.3 | Hello and welcome to the kitchen cabinet. |
| 0:32.4 | This week we've come to Swindon in Wiltshire, a town with so much going on. |
| 0:35.9 | It's in the running to be named UK |
| 0:37.5 | City of Culture in 2029. I know, we've come here three years early so we can say we're |
| 0:45.7 | fine. But best of luck to all Swindonians, especially those here with us today at the Swindon |
| 0:52.3 | Arts Centre. Swindon was a small agricultural holding before the arrival of a Victorian engineer, |
| 0:58.2 | Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and his railway. |
| 1:00.4 | There's a rumour that the town owes its existence to the trajectory of a discarded hand sandwich. |
| 1:06.1 | Needing a place to build a repair works, Brunel and his colleagues were driving around, |
| 1:09.5 | looking for a suitable spot. |
| 1:14.1 | The famous engineer threw half a hand sandwich out the carriage and said, |
| 1:19.2 | wherever this sandwich lands will build on locomotive repair facility and thus an industrial hub was born. Never ones, I don't know if this story is true, but it's kind of... |
| 1:23.6 | It doesn't a certain way, though. It has certain sound to her. Never once to throw away |
| 1:28.1 | perfectly edible food are food writers and cooks |
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