An enormous variety of cheeses are made in virtually every country on earth. The quality of cheese depends on how it is made. Which are the cheeses every cheese lover should seek out and try? And why do they taste so good? The story and history of cheese… In this informative and entertaining episode, Rosie Lovell, together with fellow culinary travellers from around the world, venture on a voyage to discover the phenomena behind the making of and popularity of cheese.
Ever wondered how for thousands of years the simple cup of tea has become the world’s most consumed beverage after water? In this informative and entertaining episode, Rosie Lovell uncovers the history of tea – how the drink spread from China to capture the taste of the world. Together with fellow travellers from around the world, Rosie ventures on a voyage to discover the phenomena behind tea and tea drinking. Tea is grown and produced in more than 40 countries worldwide, but back in the 17th century tea had to be imported at great cost and effort from China.
For 4,000 million years, people the world over have turned to the delicacy of chocolate for rituals, medicine, romance and sheer pleasure. In this informative and entertaining documentary, Judith Jones reveals how our love affair with chocolate began in Mesoamerica, present-day Southern Mexico and Central America, where people living deep in the tropical rainforests discovered the edible properties of Theobroma cacao, referred to as the food of the gods. With fellow travellers from around the world, Judith discovers the extraordinary popularity behind the pleasure of chocolate. Today, the making of chocolate has evolved into an industry so large that 40 to 50 million people depend on cocoa for their livelihoods.
Across the world, today’s café culture is turning the coffee experience into an important part of our lives. Everyday people indulge themselves with a cup of coffee to de-stress, or to lift their spirits. Judith Jones uncovers how coffee spread from Ethiopia to the Muslim world and into Europe and beyond. Together with fellow travellers, she discovers the phenomena behind coffee and coffee consumption.
Join coffee roaster and social entrepreneur, Dean Cycon and Globe Trekker host, Judith Jones, as they unravel the secrets behind Coffee: The Drink that Changed America. Dean and Judith chart the discovery of the bean in Ethiopia more than a thousand years ago, its journey into Arabia where it became a drink favoured among Moslems, and then to the growing number of coffee houses in the Ottoman Empire.
Beer is the world’s oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and after water and tea is the third most popular drink overall. Currently China is the leading global beer producer with the Czech Republic the greatest consumers with an average of 143 litres of the amber gold sipped each year per person. Join presenter Judith Jones along with travelers across the world as they uncover the extraordinary mysteries behind the delicious elixir.
The Story of Spice conjures images of tempting culinary arts, fascinating travels to faraway lands, bitter struggles for supremacy and the rise and fall of empires. Judith Jones, along with fellow travellers around the world, discovers the extraordinary story of the world’s most aromatic culinary ingredients. Judith meets historian and author, John Keay, to learn about the origins of spices in the western European world. The earliest known evidence points to the time of Alexander the Great and its invasion of India when he brought spices back upon his return from Asia. Today India contributes two thirds of the global production and Indian cuisine is characterized by the extensive use of numerous spices.
The tradition of eating beef has passed down generations to become an integral part for many of our regular diets. By providing precious protein, packed with fatty calories beef has come be regarded as an important ingredient for human survival. Along with fellow presenters from around the world, this informative and entertaining episode joins Kate Comer on a voyage to discover the extraordinary journey behind the world’s favorite red meat.
