Jakarta is one of the world’s most congested cities where well over half of its residents live in slum housing. It’s also a place that takes its food very seriously it’s the street vendors who serve up the most rated cuisine to the rich, and poor. Therefore it’s the ideal destination for three wannabe UK chefs to learn from the best and be tested by the slums most exacting customers, the majority of whom never cook at home because they don’t have the facilities. Over the course of 10 days they’ll be thrown in at the deep end; working around the clock they’ll learn complicated recipes that take years to perfect as well as living the life of a local chef. (From the UK) (Documentary) PG
Slum Survivors was broadcast on SBS 2 at Sunday 15 May 2016, 14:00. This episode was initially placed on Monday 2 March 2015.