S01E01 Chile
Mild, medium, hot...inferno. From paprika to ghost pepper, discover how chile has firmly rooted itself into parts of our identity.
Omnivore
Food is never just food.
Overview
From Peruvian salt flats to Rwandan coffee forests, explore and celebrate the ingredients that built societies, shaped beliefs, and forever altered the tapestry of humanity.
Episodes
S01E02 Tuna
Once undesirable but now a sought-after luxury, bluefin tuna has one of the food world's most tumultuous stories.
S01E03 Salt
The food we eat. The sweat on our skin. Salt shapes everything around us—its history is our history.
S01E04 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?
S01E05 Pig
In western Spain lies a quaint village called La Alberca, where locals celebrate one animal unlike anywhere else in the world: the pig.
S01E06 Rice
For millennia, rice has fueled humanity. But as global demand skyrockets, the future of rice production grows more dire by the day.
S01E07 Coffee
Follow a coffee bean from tree to cup to uncover the complicated history, extraordinary craft, and unique collaboration behind the brew.
S01E08 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?
Cast
René Redzepi
Self - Narrator (voice)
