Synopsis: Meet Chef Kiran Jethwa, food adventurer and global gastronaut. In a world where food is more processed and convienient, Kiran's mission is to discover fascinating natural ingredients and extreme methods of harvesting around the world.
His journey takes him from Africa to Latin America, and across Asia. He meets with extraordinary people and turns their hard-earned harvest into mouth-watering meals. When it comes to food, the tougher the challenge, the better the taste will be. (Courtesy NatFeo, 2015)
The Cast:
Chef Kiran Jethwa as The Host
Production Credits:
The Episodes:
Season One Episode Guide (NatGeo)
1-01 Bolivia--11/02/2015
Kiran travels to Bolivia to harvest and cook with one of the world's most controversial plants: the coca leaf, used in manufacturing cocaine.
1-02 China--11/03/2015
Kiran braves the sub-zero conditions of Northeastern China in search of two national delicacies deep beneath the ice - lotus root and giant carp.
1-03 Ethiopia--11/04/2015
Kiran mines salt in one of the hottest places on Earth, and attempts to make coffee and camel's milk ice cream using a fire extinguisher as a coolant.
1-04 Nepal--11/05/2015
Kiran journeys to the Nepalese Himalayas where he joins honey hunters on a dangerous harvest, hanging from rope ladders over sheer cliffs.
1-05 Bangladesh--11/06/2015
Kiran travels to Bangladesh, a top fish producing nation, and discovers that the fishing industry is as diverse as it can be dangerous.
1-06 Mozambique--11/09/2015
The Fearless Chef pushes his body to the limit when he free dives to spearfish a dogtooth tuna in Mozambique's shark-infested waters.
1-07 Peru--11/10/2015
The Fearless Chef ventures into Peru's rainforest with the Huachiperi and Martsiguenko tribes, where he samples termites, worms and medicinal plants.
1-08 Mongolia--11/11/2015
The Fearless Chef braves the frozen wilderness of Western Mongolia when he joins the Kazakh eagle hunters on a quest for wild rabbit on horseback.
1-09 Sri Lanka--11/12/2015
The Fearless Chef endures death-defying conditions when he visits Southwest Sri Lanka on a hunt for tiger prawns and naturally fermented palm wine.
1-10 Borneo--04/30/2016
The Fearless Chef visits the legendary Iban people of Borneo, to face a grueling hunt through thick jungle in search of wild boar and edible frogs.
