Thursday, 16 July 2009

Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey - BBC2/BBC HD, 8pm

By Jane Simon
16/07/2009

Become a chef – see the world. That could be Rick Stein’s motto as he nibbles his way around Cambodia tonight and then slips down the Mekong River to Vietnam on his latest exotic jolly.


Food-mad to a fault, the introduction to this new series sounds suspiciously like a Mitchell and Webb sketch. “I’m here to discover not just the food,” Stein promises, “but what makes places like Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam tick. What’s so special about Bali, Sri Lanka, Malaysia or Bangladesh? Well – the food of course. But beyond that it’s the people. People talking about food…”

With this suitably one-track mind, Stein enthuses tonight about mini mangoes, curry paste, fresh crabs and peppercorns and discovers that Cambodia’s French colonial past lives on in the shape of the baguette.

Every week he’ll also be finding recipes you can create in your own kitchen – but be warned, tonight’s taste sensation is a raw beef salad.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I licked the dishes, cos i find it had to prepare fish. The show taught me new ways to cook fish. I was not keen on the Raw beef salad. This guy is so good.

nichifahim said...

Nasrene said..

great admirer of Rick Stein. hes a brill cook and explains so well..also love his voice. gg to cook his fried seabass in the spicy sauce. Hope its as good as his.