Jamie's Food Escapes
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48:05Venice is not famous for its food, much of which has been spoilt by tourism, but Jamie goes off the tourist track to find the real regional food of Venice, rice, polenta, seafood and fresh vegetables. He meets aristocrats in a palazzo and the lady prisoners who are growing vegetables behind bars in Guidecca.
48:13Jamie loves Swedish cuisine, based around fresh produce, pickling, and preserving. He goes mushroom hunting on one of the of islands surrounding the city, and tries a delicacy called surstromming.
46:25Andalucia in Southern Spain, is all about having celebrating ingredients and produce. Jamie, based around Ronda and Estepona, joins trainee bullfighters practising in Spain's oldest bull ring - with a trolley with horns. He eats heavenly cakes cooked by nuns from a closed order, cooks rabbit stew with gypsies, joins in the...
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This is Jamie's first time in Marrakesh and his excitement shines through as he explores the city and its extraordinary cuisine born out of the French, Arab and Berber cultures. In the alleyways of the old Medina and the cafes of the wildly exotic Dja El Fna square he dodges snake charmers and tooth sellers to try out the... 47:37 Expired
The food in Athens is all about simple ingredients, simply put together. Jamie goes spear fishing off an island, meets bee keepers who produce amazing honey, and makes goats cheese with a Greek Orthodox monk. He is inspired to cook Greek salad, honey and pistachio cake, wicked kebabs, fisherman's stew, and fresh tuna with ... 47:55 Expired
This is peasant country where, although the people are not wealthy, they eat like kings. The food here is rich and fatty, yet they have the highest life-expectancy in France. Jamie goes truffle-hunting with a pig and boar hunting with dogs. He is knighted into an order of serious bread makers and makes sausages with a prof...