Omnivore - Season 1
1 - Chile
Air Date: July 18, 2024
Mild, medium, hot...inferno. From paprika to ghost pepper, discover how chile has firmly rooted itself into parts of our identity.
2 - Tuna
Air Date: July 18, 2024
Once undesirable but now a sought-after luxury, bluefin tuna has one of the food world's most tumultuous stories.
3 - Salt
Air Date: July 18, 2024
The food we eat. The sweat on our skin. Salt shapes everything around us—its history is our history.
4 - Banana
Air Date: July 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?
5 - Pig
Air Date: July 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.
6 - Rice
Air Date: July 18, 2024
For millennia, rice has fueled humanity. But as global demand skyrockets, the future of rice production grows more dire by the day.
7 - Coffee
Air Date: July 18, 2024
Follow a coffee bean from tree to cup to uncover the complicated history, extraordinary craft, and unique collaboration behind the brew.
8 - Corn
Air Date: July 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?