In Britain, we think of chillies as hot, but in Mexico they are as varied and complex as wine. Stevie and Emma head to Oaxaca, Mexico, where chillies go back thousands of years and every local is an aficionado.
In the vast Abastos market they discover some of the region's 150 different varieties. Whether fresh or dried, fiercely hot or smoky and subtle, each type of chilli from chipotle to habanero has a different role to play in food.
Stevie and Emma create a mild chilli fish stew, smoky pulled pork and a chilli chocolate cake with tequila.
Their journey takes them to meet chilli farmers who play music to their crops, a Zapotec cook with a recipe handed down from 500BC and a guardian of the nation's best kept culinary secret, mole negro.
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Series 1 Episode 1 Chillies - Mexico
In Britain, we think of chillies as hot, but in Mexico they are as varied and complex as wine. Stevie and Emma head to…
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Series 1 Episode 2 Cloves - Zanzibar
Stevie and Emma travel to Zanzibar to rediscover the magic of cloves. They make a mulled wine oxtail stew, and orange…
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Series 1 Episode 3 Black Pepper - Cambodia
Black pepper is the world's most commonly used - and misunderstood - spice. In a journey through Cambodia, where it is…
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Series 1 Episode 4 Nutmeg - Grenada
In Britain we occasionally sprinkle nutmeg on rice pudding; but in Grenada the spice is so ever-present it features on…
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Series 1 Episode 5 Cumin - Turkey
In Britain, we know cumin as a spice used in curries and kebabs, but in Turkey it flavours everything from pizzas to…
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Series 1 Episode 6 Cinnamon - Kerala
Stevie and Emma visit the southern Indian state of Kerala, where many families grow cinnamon trees in their gardens and…
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