Omnivore

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2024-07-18

Last Air Date: 2024-07-18

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: René Redzepi, Matt Goulding

Networks: Apple TV

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Top Cast

René Redzepi as Self - Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2024)

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.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Chile (2024-07-18)

Mild, medium, hot...inferno. From paprika to ghost pepper, discover how chile has firmly rooted itself into parts of our identity.
Ep. 2: Tuna (2024-07-18)

Once undesirable but now a sought-after luxury, bluefin tuna has one of the food world's most tumultuous stories.
Ep. 3: Salt (2024-07-18)

The food we eat. The sweat on our skin. Salt shapes everything around us—its history is our history.
Ep. 4: Banana (2024-07-18)

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?
Ep. 5: Pig (2024-07-18)

In western Spain lies a quaint village called La Alberca, where locals celebrate one animal unlike anywhere else in the world: the pig.
Ep. 6: Rice (2024-07-18)

For millennia, rice has fueled humanity. But as global demand skyrockets, the future of rice production grows more dire by the day.
Ep. 7: Coffee (2024-07-18)

Follow a coffee bean from tree to cup to uncover the complicated history, extraordinary craft, and unique collaboration behind the brew.
Ep. 8: Corn (2024-07-18)

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?