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Sheila Dillon investigates the role malt plays in our drinks and diet from whisky and beer to sweets and bread.

Sheila Dillon investigates the role malt plays in our drinks and diet. Malt has been around for millennia and is a natural ingredient in many but many people won't realise how ubiquitous it is. As well as being the foundation of beer and whisky, its flavour and richness makes it a favourite for uses in bakery, breakfast cereals and confectionary as well as being an important export for the country. Sheila talks to a distiller, a baker and a brewer about malt's remarkable properties and visits a traditional maltster to find out how malt is made.

Producer: Harry Parker.

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30 minutes

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Mon 28 Feb 2011 16:00

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  • Sun 27 Feb 2011 12:32
  • Mon 28 Feb 2011 16:00

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