John Torode's Middle East - Season 1

Season 1

Episodes

Cairo
John is in the largest city in the Middle East and the street food capital of Egypt. John hits the busy city streets to explore the flavours of Cairo and get inspiration for a dish of his own. John takes a street food tour, is welcomed in to a family home to help his host stuff pigeons and learns the secret of one of his favourite recipes, falafel. With all the sights and sounds and flavours of Cairo still fresh in his mind John cooks up a Middle eastern Classic, Kofta, in front of the pyramids.

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Aswan
John heads for Aswan, a city where the Middle East and Africa collide, and where the food of the local Nubian people has influenced everyday eating, including a Nile Perch tagine.

Malta
The chef heads for Malta, where he finds out that Middle Eastern influences are everywhere, including in a pastry with a complex history.

Alexandria
John is in Alexandria on Egypt's north coast, starting in the bustling central fish market, before he samples local liver and a delicacy at one of the city's most famous bakeries.

Bahrain
John joins local chef and restaurateur Narise for a tour of a food market, prepares breads in a kebab shop and creates a dish using spiced minced lamb.

Best Of
The chef looks back on his Middle East-inspired adventures and creates one final new recipe of Falafel, Egyptian-style.
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