Omnivore

S01E02: Tuna

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

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

Chile

S01E01 Chile

July 18, 2024 7.0 51 min
Mild, medium, hot...inferno. From paprika to ghost pepper, discover how chile has firmly rooted itself into parts of our identity.
Tuna

S01E02 Tuna

July 18, 2024 7.0 42 min
Once undesirable but now a sought-after luxury, bluefin tuna has one of the food world's most tumultuous stories.
Salt

S01E03 Salt

July 18, 2024 36 min
The food we eat. The sweat on our skin. Salt shapes everything around us—its history is our history.
Banana

S01E04 Banana

July 18, 2024 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?
Pig

S01E05 Pig

July 18, 2024 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.
Rice

S01E06 Rice

July 18, 2024 38 min
For millennia, rice has fueled humanity. But as global demand skyrockets, the future of rice production grows more dire by the day.
Coffee

S01E07 Coffee

July 18, 2024 36 min
Follow a coffee bean from tree to cup to uncover the complicated history, extraordinary craft, and unique collaboration behind the brew.
Corn

S01E08 Corn

July 18, 2024 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?

Cast

René Redzepi
René Redzepi
Self - Narrator (voice)

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