Air date: 2024-07-18

Runtime: 51 min

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

Air date: 2024-07-18

Runtime: 42 min

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

Air date: 2024-07-18

Runtime: 36 min

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

Air date: 2024-07-18

Runtime: 38 min

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?

Air date: 2024-07-18

Runtime: 45 min

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

Air date: 2024-07-18

Runtime: 38 min

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

Air date: 2024-07-18

Runtime: 36 min

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

Air date: 2024-07-18

Runtime: 42 min

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?