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Follow host Maeve O’Meara on a culinary globetrot across Australia where she guides us through thirteen delicious cuisines. Each episode explores a new cuisine with the help of professional chefs and home cooks who show us their tips and secrets, cheat’s recipes and classic favourites. Maeve’s access-all-areas camaraderie with everyone from three hat chefs to passionate home-cooks takes us deep into our cities and suburbs to uncover the very best of ingredients.
The series features top chefs including Tetsuya Wakuda and Guillaume Brahimi who share insights and inspiration from their own culture. From Maltese to Mauritian and from French to Pakistani Food Safari is a visual feast, a foodie’s dream and a celebration of the evolving and exciting world of Australian food.
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Am trying to find the polish cheese cake recipe that was on tonight's show 28/3 was like mum made in my youth Diane
iam tryng to find a recipe that was on video last week ...tarali cannt find it anymore, can someone be able to help me please thank you
Hi, I am Yasmin from Holland, I have a problem with the reciving of the foodsafari channel ,could you please send me the channel frequency? I enjoy your cahnnel alot and it has tought me many things so I would like to continue watching it. I hope to hear from you soon, Yasmin Kothi
I have a hard time finding the recipes again after the program is finished. I've typed in the name of the recipe, but the prompter asks a ludicrous question: Name of recipe : southern fried chicken from Food Safari; prompter question: Did you mean strong flour!!!!!! This happens with MOST questions I put to lifestyle food recipes. Can someone explain why and how to over come the problem.
We Also love this show, it is very informative, as we have never been able to travel to these countries and places, and love the food. My husband is now hooked as well on your show, we would like to request more shows to be viewed on the week-ends. Maeve, do you actually like everything you taste from the guest chefs? My husband noticed you love everything everyone cooks? Is this actually possible?
I've been watching this show for a very long time and although I am a fan, I am very disappointed that Food Safari never showed Bengali or Bangladeshi food. Food Safari covered Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan and even Persian food but failed to show Bengali/Bangladeshi cuisine?!?
Hi Jake, the producers probably wouldn't mind if you suggested it, especially if you can give them some names of places or people they can speak to about it.
this shows really good, but use should try out some Serbian food...its fantasticccc!!!
Adore the French Safari.....apart from the delicious food and travelogue, may I compliment Maeve on her choice of fabulous Tees......Maeve, can they be purchased here in Oz, or are they French? Either country or where, may I have a address of where to purchase, pleae? Thank you very much.....Janice
This is the best of all food shows
hi when i watched the india episode there was a cheats version of burfi and i was just wanting to know it as i lost my recipe
Hello Maeve
Thank you for bringing the best of Australia's cultures/cuisine to our Television screens. I have followed you for years now on SBS, the Delicious magazine and more recently Lifestyle Food. I will continue to promote your your work as I truly believe you are blessed with extreme talent. Thank you as you have inspired & expanded my culinary ventures. I LOVE your work :-) Mia xo
so true
How would I get recipes for buttered chicken episode 2? Don't find the website very helpful! Bill
I love food safari...........the food is just awesome and i wish i was the one eating them...yummmy.
Hi Im Nateisha Chandrasena im only twelve years old and im half Austrailian and half Sri Lankan, me and my family love to watch food safari but we think the Sri Lankan food episode was not very good the only curry that was right was the pumpkin curry and sri lankans dont eat scrammbled eggs its not traditional and defenitly not with string hoppers sri lankans never use blenders they use a pestal and moter even in australia my dad uses it to make his curries. on Tv the chicken looks to dry and it was the wrong recipie my dad was laughing at it. The guy who made the coconut sambol was completely wrong. String hoppers are not hard at all my 8 year old brother Kenley Chandrasena can make them. The Dessert Wattalappan was totally wrong its only coconut milk not cream you dont put honey on top if you made it right. lots of traditional foods are missing such as fish ambulthial, coconut rottie,ecspesially milk rice with lunumiris and more. After that episode we were shocked. Me and my family think that the episode should be redone with proper sri lankan people. We really Appriciate you and would be happy if you did that.
