Tales From the Bush Larder

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.

Seasons

12 Episodes • Premiered 2014

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1. Mud Crabs

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

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2. African Wild Honey And Game Meat

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

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3. Crayfish

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

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4. Rice And Fowl

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

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5. Lake Victoria Whitebait

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

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6. Prawns

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

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7. Mt. Kenya Trout

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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8. Coral Fish, Oysters and Clams

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

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9. Tea and Molo Lamb

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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10. Octopus

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

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

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

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12. Sailfish

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

Cast

Photo of Kiran Jethwa

Kiran Jethwa

Self - Host

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