De smaak van Joël

Season 1

2018 · 5 episodes · 2h 55m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Zoet

   2 Jan 2018 · 35 min

   Joël discovers why everyone loves sweet. In Ethiopia he eats fresh forest honey with danger for his own life. Is our love for sweet going too far?

2. 

   2. Bitter

   9 Jan 2018 · 35 min

   Bitter is naturally a warning from nature, but why are we still going to eat? Joël travels to Suriname where the extremely bitter sopropo is daily cost.

3. 

   3. Zout

   16 Jan 2018 · 35 min

   Why do we like to add salt to our food? And where does it come from? In the hottest place on earth, Joël is chopping salt blocks and in Iceland he sees how salt is extracted directly from the sea.

4. 

   4. Zuur

   30 Jan 2018 · 35 min

   Acid is not really an invitation to eat something in nature. Why do we like it so much? In Japan Joël discovers why they serve sour vegetables with every meal and in Peru he tastes ceviche.

5. 

   5. Umami

   6 Feb 2018 · 35 min

   Umami is our youngest basic taste. Joël is traveling to the cradle of this savory taste: Japan. Because what is umami exactly and why do we know so little about it in the West?