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All Episodes of Omnivore

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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

7.9/1083 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
8.0/1061 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
7.8/1052 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
7.9/1049 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
7.4/1052 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
8.1/1042 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
8.3/1044 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: Sami Khan, Collin Orcutt
Writer: Matt Goulding
8.1/1036 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