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Maximum Foodie

Maximum Foodie

The India foodie excursion continues. This time, Sashi is in the eastern fringe of India. Revelling in the colonial splendor of Kolkata, exploring bustling fish markets and a unique story of India's only Chinatown. Sashi then tracks down south to Orissa where he comes across a once in a lifetime opportunity and access to Puri's Jagannath temple's maha bhog the massive effort of religious food offerings made daily to Lord Jagannath, one of the world's largest kitchen operations that feed over 100,000 people every single day! Following recipes and ingredients that have been unchanged for millenia - a stark contrast to the previous episode showcasing Masque and their cutting edge techniques. It just goes to show how diverse India's culinary spectrum really is!

2025-12-04 20:28:44 +0000 UTC2025-12-04 21:02:18 +0000 UTC(33m)
Food Unknown

Food Unknown

Finland is that one Nordic country that is never on the global cuisine radar. However, the reserved Finns have been quietly perfecting their craft of foraging culture and incorporating it into their unique cuisine. Jonathan Legg explores the entire expanse of the country to understand it's cuisine, and the ethos of the country's top chefs from amazing locally sourced cuisine in Helsinki, to an expedition in Lapland to learn about foraging and the Finnish delicacy, reindeer!

2026-01-28 23:45:51 +0000 UTC2026-01-29 00:49:06 +0000 UTC(1h3m)
Food Unknown

Food Unknown

The nation of 7,000 islands has no problems with beach, sun, or sea but they suffer tremendously with cuisine image. Jonathan lands in Manila to discover the top chefs are well aware of the issue and, following their advice, he launches off on an expedition to find part of the solution. Driving from headhunting tribal villages, to step-back-in-time colonial towns, to restaurants in the shadow of the American military behemoth an intriguing story slowly pieces together. In the dense jungle one treasure stays buried while another comes literally out of the woodwork. But danger always lurks.. zombie moray eels, landslide prone passes, and forbidden fields behind the rice paddies.

2026-01-28 22:40:01 +0000 UTC2026-01-28 23:45:51 +0000 UTC(1h5m)