External Rating34%
200760 minEnded

Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes

Network:BBC Two

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S01E06 - "Morocco and Turkey"

Aired on Aug 23, 2007, 11:00 AM

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Rick Stein continued his food odyssey through Europe. This time he returned to some of the places in the Mediterranean that fuelled his passion to become a chef.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
August 8, 2007
Ended
August 23, 2007
Schedule
Wednesday, Thursday at 12:00 AM

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Episodes (1 Season · 6 Episodes)

Corsica and Sardinia

Rick catches a ferry to the mountainous island of Corsica where he discovers great sausages, wonderful sheep's cheese and the locals' passion for chestnuts.

Aug 8, 2007

60 min

Sardinia and Sicily

On a misty lagoon in Sardinia, Rick watches the fishermen catch mullet using the same methods as the Romans did centuries before. He boards a ferry for Sicily to find, in the heart of Palermo, one of the best pasta dishes he's ever tasted.

Aug 9, 2007

60 min

Sicily and Puglia

In Sicily, Rick enjoys the colour and the sheer operatic quality of Catania's busy fish market. In Puglia, on Italy's mainland, he discovers great dishes formed through centuries of poverty but wakes up one morning to find his Land Rover missing.

Aug 15, 2007

60 min

Corfu and Mallorca

Rick arrives in Corfu, where he's invited to a family feast. In restaurant kitchens throughout the island he learns how to make authentic Greek dishes. Later he heads for Majorca, where he worked as a teenage cook, and discovers what modern British tourists want to eat.

Aug 16, 2007

60 min

Mallorca, Catalonia, Morocco

In Mallorca, Rick finds wonderful seafood dishes and the most succulent roast lamb he has ever tasted, and in Barcelona he samples Catalonian food at the famous Boqueria market.

Aug 22, 2007

60 min

Morocco and Turkey

Rick samples the delights of couscous, tagines and mint tea in Moroccan bazaars, before heading along the old silk route to south eastern Turkey, where he tastes the finest kebabs.

Aug 23, 2007

60 min

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