The granting of patents and trademarks to foods and words from the global south is part of a long colonial grab. It’s time to realise we share what we cook, and what we call it The granting of patents and trademarks to foods and words from the global south is part of a long colonial grab. It’s time to realise we share what we cook, and what we call it V egetables, in my experience, rarely cause controversy. Yet last month I found myself in the middle of a legal storm over who gets to own the