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All Episodes of Omnivore

From Peruvian salt flats to Rwandan coffee forests, explore and celebrate the ingredients that built societies, shaped beliefs, and forever altered the tapestry of humanity.
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Season 1

  • Chile
    7.7/1073 votes

    Chile

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/18/2024

    Mild, medium, hot...inferno. From paprika to ghost pepper, discover how chile has firmly rooted itself into parts of our identity.

    Director: Drea Cooper

    Writer: Matt Goulding

  • Tuna
    7.9/1055 votes

    Tuna

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/18/2024

    Once undesirable but now a sought-after luxury, bluefin tuna has one of the food world's most tumultuous stories.

    Director: Mateo Willis

    Writer: Matt Goulding

  • Salt
    7.7/1046 votes

    Salt

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/18/2024

    The food we eat. The sweat on our skin. Salt shapes everything around us—its history is our history.

    Director: Drea Cooper

    Writer: Matt Goulding

  • Banana
    7.9/1043 votes

    Banana

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/18/2024

    There are over 1,500 varieties of bananas, and yet most of us have only tasted one. Why? And what do we lose when a single banana wins out?

    Director: David Charles Rodrigues

    Writer: Matt Goulding

  • Pig
    7.2/1047 votes

    Pig

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/18/2024

    In western Spain lies a quaint village called La Alberca, where locals celebrate one animal unlike anywhere else in the world: the pig.

    Director: Isabel Coixet

    Writer: Matt Goulding

  • Rice
    8.1/1036 votes

    Rice

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/18/2024

    For millennia, rice has fueled humanity. But as global demand skyrockets, the future of rice production grows more dire by the day.

    Director: Rintu Thomas

    Writer: Matt Goulding

  • Coffee
    8.3/1039 votes

    Coffee

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/18/2024

    Follow a coffee bean from tree to cup to uncover the complicated history, extraordinary craft, and unique collaboration behind the brew.

    Director: Collin Orcutt, Sami Khan

    Writer: Matt Goulding

  • Corn
    8.2/1031 votes

    Corn

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/18/2024

    No longer just a plant, corn is a building block of modern society. But what does its domination mean for the future of food—and for us?

    Director: Nicola B. Marsh

    Writer: Matt Goulding