Tales From the Bush Larder

2014

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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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Status

Returning Series

First Aired

May 12, 2014

Last Aired

July 28, 2014

Networks

ZDFkultur

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Mud Crabs

Air date: 2014-05-12

Chef Kiran Jethwa travels to the Kenyan town of Malindi, where he collects tamarinds and catches some monstrous crabs.

African Wild Honey And Game Meat

Air date: 2014-05-19

In Machakos, Kiran learns how to catch guinea fowl and marinate them from inside at the same time.

Crayfish

Air date: 2014-05-26

Kiran heads to the lake in Naivasha, where Louisiana crawfish are a tasty presence.

Rice And Fowl

Air date: 2014-06-02

Kiran tries surfing cows in the Embu rice paddies, and protects the crops by joining a duck hunt.

Lake Victoria Whitebait

Air date: 2014-06-09

Heading west, Kiran visits a peanut farm and picks green bananas, before being caught by a storm while fishing.

Prawns

Air date: 2014-06-16

Kiran checks out mnazi, the local palm wine, and has an uncomfortable time trawling for prawns.

Mt. Kenya Trout

Air date: 2014-06-23

This episode's dish requires a visit to two very different landscapes - a sweltering, crocodile-infested lake and freezing mountain slopes.

Coral Fish, Oysters and Clams

Air date: 2014-06-30

Kiran meets fishermen who fashion improvised surfboards from debris and then paddle out into an estuary with a perilous tide.

Tea and Molo Lamb

Air date: 2014-07-07

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.

E10

Octopus

Air date: 2014-07-14

A local cassava farmer supplies some seasoning before Kiran constructs his own spear gun to catch the main ingredient.

E11

Ostrich Egg, Cow's Blood and Cattle Hump

Air date: 2014-07-21

Kiran makes poisonous hunting arrows while in the Maasai Mara; he investigates the Maasai approach to cattle husbandry.

E12

Sailfish

Air date: 2014-07-28

Kiran compares traditional and ultra-modern fishing techniques, before visiting smokehouses in Malindi.