Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 17 – Beer and Cider: The duo explore how our love affair with beer and cider has evolved over centuries – at one time it was safer to drink beer than water. Plus, they visit a cider festival, where they press their own. The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as […]
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Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 18 – Pies: The hairy duo find out who ate all the pies on the football pitch and discover the history behind some of the nation’s most iconic pies. The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. David Myers and Si King collectively known as the Hairy
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Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 16 – Slow Food: Convenience food serves a purpose but if you want something truly delicious it’s worth searching out the best ingredients and cooking them to perfection – however long it may take. The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. David Myers and Si King
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Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 15 – Puddings:Â The hairy duo create some classic puds and explore the history and traditions behind our favourites. Whether savoury or sweet, the British love puddings. There is no point in counting calories with delicious puds but the bikers do try and burn some off when they take part in the
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Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 14 – Preserving: The British weather and seasonal change have meant that through time we have had to find ingenious ways to store food for the hungry winter months. The bikers explore how some of our tastiest treats have evolved from a need to preserve. Stunning food and fascinating stories told by
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Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 13 – Pub Grub: Stunning food and fascinating stories told by the nation’s favourite culinary duo. There was a time when the British pub was pretty much a male-only establishment and food, at best, was a bowl of nuts and some pork scratchings. Today most British pubs depend on the income from
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Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 12 – Island Life: As an island, Britain is blessed with a plentiful and diverse supply of produce from the sea. The bikers celebrate our love of fish and shellfish and find out the history of Billingsgate Market. Stunning food and fascinating stories told by the popular culinary duo. The bikers continue
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Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 11 – Foraging: The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. Since early man, humans have survived by foraging food from the land, rivers and seas of Britain. Some of these natural indigenous ingredients can be the basis of spectacular dishes. The Hairy Bikers take to the
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Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 10 – Cookbooks: Cookery books are a huge business but they are more than just collections of recipes, they are social documents that reveal a great deal about who we are and what we eat. In this programme, the bikers cook dishes from their favourite cookbooks and also meet food historian Ivan Day, who
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Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 9 – A Taste of the Med: The flavours of the Mediterranean have had a huge influence over modern British cuisine. Brought over at first by the Romans and more recently by hordes of holidaymakers returning from the sun, the range of dishes and ingredients Britain has adopted from the Med are now commonplace
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Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 8 – Times of Plenty: Dave and Si continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. Here, they indulge their foodie passion by creating truly mouthwatering dishes that are extravagant and made of the finest ingredients, proving that the British certainly know how to put on a show –
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Hairy Bikers’ Best of British episode 7 – Picnics: Here, they explore our national love of picnics and everything that goes in it. With their unique banter and camaraderie, the hairy duo create their ultimate al fresco lunch at Beaufort Polo Club; find out how our summer obsession evolved; celebrate picnic classics such as the cornish pasty and the scotch
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