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Paul Hollywood Eats Mexico episode 2

Paul Hollywood Eats Mexico episode 2

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Paul Hollywood Eats Mexico episode 2: Paul attends a quinceañera birthday party in Baja California, tries fresh cactus in Milpa Alta and insects in Oaxaca, and visits one of Mexico’s best restaurants on the Yucatán Peninsula.     Mexico is one of the most visited countries on earth, but what is less well known is the fact that it is also one the greatest gastronomic destinations on the planet. Food is ingrained in every aspect of Mexican Life and culture, and Paul is off to explore the national obsession, with a grand tour of Mexican cuisine – and its many, […]

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Rick Stein's India episode 2

Rick Stein’s India episode 2

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Rick Stein’s India episode 2: Rick Stein explores the melting pot that is Mumbai in search of the bombil, the fish that immortalised Bombay duck. He also gets to enjoy Parsee hospitality and learn about their contribution to Indian cuisine. Further south in the town of Pondicherry, his search for the perfect curry takes in fusion cooking as local residents cook up south Indian dishes with a French twist.     In the coastal town of Mamallapuram, he discovers what could possibly be the best fish curry he’s ever had! He cooks the popular Parsee chicken dish sali murgh and

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Paul Hollywood Eats... Mexico episode 1

Paul Hollywood Eats Mexico episode 1

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Paul Hollywood Eats Mexico episode 1: In Mexico City, Paul samples the best taco he’s ever had, discovers how to make Pan Dulce, attempts to eat a tarantula, goes on a takeaway food tour and has a go at fire hockey.   .   In Mexico City, Hollywood was sent for a day out with an all-female biker gang. They took him for breakfast – to McDonald’s, because they wanted to demonstrate how the menu insults their cuisine. Then it was sushi for lunch, which turned out to be deep-fried and “perhaps goes a little way to explaining why seven

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Rick Stein's India episode 1

Rick Stein’s India episode 1

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Rick Stein’s India episode 1: Rick Stein begins his Indian journey by exploring the regions that began Britain’s love affair with curry – Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The British influence in Kolkata and Chennai remains strong to this day and Rick enjoys the prominence of fish and seafood in so many of their dishes, flavoured with mustard in Kolkata and tamarind in Chennai.     Exploring the eating habits of these cities is the start of a fascinating trip for Rick who is inspired to cook dishes like prawns in coconut milk and his mum’s version of British Raj curry.

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Secret France episode 1

Rick Stein’s Secret France episode 1

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Rick Stein’s Secret France episode 1: Rick Stein embarks on a new journey through the byways of France, from the Channel to the Mediterranean, always on the look out for things where we, the British, could learn from the French to enhance our lives.     Rick’s journey begins in the Norman port of Dieppe with turbot straight off the boats, followed by a forage for sea herbs along the Bay of the Somme, inspiring him to cook a memorable seafood gratin. He then heads for southern Champagne, loved by Renoir, whose wife also happened to be a formidable cook.

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The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking

The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking

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The Jubilee Pudding: 70 Years in the Baking – Follows a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as five exceptional home bakers are plucked from thousands in a national competition to find a brand new pudding to mark the Queen’s historic platinum jubilee.       The programme follows Fortum & Mason’s competition as it celebrates the monarch’s 70 years on the throne by finding an original and celebratory cake, tart or pudding fit for the Queen. Following in the footsteps of the coronation chicken and the victoria sponge, this winning recipe will go down in history and become part of the British food

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A Cook Abroad episode 6 - Rachel Khoo's Malaysia

A Cook Abroad episode 6 – Rachel Khoo’s Malaysia

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A Cook Abroad episode 6 – Rachel Khoo’s Malaysia: Cook and food writer Rachel Khoo heads to Malaysia, home of her extended family, to explore one of the world’s most exciting cuisines. From the tropical shores of a remote fishing village to a foraged feast deep in the jungle, Rachel travels across this multicultural country to find out whether good food can unite a nation.       On this journey of discovery Rachel delves deep into her own family heritage. Starting in the country’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, she gets her first insights into Malaysian food and culture from family

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A Cook Abroad episode 5 - Rick Stein's Australia

A Cook Abroad episode 5 – Rick Stein’s Australia

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A Cook Abroad episode 5 – Rick Stein’s Australia: Rick Stein is in Australia, a country he fell in love with on his first visit at the age of 19. On a journey in search of the ingredients revolutionising Australian cooking, Rick sets off from his new home in Mollymook, New South Wales, up to Sydney before flying to Tasmania.       In Sydney, Rick revisits some of his old haunts and reminisces over his misspent youth, a time when he was fleeing a personal tragedy back home. In the fish market, where his love affair with Australian fish

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A Cook Abroad episode 4 - Monica Galetti's France

A Cook Abroad episode 4 – Monica Galetti’s France

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A Cook Abroad episode 4 – Monica Galetti’s France: MasterChef judge Monica Galetti steps outside her comfort zone as she swaps her chef’s whites for wellies and heads for the Jura Mountains in eastern France to get hands-on with the produce she uses every day in the London restaurant where she works.       Monica embarks on a road trip through one of the most beautiful yet least known regions in France, where, for the first time in her cooking career, she spends time with producers. She sees for herself how their passion translates into world-class ingredients. Immersing herself

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A Cook Abroad episode 3 - John Torode's Argentina

A Cook Abroad episode 3 – John Torode’s Argentina

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A Cook Abroad episode 3 – John Torode’s Argentina: MasterChef judge and meat connoisseur John Torode fulfils a lifelong ambition to go to Argentina, where eating beef is a national obsession. After savouring the street food from the barbecues, or ‘asados’, in Buenos Aires, John embarks on an epic road trip that takes him across the vast pastures of the pampas to Mendoza in the foothills of the Andes. His mission – to find the best piece of steak in the world and the best way to cook it.       Along the way, John discovers that modern industrial

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A Cook Abroad episode 2 - Tony Singh's India

A Cook Abroad episode 2 – Tony Singh’s India

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A Cook Abroad episode 2 – Tony Singh’s India: Scottish chef Tony Singh travels to India, the country of his ancestors, to trace his family roots and discover whether his mum’s Punjabi cooking is the real deal. He begins his journey in Amritsar, which is draped in lights for the festival of Diwali, before braving the treacherous Grand Trunk Road to Delhi, a place Tony has only ever visited twice.       Along the way, he fulfils a boyhood dream to meet the Nihang, nomadic Sikh warriors whose cooking techniques are legendary. He receives an exclusive invite to eat

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A Cook Abroad episode 1 - Dave Myers' Egypt

A Cook Abroad episode 1 – Dave Myers’ Egypt

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A Cook Abroad episode 1 – Dave Myers’ Egypt: Hairy Biker Dave Myers travels to Egypt, home to some of the oldest recipes known to man. From the fantastic street food of one of the world’s greatest cities, Cairo, to a family feast 500 miles south in ancient Aswan, Dave voyages up the Nile to find the origins of some of our favourite dishes.       On this epic adventure, Dave fulfils a boyhood dream to visit the pyramids of Giza and learns that they were built by labour fed on no more than the humble loaf. He goes

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