Food Safari

Food Safari journeys into the beguiling, gently spiced world of Moroccan food and meets a range of top chefs and home cooks who are passionate about their delicious cuisine.

Food Safari journeys into the intense spicy world of Malaysian food whose devotees cross oceans for the best laksa, roti and curry.

Food Safari plunges into the fiery passionate world of Portuguese food where all the best food has a close relationship with fire, starting with the now famous Portuguese charcoal chicken.

Food Safari journeys into the fresh healthy world of Vietnamese food to savour dishes that are both balanced in flavour and good for the body and the soul.

Food Safari journeys into the colourful spicy vibrant world of Indian food and learns how to make some fabulous 10 minute dishes as well as the secrets of great curries from the subcontinent.

Food Safari journeys into the warm, welcoming, delicious world of Greek food where "I'm not hungry" is never an excuse not to try something yummy.

Food Safari plunges into the intricate, balanced, thoughtful world of Chinese food where flavour and using fresh seasonal produce reign supreme.

Food Safari journeys the world of the people who taught us how to drink coffee and appreciate good olive oil; those who showed us the simple deliciousness of pizza and pasta, scaloppine and saltimbocca: the fabulous Italians.

This week Food Safari enters the fresh, clean world of Thai food where the flavours are intense and yet are balanced together to create harmony for both the palate and for overall health.

Food Safari goes in search of the fresh green flavours of Lebanese food and host Maeve O’Meara finds the biggest mound of fresh parsley being chopped for use in falafel, the delicious fried snacks made from chick peas that go so well with creamy hommous and smokey eggplant dip baba ghanouj and which Aussies have taken to with gusto.

Mexican cuisine is one of the most ancient and developed on earth but is little known outside its borders and too many restaurants are more “Tex” than “Mex” according to the small number of Mexican expatriates in Australia, some of whom welcome Maeve O’Meara into their kitchens to explain some of the recipes and tips.

Food Safari enters the delicious colourful world of one of the cuisines we know least about in Australia – Turkish food. While kebabs and Turkish delight are well known, some of the amazing array of vegetable dishes, salads, dips and marinated meats are yet to be discovered.

Food Safari looks at the fire and passion of Spanish cooking – you can smell the heady scents of saffron, paprika and garlic as host Maeve O’Meara investigates the key ingredients needed to create a Spanish pantry and visits chefs and home-cooks to gather some really easy recipes.