About this season
Kiran Jethwa travels around the world to discover unique ingredients and the extreme methods used to harvest them.
Episodes (10)
1. Bolivia
Aired 9 October 2015 • 43 min
Kiran treks to Bolivia to join a potentially deadly harvest of the controversial coca leaf.
2. China
Aired 16 October 2015 • 43 min
Kiran Jethwa braves the wintry region of northeastern China, looking for lotus root and giant carp.
3. Ethiopia
Aired 23 October 2015 • 43 min
Kiran survives the Danakil Depression in Northern Ethiopia to mine salt.
4. Nepal
Aired 30 October 2015 • 43 min
Kiran joins the Gurung honey hunters on a dangerous harvest at the roof of the world, the Himalayas.
5. Bangladesh
Aired 6 November 2015 • 43 min
Kiran discovers that the Bangladesh fishing industry is as diverse as it can be dangerous.
6. Mozambique
Aired 13 November 2015 • 43 min
Kiran spear-fishes for dogtooth tuna in the shark infested waters of the St. Lazarus Bank.
7. Peru
Aired 20 November 2015 • 43 min
Kiran samples termites, worms and a host of medicinal plants in the isolated jungles of Peru.
8. Mongolia
Aired 27 November 2015 • 43 min
Kiran battles freezing temperatures and long hikes as he tries to reach the high plains in the west.
9. Sri Lanka
Aired 4 December 2015 • 43 min
Kiran heads to Sri Lanka, where he looks for the freshest tiger prawns and local palm wine.
10. Borneo
Aired 11 December 2015 • 43 min
Visiting Borneo to hunt through thick jungle in search of wild boar, edible frogs and palm hearts.