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Food Safari Water

Watch the entire series via SBS On Demand now. Explores sea vegetables, seafood and all that comes from water with Maeve O'Meara.

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Tastes good

Tastes of Senegal shares a rich history of good food

Sharing her love of Senegalese food is simply imprinted in Aissatou Ba's DNA.
A fish named wonder

Festive fish: how the world celebrates with seafood

It’s never too early to start planning your Christmas spread.
The heat is on

Less coconut, more chilli: have you tried Thai jungle curry?

Palisa Anderson from Sydney’s Boon Cafe calls it her 'kitchen sink' curry. So we get the lowdown on a northern Thai favourite.
A labour of love

Earth, Fire, Water: How cooking with the elements made me a better food lover

From the sweet to the savoury, Maeve O'Meara's brand-new book Food Safari Earth Fire Water celebrates cooking with the elements and once again reiterates why her...
Braise be

What seafood holds up the best in braises, soups and stews?

Ban the mush by using the right seafood for your slower cooked recipes.
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Food Safari Earth

All your favourite recipes from Food Safari Earth's vibrant bounty is right here.

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Food Safari Earth | Episode guide

Vegetables have a sexy side! Food Safari returns with a brand-new series that explores the endless possibilities of fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices and more. ...
Singaporean

Fried carrot cake

Despite the name, this Singaporean street food favourite doesn’t contain any carrot at all. Instead, white radish makes the base of this comforting savoury cake...
Just right

Opposites attract when sweet and sour get involved

It’s been around since the Middle Ages, but some of us only know of it as a sauce commonly used in Chinese cooking. What else can we find out about sweet and sour...
Italian

Food Safari's caponata

Everyone has their own way of cooking this Sicilian favourite, and Rosa Mitchell cooks each vegetable separately as they all take different times, before mixing...
Thai

Pandan custard

Forget custard powder. Packing a beautiful vibrant green, this Thai dessert is so easy. 
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In your Food Safari element

Senegalese

Thieboudienne

Meaning “rice and fish”, this one-pot Senegalese wonder is eaten at least once a week and is a must at every celebration. Food Safari Water
Brazilian

Bobó de camarão

Hailing from the Bahia region of northern Brazil, no celebration would be complete without this comforting dish of prawns, cassava, coconut and ghee. Food...
Lebanese

Sayadieh

Celebrating the whole snapper, this Lebanese bake uses the homemade fish and onion stock for the cooking of the rice. It's an epic dish to celebrate incredible...
Chinese

Wok-fried lobster with ginger, shallot and cognac

This lobster is deep-fried in oil first before being wok-tossed in stock, sugar and aromatics for a few minutes. A little potato starch will thicken the sauce and...
Portuguese

Bacalhau à brás

The Portuguese adore cod. And not the kind you get with your fish and chips. They love bacalhau that’s dried and salted, that comes in rigid sheets of...
Vietnamese

Banh xeo

Bánh xèo is a Saigon-style party pancake. Filled with many different fillings, you break off a piece of the pancake and wrap it in lettuce or some fragrant herbs...
English

Nelly's fish pie

This English classic originated in small fishing villages as a way of using up the surplus catch. Laden with butter and cheese, this is deeply satisfying comfort...
Sri Lankan

Sri Lankan curry of crab

The cumin and tamari additions right at the end complement the sweetness of the crab. All you'll need is a little rice and an ice cold beer and you're set. Food...
Australian

Smoked eel sandwich

Leave the skin on when you cook your eel because in under the skin is a beautiful layer of fat that will render it and give it an almost bacon-flavour. Teamed...
Japanese

Unagi no kabayaki

'Unagi' is the Japanese word for 'eel', and this particular one-bowl donburi dish tops servings of white rice with fillets of freshly grilled eel, all seasoned...
Australian

Yabbies with buckwheat pikelets

The best way to cook your yabby according to chef Peter Gilmore is boiled in salted water for three minutes. And this recipe sees after-school pikelets all...
Vietnamese

Grilled Murray cod rice paper rolls with mam nem dressing

Really hot chillies, garlic, sea salt and oil - before you pop the fish skin side down on the grill - watch the fish immediately crisp up. Take your fresh rice...

Food Safari recipes

Afghan

Homemade Afghan sweets

Rosewater is popular in Middle Eastern cooking, and the star of Turkish delight. This recipe for Afghan sweets also includes walnuts and pistachios.
Afghan

Korma

This recipe for the Afghan version of chicken korma is so simple. It’s a dish filled with delicious spices, creamy yoghurt and chana dal, which has a low...
Afghan

Afghan lamb pilaf

Served in the centre of the table, this dish is a complete meal and needs little else but bread and a good appetite.
Afghan

Afghan dumplings with beef sauce and garlic yoghurt

Chana dal is a type of pulse, related to the chickpea. Chana dal has a very low glycaemic index so it makes a good addition to the diabetic diet. This recipe for...
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