Paul Hollywood Eats... - Episode Guide

Paul Hollywood begins his culinary and cultural road trip across Japan in Tokyo, where he experiences solo dining and karaoke, and goes on a karting tour dressed as a ninja turtle.

The baker visits one of the world's smallest restaurants in Hiroshima, where he gets a memorable cookery lesson from a survivor of the atomic bomb, and attends a rice festival in the snowy north of the country where local people fight with six-metre-long bamboo sticks to determine if they will get a good harvest. He also samples the buffet on a bullet train, discovers why Okinawa is embracing American fast food, and visits the ancient capital of Kyoto, where he attempts to develop a taste for tofu.

Paul goes in search of some of Japan's strangest food stories on the final leg of his journey. He competes in a noodle eating challenge against two internet celebrities, who have acquired a cult following for their ability to consume vast amounts of food. He also pays a visit to a sumo wrestling stable, where he bakes flatbreads for the fighters and sits down to dinner with the largest fighter in the history of the sport. He then takes a trip into the countryside to visit a farm for very expensive strawberries, and concludes the trip with Osaka's eat-till-you-drop food tour.

Paul Hollywood goes on a culinary voyage of discovery, beginning in Mexico City, where he discovers the dangers of avocados and learns how to make Pan Dulce - Mexico's favourite bread. He also attempts to eat a tarantula, goes on a takeaway food tour of the capital with a biker gang, and plays the ancient Mexican game of Fire Hockey.

Paul attends a quinceañera in Baja California, visits one of Mexico's best restaurants on the Yucatan Peninsula, and judges a pasty baking competition in a town with a surprising Cornish heritage. Along the way, he samples some unusual Mexican staples - fresh cactus in Milpa Alta and insects in Oaxaca.

Paul Hollywood concludes his trip with a look at the origins of chocolate, and pays a visit to the most extraordinary, and dangerous, firework festival on Earth. He discovers why Mexican cola is becoming increasingly fashionable in the US while exploring the role sugary drinks can play in health, and also visits Mexico's most celebrated mezcal distillery and enjoys a night in a traditional cantina.