Destination Flavour — Season 3
11 Episodes · Premiered July 31, 2014 · Ended October 2, 2014
Adam Liaw takes in the untouched beauty of the Western Australian coastline, the baking heat of the red centre, the tree-changers paradise of northern New South Wales, New Zealand's most spectacular scenery – and plenty of delicious food. Along the way Adam meets the gatherers and growers who stand proudly behind their produce. They're real people with real stories and their passion and dedication is what makes them food heroes. Share Adam's relentless pursuit of food and produce perfection – and the recipes he uses to convert the ingredients picked up at every spot, into scrumptious dishes.
Episodes
Destination Flavour: Christmas brings together the extraordinary talents of the SBS Food chefs to create a rich celebration feast that truly reflects Australia's cultural diversity. In this one-hour special television event, Destination Flavour presenter Adam Liaw draws on Asian traditions and childhood Christmas memories to create a mouth-watering spread for family and friends. As he prepares for the celebrations, the SBS Food stars share their Christmas stories and recipes from kitchens around Australia and the world. Luke Nguyen, Matthew Evans, Shane Delia, Peter Kuruvita and Gabriel Gaté also create their delicious Christmas favourites.
Returning to our screens for Destination Flavour Down Under, Adam begins his culinary road trip in the northernmost tip of Western Australia, discovering food heroes who are putting community first, and the delights of mud crab and pearl meat.
Adam travels to the Western Australian wheat belt and discovers an abundance of ancient foods from all across the world, including Egyptian sheep, Italian and Croatian fruit and South American grain.
Back in his home state of South Australia, Adam visits the Eyre Peninsular and explores a huge variety of seafood the region is famous for, including whiting and oysters.
Starting off at the heart of Australia, Uluru, Adam's tour of the Northern Territory is full of surprises, from a Vietnamese garden oasis in the middle of the desert, to an outback chef with a penchant for knife-making.
On this road trip through Queensland, Adam follows his tastebuds from crabs to watermelon, feijoas to macadamias, all produced by Australians chasing their food dreams.
Adam takes a tour of the north coast of New South Wales, a magnet for tree- and sea-change families escaping from city life, and he discovers the spectacular surroundings and a tight-knit food community growing lemon myrtle, chooks and mulloway.
Adam swaps four wheels for two on a motorbike tour of the Victorian High Country, one of the great food centres of Australia, with the aim of tracking down all the ingredients necessary for the perfect picnic.
Adam explores New Zealand's North Island where he discovers its most famous export crops and gets a taste of Maori tradition.
Adam takes a short ferry ride across the Cook Straight to New Zealand's South Island, headed for Akaroa. He enjoys some stunning scenery and phenomenal seafood during his journey to the historic French settlement nestled in the heart of an ancient volcano.
Adam saves the best for last on a European-inspired road trip through the southern part of New Zealand's South Island, topping off his journey with a New Zealand hunter's pie.