These short documentaries take an intimate look at the lifestyles and culinary passions of people across Japan. Their stories are sure to warm the heart and whet the appetite.
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Embark on a global cultural journey into street food and discover the stories of the people who create the flavorful dishes.
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Benefit Busters is a British documentary series, broadcast on Channel 4 during August and September 2009.
Eva Longoria explores French cuisine and culture.
Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure is a four-part British documentary television series that aired on BBC Two. Chefs Ken Hom and Ching He Huang, both Chinese food specialists, describing their travels through China and the recipes and personal stories they find there.Hom and Huang will travel to Beijing, learning about Peking Duck, and on to the Silk Road, Kashgar, and the Sichuan Province,together bringing a unique and authoritative perspective on Chinese food that will surprise and inform.Ken and Ching undertake an epic 3000-mile culinary adventure across China - not only to reveal its food, but its people, history, culture and soul.BBC Books has acquired and published the title to accompany the BBC Two series of four hour-long episodes.
Bizarre Foods America is an American television series, and a spin-off of Bizarre Foods, this time focusing on the United States rather than international travel. Andrew Zimmern travels to various cities throughout the country and samples local cuisines and ways of life. The format is similar to Bizarre Foods. The show premiered Monday January 23, 2012 at 9:00 ET on Travel Channel. Much like the popular Bizarre Foods, Andrew heads to some of the most unique food hubs in the country. Once there he meets with locals and local chefs to gain a better understanding of American cuisine and to see how America has developed its reputation as a melting pot of cultures and foods and what sort of unusual foods people in America might have in their own cities and not realize.
"Trails to Tsukiji" is a show that focuses on Japanese food available at Tokyo's iconic Tsukiji Market where every kind of fresh food is gathered from around the country.
Scientist Prof Alice Roberts, chef Tom Kerridge and journalist Sean Fletcher are keen to improve your cooking, your health and your bank balance by dishing up the plain facts about our food.
British art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon and Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli explore the varied regions of Italy, sharing with each other their knowledge of the country's culture and cuisine.
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Go back in time to our earliest hunter-gatherer beginnings all the way to the future of seed storage and food production.
Series examining how what we eat can change our lives.
Tokyo is known for its diverse cuisine, offering dishes like Tonkatsu, grilled eel rice, and Japanese-style fried chicken. Hosts Nicole and Amber showcase popular local food spots, learn cooking techniques, and reveal chef's secrets, highlighting ingredients, preparation methods, and seasoning tricks. Viewers can learn to create authentic Japanese cuisine at home.
Raymond Blanc believes becoming a good cook is all about mastering the basic techniques. Raymond taught himself to be a Michelin star chef. But first, he had to understand what happens to food when you cook it different ways. Once you know what is happening when you roast, fry, poach etc then you can cook anything. After forty years of trial and error, Raymond wants to share what he has learnt. Each week he takes a different technique and shows five delicious dishes using that technique. The recipes range from simple to ambitious and Raymond delivers it all in his easy, warm, inimitable way.
Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.
Four famous volunteers try to untangle the complicated reasons and life choices that lie behind Britain's hidden hunger crisis and are challenged to help UK households find a way out of food poverty
Tim, Thom and Trevor had five weeks to travel from River Cottage to Land's End without any money. To survive they had to hunt for food for themselves and renewable electricity for their converted milkfloat - a three-ton, 1980’s electric milk float - top speed of 17 miles an hour. Get it right, and they’d eat like kings as they trundle through some of the most beautiful places in Britain. Get it wrong and they'd be starving, and going nowhere fast!
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is on a mission to find out why we waste so much.
Rick Stein sets out on his German voyage with his usual appetite to unearth some of the country's hidden culinary gems. As always, Rick seeks out enticing fishing opportunities and is on the hunt for the most tantalising seafood - but this journey is different to most because it is one that is very close to Rick's heart. Although Rick has always known he was of German descent, he knows very little of his German family - but the one thing he is sure of is that he wouldn't have the business he has today without them. In the early 70s, he inherited £10,000 from a great uncle that he never knew, money which provided him with a great investment in his restaurant.
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29 episodes • 2018
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tama Hiyama: Chirashi Zushi Home-party Sushi | Mar 21, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Akemi and Satsuki: Shojin Ryori, Buddhist Cuisine | Oct 24, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Akio Okamura: Sardines Pickled in Rice Bran | Feb 20, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sayaka Mori: Seaweed Maki Roll | Mar 20, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Misao Kuwata: Mochi Rice Cakes Wrapped in Bamboo Leaves | Jul 3, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Jiyu Gakuen: Salmon Chirashi Zushi | Sep 18, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Harie, Shiga: A Town Living with Water | Jan 29, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Shimi-konnyaku, Ibaraki | Mar 25, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Hayama: Bringing Seafood Back | Dec 2, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Iga: Creating New Out of Old | Feb 3, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 11 | For the Love of Akigawa's Sweetfish | Nov 24, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 12 | First Bites, Big Smiles | Jan 12, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Wasabi Brothers: Finding the Spice of Life | Jun 29, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Live Eat Cook Simple | Sep 14, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Finding Happiness in Hayama | Nov 23, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Boxed Meals, Family Flavors | Mar 22, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Life on a Tea Farm | Jun 10, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Mieko's Island | Jul 15, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 19 | A Taste of a Summer Festival | Sep 2, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Passing on Pickled Plums for Posterity | Oct 7, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Finding Myself in Satoyama | Nov 25, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 22 | A Craftsman's Roots | Dec 30, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Vegetable Nurtured by Snow | Feb 25, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Joy of Soy | May 1, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Bamboo Shoots Ring in the Spring | May 29, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Nothing Wasted Everything Gained | Jun 26, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 27 | An Island Where Art and Food Meet | Aug 28, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Let the Good Times Roll | Sep 25, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Hamako's Mountain Home | Nov 27, 2024 | 0.0 |