Tales From the Bush Larder

Tales From the Bush Larder

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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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Crayfish

Air Date: 2014-05-26

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Prawns

Air Date: 2014-06-16

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. Sailfish

Air Date: 2014-07-28

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

1. Kampala, Uganda

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Locals seize the chance to nab grasshoppers using a 'corridor of lights', a gauntlet of bright bulbs and smoke to catch and consume this newfound food alternative.

2. Amhara, Ethiopia

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The spongy, pancake like injeera is a famous staple Ethiopian food made from the iron rich grain, teff; Kiran samples injera for the first time at a traditional Ethiopian restaurant.

3. Lamu, Kenya

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Kiran will join fishermen from Pate, and attempt to dive for lobster, continually aware that he might become fish-food himself.

4. Mt Elgon, Uganda

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Kiran joins the Bagisu men into the forests to find the bamboo shoots and any other natural foods to cook up malewa.

5. Kilifi, Kenya

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Quest for the ugly but delicious custard apple widely known as the 'bullock's heart' or 'bull's heart'.

6. Jinja, Uganda

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Kiran attempts to catch numerous fish including the much sought after Nile Perch on Lake Victoria.

7. Gurage, Ethiopia

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Kiran witnesses a full day on a local cattle farm on the outskirts of Nasret; he sees bulls reared, the large number of butcheries and the first slaughter of the day.

8. Samburu, Kenya

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Kiran visits his new friend Samburu's perfect plump pumpkin patch that also grows cabbage and sukuma wiki.

9. Entebbe, Uganda

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Chef Kiran explores Uganda's bar food culture.

10. Episode 10

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11. Baringo, Kenya

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Chef Kiran tries spear fishing in Lake Baringo, Kenya.

12. Baringo, Kenya

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Chef Kiran tries spear fishing in Lake Baringo, Kenya.

13. Jimma, Ethiopia

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Chef Kiran takes a coffee tour through Ethiopia.

14. Kaloleni, Kenya

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Chef Kiran tries some unusual meats, like rat and crocodile.

15. Best of

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Some of the best and most memorable scenes from the past season.

1. Central Province - Zambia

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Chef Kiran Jethwa heads to the lush Bushs Crubin, Zambia's Central Province to sample the wild mushrooms, pink pleasures, brown jobbies and sticky bun'shrooms; then cooks an amazing fungi feast.

2. Pemba - Mozambique

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Chef Kiran Jethwa uses all of his courage to catch the razor-toothed barracudas that upset the daily workings of an oceanic fish farm; Kiran and an old friend scuba dive with spear guns and enjoy a smoky BBQ at sundown.

3. Hoedspruit - South Africa

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Kiran explores the Hoedspruit and Lowveld areas to learn the origins of his favorite South African jerky snack biltong, then hunts the Inkasi Game Reserve for impala.

4. Lake Kariba - Zambia

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5. MIeze - Mozambique

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6. Drakensburg - South Africa

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7. Livingstone - Zambia

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8. Atolo - Mozambique

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9. Mafunyani - South Africa

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10. North Coast - Mozambique

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11. Mkushi - Zambia

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12. Dullstroom - South Africa

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Dullstroom is a fly fishing destination due to it's cold temperatures.

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Release Date

2014-05-12

Episodes

39 (3 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

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