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Series · 2014–Returning

Tales From the Bush Larder

3 seasons·39 episodes·Germany

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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Mud Crabs
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May 12, 2014

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

02
African Wild Honey And Game Meat
African Wild Honey And Game Meat
May 19, 2014

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

03
Crayfish
Crayfish
May 26, 2014

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

04
Rice And Fowl
Rice And Fowl
Jun 2, 2014

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

05
Lake Victoria Whitebait
Lake Victoria Whitebait
Jun 9, 2014

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

06
Prawns
Prawns
Jun 16, 2014

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

07
Mt. Kenya Trout
Mt. Kenya Trout
Jun 23, 2014

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

08
Coral Fish, Oysters and Clams
Coral Fish, Oysters and Clams
Jun 30, 2014

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

09
Tea and Molo Lamb
Tea and Molo Lamb
Jul 7, 2014

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.

10
Octopus
Octopus
Jul 14, 2014

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

11
Ostrich Egg, Cow's Blood and Cattle Hump
Ostrich Egg, Cow's Blood and Cattle Hump
Jul 21, 2014

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

12
Sailfish
Sailfish
Jul 28, 2014

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

Cast

1 credited
Kiran Jethwa
Self - Host

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