Must watch food documentaries
I am in love with documentaries, especially those about food (surprise). I don't know if it has anything to do with age, but I am getting tired of the usual Hollywood trash. A documentary, however, is something that gives you just enough to inspire you to go off and read more about it.
So here are my top picks in random order:
Along the same lines as Food Inc but less grotesque, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead highlights the adventure of one Aussie who went on an all juice diet and went to the USA to convince others to do so. It was quite inspiring and got me to drink juice for a short period of time.
Available on Netflix and via their website.
This is a six part BBC series featuring a British family who travelled back in time from post-war to current day, living the lifestyle of a typical family of the time. Every episode shows a new decade where their home, clothes and the food they cooked are transformed to match as close as possible those times. It made me realise that appliances such as refrigerators and freezers were not so long ago a luxury.
Unfortunately, it is not longer available on BBC iPlayer. However I believe you can find it on YouTube.
Surprisingly, Netflix's house production is pretty good. This is an example. Chef's Table is also a six part series where each episode profiles a world-renowned chef. The episodes tells their stories and their manifesto. The cinematography alone leaves you mouth watering.
This one is hilarious. There were many moments in the documentary they went a little off piste with the storyline but it did succeed in tracking the history of the dish General Tso that you so often find on American Chinese menus. The official website also gives you the recipe.
I love the title as it reminds me of those dishes so famous in other countries and yet doesn't exists in their own roots e.g. Singapore fried noodles or Chinese tomato soup
The film is available on Netflix.
So here are my top picks in random order:
Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead (film)
Along the same lines as Food Inc but less grotesque, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead highlights the adventure of one Aussie who went on an all juice diet and went to the USA to convince others to do so. It was quite inspiring and got me to drink juice for a short period of time.
Available on Netflix and via their website.
Back in Time For Dinner (series)
This is a six part BBC series featuring a British family who travelled back in time from post-war to current day, living the lifestyle of a typical family of the time. Every episode shows a new decade where their home, clothes and the food they cooked are transformed to match as close as possible those times. It made me realise that appliances such as refrigerators and freezers were not so long ago a luxury.
Unfortunately, it is not longer available on BBC iPlayer. However I believe you can find it on YouTube.
Chef's Table (series)
Surprisingly, Netflix's house production is pretty good. This is an example. Chef's Table is also a six part series where each episode profiles a world-renowned chef. The episodes tells their stories and their manifesto. The cinematography alone leaves you mouth watering.
The Search for General Tso (film)
This one is hilarious. There were many moments in the documentary they went a little off piste with the storyline but it did succeed in tracking the history of the dish General Tso that you so often find on American Chinese menus. The official website also gives you the recipe.
I love the title as it reminds me of those dishes so famous in other countries and yet doesn't exists in their own roots e.g. Singapore fried noodles or Chinese tomato soup
The film is available on Netflix.
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