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Why Do We Cook Food?
Episode 6 of 13
The truth about what we eat. The Gastronuts prepare a raw dinner, cook in the wild like cavemen and meet a chef who makes dishes from entirely raw ingredients.
Food fanatic Stefan Gates and his intrepid Gastronuts go on wild culinary adventures to discover the truth about how we eat, what we eat and where it comes from.
Cooking can take up so much time and effort that you wonder why we do not just eat our food raw. The Gastronuts find out by preparing a raw dinner from everyday food, they cook in the wild like cavemen and they meet a chef who creates classic dishes from entirely raw ingredients.
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Fri 6 Sep 201311:10
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Stefan Gates |
| Director | Atul Malhotra |
| Series Producer | Vanessa Amberleigh |
| Producer | Paul Gilheany |
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- Thu 13 Nov 200817:15
- Wed 11 Feb 200916:05
- Fri 15 May 200909:00
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- Fri 2 Mar 201212:00
- Sun 18 Nov 201209:30BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Tue 27 Nov 201212:10
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