Im looking for the Puddina recipe too, and the steak that was filled with all good stuff and cooked in a sauce on the same show. I loved this episode and wanted some of everything that was on there!!
hey there,
umm.. I was watching your show today and i believe it was the maltese episode. Is there any chance i can have the recipie for the Pudinna that was cooked right at the end of the show?
My family would really love it and thanks in advance;; Breanna♥
tried to get recipes for ****nese food, especially lamb kafta. Had several written down but the man of the house tossed them, nicluding fish recipe. Can't get recipes from lifestyle food or sbs. have to buy dvd.
Hi everyone I would like to know where to find the program , food safari, recipes.//..
Does anyone have the whole baked salmon recipe from the Lebanese program?
Great show. I have one on DVD. I think that Maeve is a great cook and I liked her when she used to be on Better Homes and Gardens.
This show is fantastic. I think Maeve could get a tad more excited. Her reactions to the food seem so insincere.
hey, does anyone know the recipe for the fried rice? im not sure what country it was from i think indonesian or malaysian.. help! i want to make it!
I agree its great and Maeve is a stunner.
I have been watching the food channel for the last five years,this show is the best.Maeve also gets my vote for the hottest woman on the planet.
i want hainanese chicken, ohhhhh
Great show can't wait to see new series
sickest show everrr
Again as someone said, I'm no DVD buyer also, but this one is a must have to watch again and again!!! This show just works, beautiful food, and a great host.
I love this show and yes, Maeve is a Natural. A lovely lady indeed who is warm and great to watch. Food Safari is such a fabulous show - rich in information and sheds light on many culinary traditions. Never thought I would be tempted to try Japanese cooking but after watching the Japanese episode I am going to try. That's the beauty of it. Most of the recipes are very simple and accessible to the every day food lover. Keep it up Food Safari.... You are well loved.
I tried to find it for you but without a full name I couldn't help BUT why don't you google Food Safari then once in there highlight cuisine "Korean & you will get all the recipes that were featured on the show I saw one called Bulgogi was that it? Good luck Also dont forget to look on the right column where they have a large list of recipes from different cuisines
does anyone know what the food on food safari was called in was under korean and it started with a ba????? not sure what it was called. can you please help? the show was on June 21st 2009
mel...would you be referring to 'bibimbap...a Korean dish of rice, meat and vegetables?
what a great show thanks
Hi, my name is Peter and I would like very much the recipe for the salt & pepper squid / calamari shown in episode 7 Chinese by the chef Ying Tam. Most appreciative thank you.
Ingredients
500g fresh calamari 2 tbsp self raising flour 1 tbsp oil Cornflour Vegetable oil, for deep frying 4 green shallots, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 red chilli, chopped 2 tsp Shaoxing wine Five Spice mix 1 tbsp ground ginger 1 tbsp celery powder 1 tbsp chicken stock powder 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp five spice powder
Preparation Clean calamari by pulling the tentacles from the body. Wash out the tube and remove the clear 'backbone'. Remove the skin, if desired. Cut tentacles from the head and discard heads. Cut tubes into triangles, this helps them to curl during cooking.
In a bowl, mix self raising flour, oil and a little water to make a paste. Place calamari pieces and tentacles into the bowl and coat well. Then sprinkle each piece with enough cornflour until the pieces are dry.
Combine all ingredients for five spice mix and set aside.
Heat enough vegetable oil for deep frying in a wok. Add calamari, in batches and cook until golden and crisp. Remove with a wire basket or slotted spoon. Repeat with remaining calamari. Drain off oil.
Add shallots, garlic and chilli to wok. Cook for 30 seconds until aromatic. Return squid to wok and add 2 to 3 tsp of the five spice mix. Toss well to combine. Add Shaoxing wine, toss and serve immediately.
I would really like the recipe for the Mango Pudding from Rosetta Lee if anyone could give that to me I would be most appreciative.
Thanks
Ingredients
6 tsp powdered gelatine ¾ cup caster sugar 1 litre soft mango ice cream 75ml evaporated milk 1 cup crushed ice 1 large mango, peeled seeded and diced
Preparation Stir gelatine and sugar into 1 cup of boiling water until thick and syrupy. Slowly pour into a glass bowl. Stir in ice cream, evaporated milk, crushed ice and diced mango.
