Food Safari

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Food Safari
Food Safari with Maeve O'Meara.jpg
Genre Documentary, food
Created byKismet Productions
Developed by
  • Maeve O'Meara
  • Toufic Charabati
Presented byMaeve O'Meara
StarringMaeve O'Meara
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons
  • Main series:
  • 6
  • Spin-off series:
  • 2
No. of episodes
  • Main series:
  • 80
  • Spin-off series:
  • 22
Production
ProducersMaeve O'Meara
Toufic Charabati
Running time25 minutes
Production companyKismet Productions
Release
Original network SBS TV
Original release1 June 2006 (2006-06-01) –
present
External links
Website

Food Safari is an Australian television food series presented by Maeve O'Meara and produced by Kismet Productions [1] in association with SBS TV Australia, and explores the cuisines brought to Australia by its immigrants. From seasons 1 to 4, each episode covered a cuisine from a particular culture, including commonly used ingredients and where to obtain them in Australia, the preparation and consumption of 'popular favourites', basic dishes and desserts/sweets. Seasons five to seven, whilst still covering Australian cuisine, focused on the basic elements involved in food preparation, with Food Safari Fire consisting of barbecuing, grilling and smoking of meat and vegetables, Food Safari Earth consisting of vegetarian dishes and focusing on European fermentation and preservation of vegetables, and Food Safari Water which focused on seafood.

Contents

The series garnered two spin-off seasons, Italian Food Safari and French Food Safari , which first aired in 2010 and 2011, respectively. In both seasons, O'Meara is joined by a chef experienced in the food of that culture, with Guy Grossi co-presenting in Italian Food Safari and french-born Australian chef, Guillaume Brahimi sharing the presenting duties in French Food Safari.

Food Safari was commissioned for a fourth series which began on February 14, 2013. [2] An episode featuring bush tucker went to air on 4 March 2013. [3] [4] A fifth season began airing from January 7, 2016. [5] A sixth season began airing from October 12, 2017. [6]

Series overview

SeriesTitleEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewers
First airedLast aired
1 Series 1136 December 2006 (2006-12-06)28 February 2007 (2007-02-28)281,000 [7]
2 Series 2125 December 2007 (2007-12-05)20 February 2008 (2008-02-20)359,000 [8]
3 Series 393 December 2008 (2008-12-03)4 February 2009 (2009-02-04)379,000 [9]
S Italian1318 March 2010 (2010-03-18)10 June 2010 (2010-06-10)TBA
S French923 June 2011 (2011-06-23)18 August 2011 (2011-08-18)TBA
4 Series 41014 February 2013 (2013-02-14)18 April 2013 (2013-04-18)453,000 [10]
5 Fire107 January 2016 (2016-01-07)10 March 2016 (2016-03-10)400,000 [11]
6 Earth1312 October 2017 (2017-10-12)4 January 2018 (2018-01-04)257,667
7 Water131 August 2018 (2018-08-01)14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)154,910

Episodes

Series 1 (2006-07)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"Moroccan"6 December 2006 (2006-12-06)
22"Malaysian"13 December 2006 (2006-12-13)
33"Portuguese"20 December 2006 (2006-12-20)
44"Greek"27 December 2006 (2006-12-27)
55"Vietnamese"3 January 2007 (2007-01-03)
66"Indian"10 January 2007 (2007-01-10)
77"Chinese"17 January 2007 (2007-01-17)
88"Italian"24 January 2007 (2007-01-24)
99"Thai"31 January 2007 (2007-01-31)
1010"Lebanese"7 February 2007 (2007-02-07)
1111"Mexican"14 February 2007 (2007-02-14)
1212"Turkish"21 February 2007 (2007-02-21)
1313"Spanish"28 February 2007 (2007-02-28)

Series 2 (2007-08)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
141"Japanese"5 December 2007 (2007-12-05)
152"French"12 December 2007 (2007-12-12)
163"Indonesian"19 December 2007 (2007-12-19)
174"Maltese"26 December 2007 (2007-12-26)
185"Pakistani"2 January 2008 (2008-01-02)
196"Croatian"9 January 2008 (2008-01-09)
207"Singaporean"16 January 2008 (2008-01-16)
218"Hungarian"23 January 2008 (2008-01-23)
229"Sri Lankan"30 January 2008 (2008-01-30)
2310"Brazilian"6 February 2008 (2008-02-06)
2411"Korean"13 February 2008 (2008-02-13)
2512"Mauritian"20 February 2008 (2008-02-20)

Series 3 (2008-09)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAus viewers
(millions)
261"South American"3 December 2008 (2008-12-03)
272"Egyptian"10 December 2008 (2008-12-10)
283"German"17 December 2008 (2008-12-17)
294"Persian"24 December 2008 (2008-12-24)
305"English"7 January 2009 (2009-01-07)513,000 [12]
316"African"14 January 2009 (2009-01-14)409,000 [13]
327"Syrian"21 January 2009 (2009-01-21)
338"American"28 January 2009 (2009-01-28)448,000 [14]
349"Jewish"4 February 2009 (2009-02-04)

Series 4 (2013)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAus viewers
(millions)
351"Darwin"14 February 2013 (2013-02-14)238,000 [15]
362"Peruvian"21 February 2013 (2013-02-21)221,000 [16]
373"Cypriot"28 February 2013 (2013-02-28)270,000 [17]
384"Filipino"7 March 2013 (2013-03-07)244,000 [18]
395"South African"14 March 2013 (2013-03-14)244,000 [19]
406"Laotian"21 March 2013 (2013-03-21)273,000 [20]
417"Polish"28 March 2013 (2013-03-28)N/A
428"Afghan"4 April 2013 (2013-04-04)N/A
439"Danish"11 April 2013 (2013-04-11)356,000 [21]
4410"Broome"18 April 2013 (2013-04-18)384,000 [22]

