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Omnivore - Episode Guide

Season 1

Chile

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jul 19, 2024 (50 min)

Chile

Mild, medium, hot…inferno. From paprika to ghost pepper, discover how chile has firmly rooted itself into parts of our identity.

Tuna

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jul 19, 2024 (41 min)

Tuna

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

Salt

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jul 19, 2024 (35 min)

Salt

The food we eat. The sweat on our skin. Salt shapes everything around us—its history is our history.

Banana

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Jul 19, 2024 (37 min)

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?

Pig

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Jul 19, 2024 (44 min)

Pig

In western Spain lies a quaint village called La Alberca, where locals celebrate one animal unlike anywhere else in the world: the pig.

Rice

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jul 19, 2024 (37 min)

Rice

For millennia, rice has fueled humanity. But as global demand skyrockets, the future of rice production grows more dire by the day.

Coffee

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Jul 19, 2024 (35 min)

Coffee

Follow a coffee bean from tree to cup to uncover the complicated history, extraordinary craft, and unique collaboration behind the brew.

Corn

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Jul 19, 2024 (41 min)

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?

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