Some fine inventors come from South Australia, like David Unaipon (Australia’s Leonardo da Vinci) and Howard Florey (who developed penicillin). It’s also home to Peter Brinkworth, who created chicken salt. And now, his story has been made into a short film to be released next month – from the trailer, it looks pretty dramatic…

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And a new fact for you: the calories you consume during a footy grand final do not count. How good is that? So here’s Good Food’s collection of recipes (vegetarians need not apply…) – our pick is the taco dogs. And here’s our annual reminder that this edamame dip is still the best thing to nibble on that’s ever been created in the history of food. Fight us…