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Series · 2024–2024Ended

Omnivore

7.9·1 season·8 episodes·42 min avg.·United States of America

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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ChileUp next
Jul 18, 2024·7.0

Mild, medium, hot...inferno. From paprika to ghost pepper, discover how chile has firmly rooted itself into parts of our identity.

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Tuna
Jul 18, 2024·7.0

Once undesirable but now a sought-after luxury, bluefin tuna has one of the food world's most tumultuous stories.

03
Salt
Jul 18, 2024

The food we eat. The sweat on our skin. Salt shapes everything around us—its history is our history.

04
Banana
Jul 18, 2024

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?

05
Pig
Jul 18, 2024

In western Spain lies a quaint village called La Alberca, where locals celebrate one animal unlike anywhere else in the world: the pig.

06
Rice
Jul 18, 2024

For millennia, rice has fueled humanity. But as global demand skyrockets, the future of rice production grows more dire by the day.

07
Coffee
Jul 18, 2024

Follow a coffee bean from tree to cup to uncover the complicated history, extraordinary craft, and unique collaboration behind the brew.

08
Corn
Jul 18, 2024

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?

Cast

1 credited
René Redzepi
Self - Narrator (voice)

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