Season 1
8 episodes · Jul 18, 2024
Each episode of this documentary series celebrates the cultivation, transformation and consumption of eight of the world's most essential ingredients, including bananas, chilies, coffee, corn, pork, rice, salt and tuna, revealing how they serve as the cornerstones of global cultural heritage.
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S1E1Chile
Jul 18, 202451mMild, medium, hot...inferno. From paprika to ghost pepper, discover how chile has firmly rooted itself into parts of our identity.
S1E2Tuna
Jul 18, 202442mOnce undesirable but now a sought-after luxury, bluefin tuna has one of the food world's most tumultuous stories.
S1E3Salt
Jul 18, 202436mThe food we eat. The sweat on our skin. Salt shapes everything around us—its history is our history.
S1E4Banana
Jul 18, 202438mThere are over 1,500 varieties of bananas, and yet most of us have only tasted one. Why? And what do we lose when a single banana wins out?
S1E5Pig
Jul 18, 202445mIn western Spain lies a quaint village called La Alberca, where locals celebrate one animal unlike anywhere else in the world: the pig.
S1E6Rice
Jul 18, 202438mFor millennia, rice has fueled humanity. But as global demand skyrockets, the future of rice production grows more dire by the day.
S1E7Coffee
Jul 18, 202436mFollow a coffee bean from tree to cup to uncover the complicated history, extraordinary craft, and unique collaboration behind the brew.
S1E8Corn
Jul 18, 202442mNo longer just a plant, corn is a building block of modern society. But what does its domination mean for the future of food—and for us?