
Sebastiaan's making a South African bobotie, which is a local dish his family have shared with him. He starts by putting chopped spring onions, grated courgette, turmeric powder, ground coriander and torn red pepper into a casserole dish and cooking them. He then adds garlic puree, ginger puree, chutney and chopped tomatoes to cooked beef mince. Sebastiaan then carefully makes powder out of his special ingredient, cumin seeds, and adds the powder to the beef mixture.\n\nSebastiaan mixes both the vegetables and the beef in an oven dish and flattens them before adding two bay leaves. He adds a topping of milk and egg and then places it in the oven. Sebastiaan has a wonderfully decorated table, and he has another traditional treat to go with his bobotie. Will his friends figure out what his special ingredient is?
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Series 2: 10. Balthazar's Turkish Revani Cake
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Series 2: 9. Lexi's Welsh Glamorgan Sausages
Lexi and her family are from Wales and she is cooking Glamorgan sausages using two very special Welsh ingredients. Lexi uses Caerphilly cheese in her recipe, but her most import ...
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Series 2: 8. Hanna's Japanese Sushi
Hanna is cooking a very popular Japanese dish called sushi. Her recipe uses rice, which is one of the main crops from Japan. Hanna's special ingredient is Japanese seaweed calle ...
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Series 2: 7. Kay's Polish Dill Pickle Soup
Kay has invited his friends to taste his Polish dill pickle soup, which his mum has shown him how to cook all by himself. Dill pickle is a popular Polish ingredient and Kay gets ...
29-01-2026
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Series 2: 6. Indigo's New Zealand Pavlova
Indigo is showing us how to make a desert from New Zealand called pavlova. She works hard whisking the egg whites to make crispy nests called meringues. These are filled with ki ...
28-01-2026
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Series 2: 5. Gabriel's Cornish Pasties
Today, Gabriel is making a famous dish from Cornwall that his mum has taught him. Cornish pasties are a traditional lunchtime meal where meat, vegetables or both are wrapped in ...
27-01-2026
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Series 2: 4. Naomi's Senegalese Mafe Fish
Naomi's mum has taught her a very special way to make a special Senegalese seafood dish called mafe fish. Naomi prepares all the ingredients for her friends, including her one v ...
26-01-2026
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Series 2: 3. Annabel's Austrian Kaiserschmarren
Annabel's mum has shown her a special way to make a traditional Austrian desert called Kaiserschmarren, which she serves with blueberries and raspberries. Austria is famous for ...
23-01-2026
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Series 2: 2. Mason's Yorkshire Puddings With Sausages
Today it is the turn of talented young cook Mason, who is making a traditional recipe from Yorkshire. Mason's recipe, yorkshire pudding, is named after the place it comes from, ...
22-01-2026
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Series 2: 1. Marina's Mexican Enchiladas
Today's talented chef takes us to Mexico, cooking a traditional dish called enchiladas. Marina's dad has shown her how to make the recipe, which she really loves to eat. Marina ...
21-01-2026
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Series 4: 15. Dougie's Essex Yule Log
Dougie is from Essex, a county in the south east of England, and he is making a Christmas yule log, a festive classic known for being rolled up and having lavish decorations.\n\ ...
25-12-2025
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Series 1: 13. Reese's Filipino Cassava Cake
Cassava cake is a very popular dessert in the Philippines, so Reese is making a very special version for her friends to try when they come to visit. Reese's family come from the ...
16-01-2026
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Series 1: 2. Ria And Rohan's Indian Tandoori Chicken
On the menu is delicious tandoori chicken cooked in a traditional clay oven called a tandoor. Ria and Rohan use their grandma's special oven to make their version of this classi ...
02-01-2026
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Series 1: 9. Lewis's Israeli Chocolate Challah Bread
Chocolate challah bread is on the menu today. Lewis's family come from Israel, where challah bread is cooked and eaten on special occasions. It's a dish he really likes to eat, ...
08-11-2022
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Series 3: 13. Marian's Bulgarian Gyuveche
Marian is making gyuveche today, and before his friends arrive they taste one of the main ingredients – feta cheese. They don't all like it at first, so let’s hope t ...
03-12-2025
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Series 4: 4. Emilio's Cypriot Pitta Bread With Halloumi
Emilio's family are from Cyprus, an island nation in the Mediterranean Sea. Emilio is making two Cypriot recipes for his friends to enjoy.\n\nThe first is pitta bread! The dough ...
12-12-2025
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Series 4: 9. Holly's Merseyside Scouse And Crusty Bread
Holly comes from the English city, Liverpool. She will be making two tasty recipes. The first is a local Merseyside stew called scouse, made with chopped and cooked carrots, pot ...
22-12-2025
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Series 3: 14. Pippa's Zimbabwean Nyama
Nyama is a type of stew from Zimbabwe. It uses a special type of young cabbage leaf called spring greens, which Pippa adds to her stew along with lots of other delicious ingredi ...
04-12-2025
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Series 1: 4. Je'nae's Jamaican Saltfish And Cabbage
Je'nae is cooking her favourite meal of Jamaican saltfish and cabbage. Her family are Jamaican, and in Jamaica saltfish and cabbage is a very popular meal. Lots of people eat it ...
06-01-2026
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Series 3: 9. Choekyi's Tibetan Spinach Momos
Choekyi has been shown a traditional way to make momos, which are a type of dumpling. First, Choekyi makes dough that is then rolled out into circles. She fills these circles wi ...
26-11-2025
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