Omnivore - Season 1

Omnivore - Season 1

Season 1

Each episode of this documentary series celebrates the cultivation, transformation and consumption of eight of the world's most essential ingredients, including bananas, chilies, coffee, corn, pork, rice, salt and tuna, revealing how they serve as the cornerstones of global cultural heritage.
Network
Episodes8
DatesJuli 19, 2024 - Juli 19, 2024

Episodes

Chile
Season 1Episode 150 min

Chile

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

Juli 19, 2024
Tuna
Season 1Episode 241 min

Tuna

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

Juli 19, 2024
Salt
Season 1Episode 335 min

Salt

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

Juli 19, 2024
Banana
Season 1Episode 437 min

Banana

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?

Juli 19, 2024
Pig
Season 1Episode 544 min

Pig

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

Juli 19, 2024
Rice
Season 1Episode 637 min

Rice

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

Juli 19, 2024
Coffee
Season 1Episode 735 min

Coffee

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

Juli 19, 2024
Corn
Season 1Episode 841 min

Corn

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?

Juli 19, 2024

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