Tales From the Bush Larder

Season 1

2014 · 12 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Mud Crabs

   12 May 2014

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

2. 2

   2. African Wild Honey And Game Meat

   19 May 2014

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

3. 3

   3. Crayfish

   26 May 2014

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

4. 4

   4. Rice And Fowl

   2 Jun 2014

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

5. 5

   5. Lake Victoria Whitebait

   9 Jun 2014

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

6. 6

   6. Prawns

   16 Jun 2014

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

7. 7

   7. Mt. Kenya Trout

   23 Jun 2014

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

8. 8

   8. Coral Fish, Oysters and Clams

   30 Jun 2014

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

9. 9

   9. Tea and Molo Lamb

   7 Jul 2014

   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. 10

    10. Octopus

    14 Jul 2014

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

11. 11

    11. Ostrich Egg, Cow's Blood and Cattle Hump

    21 Jul 2014

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

12. 12

    12. Sailfish

    28 Jul 2014

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