Tales From the Bush Larder (2014)
Chef Kiran Jethwa travels to his homeland of Kenya to highlight what is great about the country's people, its way of life and, primarily, its food. In each episode, Jethwa discovers an ingredient a certain town is known for, and he meets the vibrant people - fisherman and farmers - responsible for procuring that resource.
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Episode 1 - Mud Crabs
Release Date: 2014-05-12Chef Kiran Jethwa travels to the Kenyan town of Malindi, where he collects tamarinds and catches some monstrous crabs.
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Episode 2 - African Wild Honey And Game Meat
Release Date: 2014-05-19In Machakos, Kiran learns how to catch guinea fowl and marinate them from inside at the same time.
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Episode 3 - Crayfish
Release Date: 2014-05-26Kiran heads to the lake in Naivasha, where Louisiana crawfish are a tasty presence.
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Episode 4 - Rice And Fowl
Release Date: 2014-06-02Kiran tries surfing cows in the Embu rice paddies, and protects the crops by joining a duck hunt.
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Episode 5 - Lake Victoria Whitebait
Release Date: 2014-06-09Heading west, Kiran visits a peanut farm and picks green bananas, before being caught by a storm while fishing.
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Episode 6 - Prawns
Release Date: 2014-06-16Kiran checks out mnazi, the local palm wine, and has an uncomfortable time trawling for prawns.
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Episode 7 - Mt. Kenya Trout
Release Date: 2014-06-23This episode's dish requires a visit to two very different landscapes - a sweltering, crocodile-infested lake and freezing mountain slopes.
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Episode 8 - Coral Fish, Oysters and Clams
Release Date: 2014-06-30Kiran meets fishermen who fashion improvised surfboards from debris and then paddle out into an estuary with a perilous tide.
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Episode 9 - Tea and Molo Lamb
Release Date: 2014-07-07Kiran visits the Kericho man-made tea fields and learns the process of tea picking; he then travels to the Molo region where he smokes a prize Molo lamb with the tea leaves.
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Episode 10 - Octopus
Release Date: 2014-07-14A local cassava farmer supplies some seasoning before Kiran constructs his own spear gun to catch the main ingredient.
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Episode 11 - Ostrich Egg, Cow's Blood and Cattle Hump
Release Date: 2014-07-21Kiran makes poisonous hunting arrows while in the Maasai Mara; he investigates the Maasai approach to cattle husbandry.
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Episode 12 - Sailfish
Release Date: 2014-07-28Kiran compares traditional and ultra-modern fishing techniques, before visiting smokehouses in Malindi.