Ladle into bowls or glasses and chill for about 2 hours until set.
Hi my name is Cathy Anderson. I am really wanting to know the recipe for Rogan Josh from the indian program you have resentley had on. The chefs name was Kumar Mahedevan (Abhis Akis).
My email address is ando42@bigpond.com.au
The following recipe is from Safara Food show on India
This is a famous Kashmiri dish and it's something that everyone loves as the lamb becomes so meltingly tender and the spices smell so enticing as you’re cooking them. It's easy to make at home if you have all of the ingredients ready before you start. I use the same weight in onions as the meat – so 1kg meat to 1kg onions. The choice of pan is also very important – you need the ingredients to sit ¼ the height of the pan, so it's quite deep and it should have a heavy base to retain temperature.
Ingredients
¼ cup vegetable oil 3 bay leaves 2 tsp whole cloves 3 black cardamom 1 tbsp green cardamom 1 piece cassia bark 1 tsp fennel seeds 4 small dried chillies 1kg red onions, sliced ½ tsp salt 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp chilli powder 3 tsp ground coriander 2 tsp fresh ginger paste 2 tsp fresh garlic paste 1 tbsp chilli puree 2 tomatoes, chopped 1 tbsp tomato puree 1 kg cubed lamb leg or shoulder 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves Tomato wedge, julienned ginger and coriander sprig, to serve
Preparation
Heat enough oil to cover the base of the pan until almost smoking. Add bay leaves, cloves, black and green cardamom, cassia bark, fennel seeds and dried chillies. The black cardamom is the most fun – it always explodes and all those flavours go into the oil. Then the onions and some salt so the onions caramelise faster…you need them brown and sweet for Rogan Josh.
While the onions are cooking, measure out the powdered spices. Add the ginger and garlic pastes to the pan then the powdered spices. Stir in chilli puree and a little water to stop the spices from burning. Add tomato and tomato puree and a good pinch of salt and stir well to combine.
Now turn the heat up high to add the meat. You want to sear the meat. Stir well so that all of the meat pieces are coated. Add a little more water.
Cover with a lid and cook for 35-40 minutes.
Just before serving add the chopped coriander, but don't cook it.
Garnish with tomato, ginger and coriander.
Hi there Maeve,I thoroughly enjoyed you presentation of Food Safari which was aired in December I think.I have since cooked the Beef Rendang recipe twice,to much oooohhhhing and aaaaahhhhhing by my friends and family. Watching you sampling all the delicious dishes, I was wondering how you manage to maintain your lovely figure. Keep it up.I certainly look forward to watching more episodes in the future. Lyn Isaaks
Does anyone have the recipe for Chicken Tajine which was on Food Safari today?
INGREDIENTS
Chermoula Marinade
2 cloves garlic, chopped 1/2 preserved lemon, rinsed and thinly sliced 2 onions, chopped ½ birds eye chilli 1 tbsp sweet paprika 1 tbsp ground ***in Salt 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander, stems and leaves 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads, soaked in a little water 1/2 cup olive oil 2 bay leaves, torn in half
1 whole chicken, size 10 or 12 1 tomato, chopped 1 onion, chopped 2 large potatoes, cut into wedges 1 onion, sliced 1 tomato, sliced 150g pitted green olives 1 bunch fresh coriander, chopped 1 cup water 1 preserved lemon, cut into 6 segments.
PREPARATION
Marinade
Process all ingredients together in a food processor until finely chopped and thoroughly combined. Leave for 30 minutes before using. Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to seven days.
Wash and dry the chicken and remove backbone, wing tips and any excess fat. Cut into pieces. Rub all over with ½ of the chermoula marinade and refrigerate overnight or for at least 2 hours.
Combine the tomato and onion with a little more chermoula and spread into the base of the tajine (this will prevent the chicken from burning on the bottom).Arrange chicken pieces in the centre of the tajine on top of tomato mixture. Coat potato wedges with chermoula and arrange around chicken. Top with onion slices, then tomato slices and olives in between the potato wedges.
