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Hello and welcome to the Food Chain from the BBC World Service.
I'm Ruth Alexander.
Food is at the centre of family life, on ordinary days,
in the everyday rush, in the dramas, the quieter moments and at times of change.
In this programme, we're revisiting some of the most meaningful moments from 2025,
all shaped by the theme of family ties.
From first meals in unfamiliar homes to the way cooking can hold people together through illness,
these stories show how food has the capacity to strengthen family bonds and how its absence can shape a life just as deeply.
So when I was living with my mum, I would describe us as below the poverty line.
We were very, very poor.