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This week's Food TV picks

Our guide to what's on SBS this week. Matthew Evans discovers "Australia's answer to Stonehenge" on Gourmet Farmer Afloat. Luke Nguyen makes tofu from chickpeas during his journey through the Mekong. Meanwhile, on How to Cook Like Heston, spuds are on the menu. Heston Blumenthal creates mashed potato magic and shares his signature recipe for the triple-cooked chip.

Gourmet Farmer Afloat - episode 5
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Monday 16 March 


Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong - Series 1

Episode 5 airs at 6pm on SBS ONE

Luke on a market find in Yangon, Myanmar: "This is an ingredient I've never seen before. It's actually the trunk of the banana tree. Now it's used in the national dish here, called Mohinga. It doesn't have much flavour, but what it actually does is it has a great crunch, and a great texture, and it carries flavour ."

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Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong - Yangon
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Tuesday 17 March


Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong - Series 1

Episode 6 airs at 6pm on SBS ONE

Luke on making chickpea tofu: "Well it looks like we've pressed enough chickpea liquid for the whole village, but don't fear we've got this fantastic strainer with bamboo tied to the ceiling and we've tied some muslin cloth to the bottom here."

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Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong - Inle
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Wednesday 18 March


Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong - Series 1

Episode 7 airs at 6pm on SBS ONE

Luke on finding fried bamboo cakes: "The markets are the life blood of all the remote towns I visit. A lot of the local foods on offer were familiar to me, but it seems there's always a special treat awaiting my discovery."

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Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong - Kengtung
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Thursday 19 March


Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong - Series 1

Episode 8 airs at 6pm on SBS ONE

Luke on the Mekong River in Chiang Khong: "Second only to the Amazon in its diversity of fish, the Mekong is a critical source of protein to local people. From dawn until dusk you'll see fishermen working these fertile waters."

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Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong - Chiang Khong
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Gourmet Farmer Afloat

Episode 5 airs at 7.30pm on SBS ONE

Matthew Evans on indigenous sites at Marrawah: "To me this almost like Australia's Stonehenge. This is something that still exists from a culture that's thousands and thousands of years old."

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Gourmet Farmer Afloat - episode 5
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Friday 20 March


How to Cook Like Heston

Episode 6 (potato) airs at 6pm on SBS ONE

Heston on his signature recipe, the triple-cooked chip: "One of the best spuds for a great chip is a Maris Piper. Peel and cut them into thickish batons. If the chip's too thin there's a danger that it's going to be all crust and no centre."

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Chips
Heston Blumenthal's triple cooked chips Source: Heston Blumenthal

Saturday 21 March


No Kitchen Required

Episode 6 (Louisiana) airs at 6.40pm on SBS 2

Michael, Kayne and Madison find themselves in the backwater swamps of Louisiana where they must honor one of the most revered American culinary traditions: Cajun cooking. Their Cajun judges are tougher than any restaurant critic and much less likely to be impressed by their efforts.

No Kitchen Required - Episode 6
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Jimmy and the Giant Supermarket

Watch the three-part series via OnDemand.

Rare breed pig farmer Jimmy Doherty goes inside Britain's biggest supermarket, Tesco, to come up with innovative ideas to produce equally cheap, but higher-welfare alternatives to their best-selling meat products.

Jimmy Doherty
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Thai Street Food with David Thompson

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Thai Street Food with David Thompson - episode 6
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