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The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook

Season 2 · 6 episodes · Mar 29, 2006

Dave Myers and Si King hit the road in search of culinary experience all over the world

  1. Episode 1

    Vietnam (1)

    Mar 29, 2006

    Visiting Saigon, the pair make shrimp & pork on sugar cane sticks, before going to a restaurant where they serve coconut worms, deep-fried scorpion and goat penis. They travel on, trying the national dish, pho, before reaching Hoi An, where Si breaks his foot and has to have it put in a cast.

  2. Episode 2

    Vietnam (2)

    Apr 5, 2006

    With Si wearing a cast, the duo had to go by train to Hanoi, where they encounter more local dishes such as Cha Ca fish and paddy-field pork.

  3. Episode 3

    Turkey (1)

    Apr 12, 2006

    The pair go to Cappadocia and visit a museum of human hair, and then go to a baklawa factory. Finally they go to Sanliurfa, where they try cooking Sultan's delight.

  4. Episode 4

    Turkey (2)

    Apr 19, 2006

    Near to the border with Iraq, the pair try making their own döner kebabs, and then go for a massage in the hammam. Finally they go to the town of Van, home of a legendary lake monster.

  5. Episode 5

    Mexico (1)

    May 3, 2006

    The Bikers visit Oaxaca where they try garlic-fried crickets and various types of chilis. They then cook Mole Negro.

  6. Episode 6

    Mexico (2)

    May 10, 2006

    Si and Dave go to the Chiapas mountains, where they learn to make a traditional stew. They experiment with making things with local cocoa, and then visit the Maya pyramids of Palenque.