Mix chopped coriander with remaining chermoula and water. Pour over mixture. Decorate top with preserved lemon wedges.
Cover tajine with lid and cook on a very low gas heat for 45 minutes. Do not stir or lift the lid during the cooking process.
Serve the Tajine directly to the table and impress your guests with a waft of fragrant steam when it’s time to serve with couscous and harissa.
I am looking to find the store you visited in the Spanish show with the paella pans and all the terracotta ware. Can you help?
Hi KB97 just found one if you are living in Sydney
Torres Cellars & Delicatessen (paella pans and gas rings, groceries, Spanish wines, and jamon) Liverpool St Sydney NSW 2000 (02) 9264 6862
Hi KB97 if you are in Melbourne check out the following business
Casa Iberica (Spanish groceries, deli items, paella pans and gas rings, cooking pots, spices) 25 Johnston St Fitzroy VIC 3065 (03) 9419 4420
Cheers
oops all I needed to do was read above....sorry
Thats cool, glad I could help.
I recently watched an episode on Turkish cooking and cant find any of the recipes on the website - can you let me know where they are hiding please.
I'll jump on the bandwagon how do we get the recipes especially the Turkish!!!
It would help if I left the actual web address.
http://www.sbs.com.au/food/foodsafaricuisine/index/cp/24/n/Turkish
Hi MB124,
Go to the following web site at SBS and there are 6 recipes from the Turkish section of the show. It shows the video but also supplies the written recipes. Cheers.
Hi all - if you want some of the recipes best go to www.sbs.com.au, click on food, then Food Safari. You can select the country you are interested, then the recipe. Even though it says play video, the actual recipe is listed below the video clip.
For GB38 the carrot and orange salad is there under Moroccan food. Cheers
I agree with the comment about the recipes. All other recipes are available on the website what about the food safari ones ?
I've just watched 2 shows in a row with my mum, now she wants the recipes. Where are the recipes that i bragged to her i could get on the net??????
babaganoush !!!!!!!! your kidding
I just watched the show tonight (31st Dec) on the lebanese food!! It just looked soooo delicious, completely changed my way of thinking of how lebanese eat. I wondered if anyone knew what it was the chef put on the salmon that he cooked, it looked like babaganoush but I dont think so!!!
I baked this Salmon Tarator a few weeks ago and it was the best salmon dish I have ever prepare, definitely restaurant quality. This recipe is a keeper. I recommend it.
Hi Shauna,
The recipe for the salon dish is located at the following SBS web address.
http://www.sbs.com.au/food/foodsafarirecipe/index/id/70/n/Baked_salmon_'Tarator'_style
I need the recipe to make salt and pepper squid as shown on the show, mainly the spices which are added at the end.
Hi LB21, the salt and pepper squid from the Chinese section can be found at the below SBS web address.
http://www.sbs.com.au/food/foodsafaricuisine/index/cp/2/n/Chinese
Hi Caron, this might the one you are looking for, give them a call.
Pasteles Bakehouse1545 Botany Rd, Botany, NSW 2019
p: (02) 96665477
Hi HS15, I have just been able to book the full DVD series 1 & 2 through the Brisbane City Library. Check you local library they might have copies available.
Just been watching the latest episode on Portugese food. Delicious. Does anyone know where Pastel's Bakehouse in Sydney is?
I agree with you all, I have been watching the show this afternoon and will think seriously about buying the full series on DVD.
I've been watching cooking shows for years (Jaimie Oliver, Ainsley Harriot, Hugh Fernley Whittingsthorpe, Gordon Ramsay, etc, etc, etc) - but Food Safari is the best!!! I'm now a fan & the fact that this is an Australian production is EVEN better. The show's host, Maeve, is a natural! I love the show so much that I'm going to buy the full series on DVD (& I don't often buy DVD's). Can't wait to enjoy future episodes!!!
Great show Maeve , can't wait for the next show. I need the recipe for the carrot salad . The link didn't work
Hi GB38, if its the Moroccan carrot and orange salad, the recipe can be found at the below SBS web address.
http://www.sbs.com.au/food/foodsafaricuisine/index/cp/17/n/Moroccan
I can't wait!