Omnivore

Episode 2

Tuna

Once undesirable but now a sought-after luxury, bluefin tuna has one of the food world's most tumultuous stories.

Episode 3

Salt

The food we eat. The sweat on our skin. Salt shapes everything around us—its history is our history.

Episode 4

Banana

There are over 1,500 varieties of bananas, and yet most of us have only tasted one. Why? And what do we lose when a single banana wins out?

Episode 5

Pig

In western Spain lies a quaint village called La Alberca, where locals celebrate one animal unlike anywhere else in the world: the pig.

Episode 6

Rice

For millennia, rice has fueled humanity. But as global demand skyrockets, the future of rice production grows more dire by the day.

Episode 7

Coffee

Follow a coffee bean from tree to cup to uncover the complicated history, extraordinary craft, and unique collaboration behind the brew.

Episode 8

Corn

No longer just a plant, corn is a building block of modern society. But what does its domination mean for the future of food—and for us?