Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey

One of Britain's most revered chefs and successful authors, Rick Stein (Seafood Odyssey, Food Heroes, French Odyssey, Mediterranean Escapes) embarks on an epic culinary journey to explore the diverse food cultures of South-East Asia from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and the islands of Indonesia.

Along the way, he discovers the secrets of national dishes such as Cambodia's fish amok; tom yum goong, the culinary icon of Thailand and the true biryani of Bangladesh, while back home in his own kitchen, Rick demonstrates his own versions of some of the dishes including fish steamed in banana leaves with mustard massala; duck in orange juice and coconut dhal with tomato and curry leaves.

Also includes the special Christmas Odyssey episode, in which Rick Stein uses the delicious new ideas he brought back from the Far East to brighten up our festive dishes.

Episodes comprise:

Episode 1: Cambodia and Vietnam
Episode 2: Vietnam and Thailand
Episode 3: Thailand and Malaysia
Episode 4: Malaysia and Sri Lanka
Episode 5: Sri Lanka and Bali
Episode 6: Bangladesh
Episode 7: Far East Christmas Special