Spice of Life

Documentary 2021

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Somali cook, food journalist and cookbook author Hawa Hassan embarks on a quest to learn the stories behind traditional recipes and ingredients from around the world as she visits home cooks and chefs in their kitchens.

Documentary 2021

TV-G

Starring Hawa Hassan

EPISODE 1

The Red Gold of Ethiopia

Known as the Red Gold of Ethiopia, the spice blend berbere is the culinary backbone of many Ethiopian dishes. Hawa Hassan visits Brooklyn's Ghenet restaurant for Injera and Doro Wett (also known as Doro Wat) and creates berbere-infused Halibut Tibs.

20 min · Jul 8, 2021 TV-G
EPISODE 2

Nigeria's National Spice

Hawa Hassan explores the beloved Nigerian street food Suya, a grilled meat dish flavored by a peanut-based spice of the same name. Inspired by a visit to Chef Hema Agwu in Brooklyn, Hawa uses Suya in her Peanut Soup with Chicken.

20 min · Jul 8, 2021 TV-G

Hawa Hassan

Host

About

Spice of Life

DOCUMENTARY

Somali cook, food journalist and cookbook author Hawa Hassan embarks on a quest to learn the stories behind traditional recipes and ingredients from around the world as she visits home cooks and chefs in their kitchens.

Information

Studio: COOK
Released: 2021
Rated: TV-G

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.