I can't think of a specific meal, but my favourite country for food has got to be France. I love those restaurants in the middle of the village squares.

I grew up in the African bush in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda, which is my thing. I love the smell of the dust as you bump along in a Land-Rover. I go back there often.

My father worked in agriculture, and I got to travel round remote rural areas with him and see a bit of the landscape and people.

I love Indian food, and my favourite dish is dal rice.

You can gesture at the transnational problem of Islamist terrorism all you like, but it's just hot air unless you invest in proper security on the ground in your own country, with the right safeguards to civil liberties.

I love Indian food - it's my favourite cuisine. I love the mixture of spices and the subtle flavours. It's really erotic; the spices are so sensuous.