Season 1

(2024)
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Episodes 8

1 Chile

July 18, 2024

51m

Mild, medium, hot...inferno. From paprika to ghost pepper, discover how chile has firmly rooted itself into parts of our identity.

2 Tuna

July 18, 2024

42m

Once undesirable but now a sought-after luxury, bluefin tuna has one of the food world's most tumultuous stories.

3 Salt

July 18, 2024

36m

The food we eat. The sweat on our skin. Salt shapes everything around us—its history is our history.

4 Banana

July 18, 2024

38m

There 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?

5 Pig

July 18, 2024

45m

In western Spain lies a quaint village called La Alberca, where locals celebrate one animal unlike anywhere else in the world: the pig.

6 Rice

July 18, 2024

38m

For millennia, rice has fueled humanity. But as global demand skyrockets, the future of rice production grows more dire by the day.

7 Coffee

July 18, 2024

36m

Follow a coffee bean from tree to cup to uncover the complicated history, extraordinary craft, and unique collaboration behind the brew.

8 Corn

July 18, 2024

42m

No 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?

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