Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey on BBC2

Rick Stein in the Far East

Rick Stein in the Far East

Tonight at 8pm on BBC2 is the first in a series of programmes which sees the chef Rick Stein undertake an epic culinary journey by river, sea and overland to discover the diverse food cultures of the Far East.

“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…”.

Tonight’s programme is set in Cambodia where Rick discovers the delights of the country with its sugar palms, paddy fields and small villages, as well as its more difficult past blighted by the Khmer Rouge.

He samples delicious fresh swimmer crabs cooked with peppercorns and learns to cook Cambodia’s most famous dish, fish amok, with lemongrass and coconut, as well as presenting recipes that you can try at home. He also visits the magnificent temple of Angkor Wat before travelling on a rice barge down the mighty Mekong River to Vietnam, where next week’s programme will be set.

Last night Rick appeared on the The One Show on BBC1 talking about his new series.

If you miss any of the episodes of Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey, they will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer (for UK viewers only).

If you would like to travel in Rick’s footsteps and discover some of the delicious foods of the Far East for yourself please call one of our dedicated country specialists on 01993 838  000 or contact us online.

3 Responses to “Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey on BBC2”

  1. Linda Chapman  on August 25th, 2009

    Have Television New Zealand bought the series Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey ? Thanks

  2. Loic Robertson  on August 27th, 2009

    Hi Linda, Looks like this brilliant series from Rick Stein is heading your way according to this news article.

    Look out for it on Prime. Plus it looks like a lot of other BBC content will be aired on TVNZ too!

  3. Tom Bowen  on October 31st, 2009

    I always used to follow culinary programmes starring Rick Stein when I resided in Europe. It is unfortunate that here in the South Pacific we are only tantalized by snippets of the series.


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