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Tales From the Bush Larder

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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.

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12th May 2014 - 28th July 2014
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Kiran Jethwa
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Mud Crabs
12th May 2014

Episode 1

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

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African Wild Honey And Game Meat
19th May 2014

Episode 2

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

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Crayfish
26th May 2014

Episode 3

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

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Rice And Fowl
2nd June 2014

Episode 4

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

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Lake Victoria Whitebait
9th June 2014

Episode 5

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

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Prawns
16th June 2014

Episode 6

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

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Mt. Kenya Trout
23rd June 2014

Episode 7

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

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Coral Fish, Oysters and Clams
30th June 2014

Episode 8

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

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Tea and Molo Lamb
7th July 2014

Episode 9

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.

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Octopus
14th July 2014

Episode 10

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

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Ostrich Egg, Cow's Blood and Cattle Hump
21st July 2014

Episode 11

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

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Sailfish
28th July 2014

Episode 12

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

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