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The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook

The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook

★ 8.0/10•2006•30m•Documentary
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Two lifelong bikers and foodies, Dave Myers and Si King, take to the road to find gastronomic treats.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 17, 2006

Episodes

Episode 1 - Namibia (1)E130m

Namibia (1)

Dave and Si, travel to the Germanic town of Swakopmund, on the Namibian coast. First on the menu is a traditional barbecue, or braai; and to find the right spot among the massive dunes, the boys take to the air in a microlight. Having gorged themselves on crocodile satay and oryx rolls, they explore a Bavarian café and a township shebeen, before being treated to their first taste of a mopane worm. This is followed by local crayfish, taken from the ocean by the pair

Jan 17, 2006

Episode 2 - Namibia (2)E230m

Namibia (2)

The pair travel to the north of Namibia. They visit the Himba tribe, one of the last nomadic people to fully preserve their traditional way of life. They encounter ostrich (and a giant fried egg for breakfast), giraffe, and the rare desert elephants of Kaokoland. The boys pitch tent in strange fairy circles, and they roast lamb in an earth pit, and try the local sport of long-distance spitting using springbok droppings.

Jan 24, 2006

Episode 3 - Isle of ManE330m

Isle of Man

Si and Dave travel to the Isle of Man by boat, cooking crab soufflé and sea bass on the voyage, before visiting the TT Races on the island.

Jan 31, 2006

Episode 4 - IrelandE430m

Ireland

Travelling aboard an old horse-drawn caravan, the pair go in search of the perfect Irish stew, on the way encountering many other Irish delicacies.

Feb 7, 2006

Episode 5 - Transylvania (1)E530m

Transylvania (1)

Traveling around Romania, the bikers go to Bucharest and visit the local food markets. In Targu Jiu they look at the sculptural art of Brancusi and then Corvin castle, the birthplace of Dracula. Finally the boys end up with an outdoor mud bath.

Feb 14, 2006

Episode 6 - Transylvania (2)E630m

Transylvania (2)

Visiting Sighisoara, the pair examine Hungarian influences on the food. The pair make dill blinis and spicy Romanian sausages before visiting a very colourful cemetery.

Feb 21, 2006

Actors

David Myers

David Myers

Self

Simon King

Simon King

Self

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