The Best Episodes of Omnivore Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(77 votes)

   #1 - Chile

   S1:E17/18/2024

   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

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   Director:Drea Cooper

   Writer:Matt Goulding
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   8.0/10(57 votes)

   #2 - Tuna

   S1:E27/18/2024

   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

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   Director:Mateo Willis

   Writer:Matt Goulding
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   7.8/10(48 votes)

   #3 - Salt

   S1:E37/18/2024

   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

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   Director:Drea Cooper

   Writer:Matt Goulding
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   8.0/10(46 votes)

   #4 - Banana

   S1:E47/18/2024

   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

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   Director:David Charles Rodrigues

   Writer:Matt Goulding
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   7.3/10(49 votes)

   #5 - Pig

   S1:E57/18/2024

   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

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   Director:Isabel Coixet

   Writer:Matt Goulding
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   8.2/10(39 votes)

   #6 - Rice

   S1:E67/18/2024

   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

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   Director:Rintu Thomas

   Writer:Matt Goulding
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   8.3/10(41 votes)

   #7 - Coffee

   S1:E77/18/2024

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

   Directors:Collin Orcutt, Sami Khan

   Writer:Matt Goulding

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   Directors:Collin Orcutt, Sami Khan

   Writer:Matt Goulding
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   8.2/10(33 votes)

   #8 - Corn

   S1:E87/18/2024

   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

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   Director:Nicola B. Marsh

   Writer:Matt Goulding