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‘I have a blowtorch at uni’: what do students eat apart from pesto pasta?
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University students are often stereotyped as surviving on pesto pasta and frozen pizza, but many develop surprisingly sophisticated cooking habits. A journalist reflecting on 20 years since starting university notes that student food stereotypes have shifted over time, and that for many, university becomes a formative period for food and cooking — with some students finding time and money for dishes like crème brûlée and duck eggs.