Kitchen Expedition
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Kitchen Expedition

Season 1
Robert Irvine is on a global quest to uncover the mysteries and unbelievable stories behind the everyday foods people take for granted. Some of the most-basic pantry items have launched empires, made and lost fortunes and even sparked wars.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Chocolate and Truffles

    April 28, 2020
    42min
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    Robert Irvine explores how chocolate went from being a bitter drink with fabled medicinal qualities to the world's favorite sweet. He also sticks his nose into truffles -- the fungus, not the candy -- to find out how they've remained so rare and special.
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  2. S1 E2 - Cinnamon and Salt

    May 6, 2020
    42min
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    Robert Irvine investigates two common pantry ingredients. Why was salt once so valuable that it was traded for gold? And how was humble cinnamon originally one of the most-guarded secrets of all time? Robert plans to find out.
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