About this season
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.
Episodes (12)
1. Mud Crabs
Aired 12 May 2014
Chef Kiran Jethwa travels to the Kenyan town of Malindi, where he collects tamarinds and catches some monstrous crabs.
2. African Wild Honey And Game Meat
Aired 19 May 2014
In Machakos, Kiran learns how to catch guinea fowl and marinate them from inside at the same time.
3. Crayfish
Aired 26 May 2014
Kiran heads to the lake in Naivasha, where Louisiana crawfish are a tasty presence.
4. Rice And Fowl
Aired 2 June 2014
Kiran tries surfing cows in the Embu rice paddies, and protects the crops by joining a duck hunt.
5. Lake Victoria Whitebait
Aired 9 June 2014
Heading west, Kiran visits a peanut farm and picks green bananas, before being caught by a storm while fishing.
6. Prawns
Aired 16 June 2014
Kiran checks out mnazi, the local palm wine, and has an uncomfortable time trawling for prawns.
7. Mt. Kenya Trout
Aired 23 June 2014
This episode's dish requires a visit to two very different landscapes - a sweltering, crocodile-infested lake and freezing mountain slopes.
8. Coral Fish, Oysters and Clams
Aired 30 June 2014
Kiran meets fishermen who fashion improvised surfboards from debris and then paddle out into an estuary with a perilous tide.
9. Tea and Molo Lamb
Aired 7 July 2014
Kiran 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.
10. Octopus
Aired 14 July 2014
A local cassava farmer supplies some seasoning before Kiran constructs his own spear gun to catch the main ingredient.
11. Ostrich Egg, Cow's Blood and Cattle Hump
Aired 21 July 2014
Kiran makes poisonous hunting arrows while in the Maasai Mara; he investigates the Maasai approach to cattle husbandry.
12. Sailfish
Aired 28 July 2014
Kiran compares traditional and ultra-modern fishing techniques, before visiting smokehouses in Malindi.