8 h. ago Nearly half of all takeaway meals exceed their stated salt levels, with curries, pizza and pasta dishes the worst offenders

A new study has found that nearly fifty per cent of takeaway meals contain more salt than advertised - with some dishes containing more than the NHS' recommended daily guidelines.

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5 d. ago Welsh fish and chip shop is so 'fabulous' people keep going back for more

A fish and chip shop in Wales has got people coming back for more, as they claim it's serving up "fabulous" meals. If you fancy a takeaway, it seems to be a popular choice

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1 week ago How to make penne all’arrabiata – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass

Arrabiata means angry, but this simple and delicious pasta dish is pure joyPasta all’arrabbiata is the perfect dish for January. Not only is it quick, vegan and made from ingredients you might conceivably have in the cupboard already, but the name, which means angry, could be said to suit my mood now that the last of the Christmas festivities are over. Happily, a big plate of rich, tomatoey pasta can always be relied upon to lift the spirits.Prep 5 min Cook 25 min Serves 2 Continue reading...

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1 week ago How to make penne all’arrabbiata – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass

Arrabbiata means angry, but this simple and delicious pasta dish is pure joyPasta all’arrabbiata is the perfect dish for January. Not only is it quick, vegan and made from ingredients you might conceivably have in the cupboard already, but the name, which means angry, could be said to suit my mood now that the last of the Christmas festivities are over. Happily, a big plate of rich, tomatoey pasta can always be relied upon to lift the spirits.Prep 5 min Cook 25 min Serves 2 Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How much salt do you really need each day and the risks of eating too much?

Brits eat dangerously high salt levels, equal to 22 packets of crisps a day

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2 w. ago Food fraudsters trick Deliveroo and other takeaway providers into refunds by using AI to pretend their meals are undercooked

Fake flies and mould, pink burger meat, and melted cakes are among the examples of digital-altered photos customers are using to con firms.

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4 w. ago Dentist names 'worst offenders' for your teeth this Christmas

A dentist has warned that there are certain foods and drinks that we should avoid during the festive season

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4 w. ago My weirdest Christmas: I sat on a desk chair watching the strangest film I’ve ever seen

Away from our families, my flatmate and I hung out in his bedroom, Christmas lunch on our laps, watching a poorly written, jarringly inappropriate movieIn 2022, I was living in a flat in north London above a chicken shop, with two flatmates and a cockroach infestation (what did we expect, said the landlord, living above a takeaway?). My flatmate was from Lithuania, and was due to go home in January, and our other flatmate, his girlfriend, was away for Christmas. I’d been home to Canada the month before, so for Christmas Day itself it was just the two of us.I bought a small chicken to roast, and served it with stuffing I’d brought back from Canada – it’s the same concept as the stuffing in the UK but somehow fluffier and with more texture – and some pasta. I made brussels sprouts, trying to recreate a dish I like from a restaurant in my home town by cooking them with bacon, maple syrup, parmesan and a mayonnaise drizzle. It wasn’t very nice. We had some prosecco that my flatmate had ...

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