
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,…
Reality • Series • 2014 • 3 seasons
Starring: Kiran Jethwa
S1 E1 - Mud Crabs
Chef Kiran Jethwa travels to the Kenyan town of Malindi, where he collects tamarinds and catches some monstrous crabs.
May 12, 2014
S1 E2 - African Wild Honey And Game Meat
In Machakos, Kiran learns how to catch guinea fowl and marinate them from inside at the same time.
May 19, 2014
S1 E3 - Crayfish
Kiran heads to the lake in Naivasha, where Louisiana crawfish are a tasty presence.
May 26, 2014
S1 E4 - Rice And Fowl
Kiran tries surfing cows in the Embu rice paddies, and protects the crops by joining a duck hunt.
Jun 2, 2014
S1 E5 - Lake Victoria Whitebait
Heading west, Kiran visits a peanut farm and picks green bananas, before being caught by a storm while fishing.
Jun 9, 2014
S1 E6 - Prawns
Kiran checks out mnazi, the local palm wine, and has an uncomfortable time trawling for prawns.
Jun 16, 2014
S1 E7 - Mt. Kenya Trout
This episode's dish requires a visit to two very different landscapes - a sweltering, crocodile-infested lake and freezing mountain slopes.
Jun 23, 2014
S1 E8 - Coral Fish, Oysters and Clams
Kiran meets fishermen who fashion improvised surfboards from debris and then paddle out into an estuary with a perilous tide.
Jun 30, 2014
S1 E9 - Tea and Molo Lamb
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.
Jul 7, 2014
S1 E10 - Octopus
A local cassava farmer supplies some seasoning before Kiran constructs his own spear gun to catch the main ingredient.
Jul 14, 2014
S1 E11 - Ostrich Egg, Cow's Blood and Cattle Hump
Kiran makes poisonous hunting arrows while in the Maasai Mara; he investigates the Maasai approach to cattle husbandry.
Jul 21, 2014
S1 E12 - Sailfish
Kiran compares traditional and ultra-modern fishing techniques, before visiting smokehouses in Malindi.
Jul 28, 2014
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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.
Reality • TV Series • 2014