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Ainsley Eats The Streets

Season 1
Avoiding the Tourists-traps and finding genuine surprises in the world of food travel is getting evermore difficult, but in an effort to remain fresh and original modern cooking is turning its eye to Street Food for inspiration. Street food has history, authenticity and an edgy excitement to it and that is what's attracting diners away from their usual haunts and into the back streets.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Istanbul, Turkey
    May 16, 2015
    46min
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    Istanbul bridges Europe and Asia but what does that mean for a traveller looking for great places to eat?
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  2. S1 E2 - Bridgetown, Barbados
    May 23, 2015
    46min
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    Ainsley has family roots in Barbados and has come here many times on holiday but up to now hasn't seen much of the real food of the island.
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  3. S1 E3 - Reykjavik, Iceland
    May 30, 2015
    46min
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    It's minus 10 degrees in Reykjavik the world's most northern capital city and it's snowing! So where's the street food? Ainsley sets out to find how the food loving people of Iceland cope with living in an extreme climate and what he discovers is a truly exciting traditional and modern cuisine.
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  4. S1 E4 - Osaka, Japan
    June 6, 2015
    46min
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    Bypassing Tokyo and Kyoto Ainsley travels to Osaka. It's not usually on the tourist trail but it's irresistible for Ainsley, even the Japanese call this city Japan's Kitchen.
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  5. S1 E5 - Palermo, Sicily
    June 13, 2015
    46min
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    Ainsley discovers that this stunningly beautiful, ancient city still struggles with its history and organized crime. Ainsley meets the mafia fighting Mayor of Palermo, Leoluca Orlando and has a bizarre chat about the mayor's love of Sicilian food in a market street once controlled by the mafia. Luckily, they were surrounded by armed guards throughout the interview!
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  6. S1 E6 - Taipei, Taiwan
    June 20, 2015
    46min
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    Taipei was a bit of a mystery for Ainsley, he was always going to be a bit lost here and definitely on a bit of an adventure but this is a place that truly delivers. By day he discovers the Mazu Temple market, a warren of street food shacks that have formed a food village serving fragrant braised fish, Chilli Pork stir-fries and soups with titles that would seduce an Emperor!
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  7. S1 E7 - Fes, Morocco
    July 4, 2015
    45min
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    Ainsley arrives in the Moroccan city of Fes a few days before the festival of Eid. The streets are full with families shopping for the festival and that means buying a live sheep to take home.
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  8. S1 E8 - Madrid, Spain
    June 27, 2015
    46min
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    Grilled Chorizo, Paella and Tortilla are now some of the staples of global street food but not here, in Madrid. In fact you can't find any street food in Spain's capital city because it's banned!
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  9. S1 E9 - Georgetown, Penang
    July 11, 2015
    45min
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    Lying in the Straits of Malacca is the Malaysian island of Penang. The capital Georgetown is a mosaic of cultures with Chinese, Malay and India Towns that preserve their traditional dishes but also embrace the love of fusion food.
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  10. S1 E10 - Amman, Jordan
    July 18, 2015
    47min
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    It's often the case that the best Street food can found in places where different cultures are drawn together to share their love of food and eating. Amman is definitely such a place, it's an oasis in the Middle East, a destination that people have come to by choice or necessity.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Producers
David Edgar
Cast
Ainsley Harriot
Studio
Snap TV
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