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Michael, Madison and Kayne arrive at picturesque Dominica literally hanging from a rope as they rappel down a mountainside. After getting a crash course in the traditional food of the Kalinago people, each chef goes on the hunt for a different main ingredient. Mother Nature seems to have it in for our chefs when she unleashes fierce rain and wind during the cooking competition.

Michael, Madison and Kayne must summon their inner warrior to win over the Maori people in rugged New Zealand. The pressure is on native son Kayne to prove himself and honor his Maori heritage. When the ice-cold winds descend upon the cooking challenge, Michael and Madison really turn up the heat in order to best the hometown favorite.

The chefs battle a mighty language barrier and even mightier prey as they head to Chiang Dao, Thailand, home of the Palong hill people. During the cooking challenge, emotions flare as one chef is accused of hoarding the hottest ingredient. Will the chefs be able to overcome their unfamiliarity with the local ingredients and find a way to win?

Michael, Madison and Kayne speed across the South Seas toward Fiji, a land where the locals were once feared. They disembark on a sandbar and half wade, half swim to the blindingly white shores. The cooking competition becomes fierce as the chefs battle to win the hearts of their Fijian hosts.

The three chefs fly above the dynamic landscape of Hawaii's Big Island before their chopper touches down. As the sun sets on their first day they find out that they'll be hunting for wild boar, casting nets into the surf for fish, and diving deep underwater to spear octopus. After a thrilling hunt, the fight is on as they attempt to cook up the winning dinner for their hosts.

Michael, Kayne and Madison find themselves in the backwater swamps of Louisiana where they must honor one of the most revered American culinary traditions: Cajun cooking. The dark allure of the bayou with its alligators and snakes proves seductive for the chefs, who risk life and limb to secure their ingredients. But will their efforts be enough to impress the Cajuns?

Michael, Madison, and Kayne ride wooden longboats to the shores of the Uraklavoy Sea Gypsies. The boats are a way of life for these ancient nomadic people. All three chefs try their hands at traditional fishing techniques using handmade nets and traps. Finally, the chefs must endure brutal heat as they cook to win on the sandy shores of the Andaman Sea.

The chefs head into Apache country as they begin their quest to win over the fiercest Native American warriors. New Mexico is known as the land of enchantment, but as the temperature drops, the hunting grounds turn grim. The cooking competition gets heated and the Chefs find themselves fighting the clock just to finish their dishes. In the end, one Chef is honored as a true Apache warrior.

Our three chefs chopper into the heart of the ancient Mayan world, where the modern Mayans welcome them. The chefs tangle with local animals such as armadillos, iguanas and gibnut using the traditional methods of the locals: knives, machetes and slingshots. The Mayans prove to be tough critics at the tasting and the chefs can only hope they've done enough to win them over.

The Chefs travel back in time to test their culinary skills with the Native American Seminoles.  Confronted with the perils of dangerous territory and unpredictable prey, the hunt leaves one chef unable to join the others for the forage. As the clock winds down, the chefs struggle to overcome the inherent challenges of an unknown culture and foreign ingredients.