Ainsley's Taste of the Bahamas

2026•23m

Chef Ainsley Harriott explores the vibrant flavours, local producers of foods like rum, coffee and chocolate, the markets and the unique dishes of the Bahamas as he is inspired to create delicious island-inspired recipes like prawn fritters and rum punch chicken wings for us to enjoy — each episode highlights a different aspect of Bahamian culture with Ainsley meeting local chefs, farmers, fishermen, artisans and cultural practitioners who help shape the destination's culinary identity.

Seasons

7 Episodes • Premiered 2026

Ainsley Harriott immerses himself in the food, culture and people of the Bahamas.

1. Flavour Foundations: Bahamian Classics

Ainsley Harriott focuses on Bahamian comfort food as he serves up prawn and coconut fritters with a pickled coconut slaw.

2. From Farm to Table

Ainsley Harriott explores the Bahamas' home-grown side as he picks ingredients straight from the trees at Chiccharney Farms and sizzles a whole snapper.

3. Sweet Island Life

Aisnley Harriott dives into honey, sugarcane, and the Bahamas' beloved guava duff as he creates coconut-lime creams with a crunchy Bahamian twist.

4. Morning Sunshine: Bahamian Breakfast

Ainsley Harriott starts the day Bahamian-style with coffee and a fish dish at a shack, then makes a plantain-and-sweet-potato rosti.

5. Flavour Fusions

Ainsley Harriott enjoys some Bahamian fusion food and drink before going completely bananas in the Bahamas with a super-sweet seaside bake.

6. Aged to Perfection

Ainsley Harriott tours a rum distillery and an island rum cake factory, a trip which offers inspiration for a Bahama Mama tiramisu.

7. Culinary Crossroads

Ainsley Harriott explores Greek-Bahamian flavours and a wine cellar with a 'million-dollar' wine rack before cooking up pork skewers in his kitchen.

Cast

Ainsley Harriott

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