Fire: Series 5 (2016)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAus viewers
(millions)
451"Cooking with Fire"7 January 2016 (2016-01-07)263,000 [23]
462"Street Food"14 January 2016 (2016-01-14)240,000 [24]
473"The Wood-fired Oven"21 January 2016 (2016-01-21)299,000 [25]
484"Grilling Passionate"28 January 2016 (2016-01-28)293,000 [26]
495"The Tandoor"4 February 2016 (2016-02-04)314,000 [27]
506"Spit-roasting"11 February 2016 (2016-02-11)314,000 [28]
517"Pots and Pans"18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)302,000 [29]
528"Asian Barbecue"25 February 2016 (2016-02-25)300,000 [30]
539"Smoking"3 March 2016 (2016-03-03)241,000 [31]
5410"Barbecue Safari"10 March 2016 (2016-03-10)258,000 [32]

Earth: Series 6 (2017)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAus viewers
(millions)
551"The New Green"12 October 2017 (2017-10-12)244,000 [33]
562"Staples"19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)256,000 [34]
573"Spring"26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)248,000 [35]
584"Legumes"2 November 2017 (2017-11-02)271,000 [36]
595"Herbs and Spices"9 November 2017 (2017-11-09)249,000 [37]
606"Summer"16 November 2017 (2017-11-16)282,000 [38]
617"Flowers"23 November 2017 (2017-11-23)239,000 [39]
628"Stuffed, Rolled and Wrapped"30 December 2017 (2017-12-30)269,000 [40]
639"Tropic and Exotic"7 December 2017 (2017-12-07)261,000 [41]
6410"Autumn"14 December 2017 (2017-12-14)N/A
6511"Sweet and Sour"21 December 2017 (2017-12-21)N/A
6612"Preserving and Fermenting"28 December 2017 (2017-12-28)N/A
6713"Winter"4 January 2018 (2018-01-04)N/A

Water: Series 7 (2018)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAus viewers
(millions)
681"From the Water"1 August 2018 (2018-08-01)172,000 [42]
692"Sea Treasures"8 August 2018 (2018-08-08)170,000 [43]
703"Whole Fish"15 August 2018 (2018-08-15)N/A
714"Raw"22 August 2018 (2018-08-22)118,000 [44]
725"Fish Bites"19 September 2018 (2018-09-19)143,000 [45]
736"Fish on Fire"26 September 2018 (2018-09-26)153,000 [46]
747"Shellfish"3 October 2018 (2018-10-03)139,000 [47]
758"One Pot"10 October 2018 (2018-10-10)163,000 [48]
769"Preserved"17 October 2018 (2018-10-17)155,000 [49]
7710"Surf and Turf"24 October 2018 (2018-10-24)124,000 [50]
7811"Freshwater"31 October 2018 (2018-10-31)185,000 [51]
7912"Feel Good Fish"7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)182,000 [52]
8013"Festive Fish"26 December 2018 (2018-12-26)N/A

Spin-off series

Italian Food Safari (2010)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"Episode 1"18 March 2010 (2010-03-18)
22"Episode 2"25 March 2010 (2010-03-25)
33"Episode 3"1 April 2010 (2010-04-01)
44"Episode 4"8 April 2010 (2010-04-08)
55"Episode 5"15 April 2010 (2010-04-15)
66"Episode 6"22 April 2010 (2010-04-22)
77"Episode 7"29 April 2010 (2010-04-29)
88"Episode 8"6 May 2010 (2010-05-06)
99"Episode 9"13 May 2010 (2010-05-13)
1010"Episode 10"20 May 2010 (2010-05-20)
1111"Episode 11"27 May 2010 (2010-05-27)
1212"Episode 12"3 June 2010 (2010-06-03)
1313"Episode 13"10 June 2010 (2010-06-10)

French Food Safari (2011)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
114"Episode 1"23 June 2011 (2011-06-23)
215"Episode 2"30 June 2011 (2011-06-30)
316"Episode 3"7 July 2011 (2011-07-07)
417"Episode 4"14 July 2011 (2011-07-14)
518"Episode 5"21 July 2011 (2011-07-21)
619"Episode 6"28 July 2011 (2011-07-28)
720"Episode 7"4 August 2011 (2011-08-04)
821"Episode 8"11 August 2011 (2011-08-11)
922"Episode 9"18 August 2011 (2011-08-18)

Home media

Title DVD release datesSpecial features
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
AustraliaNew Zealand

Food Safari

N/AN/A6 June 2007 [53] 11 July 2007 [54]

Food Safari 2

N/AN/A21 February 2008 [55] 20 March 2008 [56]

Food Safari 3

N/AN/A18 March 2009 [57] N/A

Italian Food Safari

N/AN/A2 June 2010 [58] N/A
  • 160 minutes of bonus material. [59]

French Food Safari

N/AN/A3 August 2011 [60] N/A
  • 90 minutes of bonus material. [61]

Food Safari 4

N/AN/A6 March 2013 [62] 11 April 2013 [63]

Food Safari Fire

N/AN/A3 February 2016 [64] 10 March 2016 [65]

Food Safari Earth

N/AN/A19 December 2018 [66] 10 January 2019 [67]

Food Safari Water

N/AN/A19 December 2018 [68] 10 January 2019 [69]

Food Safari Elements:
Earth, Water & Fire

N/AN/A20 March 2019 [70] N/A

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