From Peruvian salt flats to Rwandan coffee forests, explore and celebrate the ingredients that built societies, shaped beliefs, and forever altered the tapestry of humanity.
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Episode 1
Mild, medium, hot...inferno. From paprika to ghost pepper, discover how chile has firmly rooted itself into parts of our identity.
Episode 2
Once undesirable but now a sought-after luxury, bluefin tuna has one of the food world's most tumultuous stories.
Episode 3
The food we eat. The sweat on our skin. Salt shapes everything around us—its history is our history.
Episode 4
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?
Episode 5
In western Spain lies a quaint village called La Alberca, where locals celebrate one animal unlike anywhere else in the world: the pig.
Episode 6
For millennia, rice has fueled humanity. But as global demand skyrockets, the future of rice production grows more dire by the day.
Episode 7
Follow a coffee bean from tree to cup to uncover the complicated history, extraordinary craft, and unique collaboration behind the brew.
Episode 8
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?
