SBS TV Thursday nights (Sydney) great food shows

[goldfish]

tonight on SBS

7:30 pm EST  Food Factory: Supersized

Melt in the Mouth - Stefan Gates is on a mission to discover the secrets behind mass-produced supermarket food - by making his own from scratch.

Why do cheesy puffs melt in the mouth, and why does bubbly chocolate melt faster? Stefan challenges Esther Rantzen and Rebecca Wilcox to make rival chocolate covered honeycomb bars, but whose will go in the basket and whose will go in the bin? (From the UK) (Food Series) (Part 3 of 6) G CC


8:00 pm  EST  Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong

Continuing through China, Luke Nguyen journeys to Xishuangbana, where China meets Southeast Asia, to experience Dai culture and cuisines and try the acquired tastes of the famous tea horse trail.

Trekking through mist covered tea plantations where he is to cook sweet tea dumplings, Luke is invited to a nearby village where he learns the method for preserving tea, sampling some that has been buried in the ground for over a year.

(Commissioned by SBS, in English and Mandarin) (Food Series) (Rpt) G CC


The controversial drama "Better Man"  is on at 8:30 - 10:30pm . . not sure I could bring myself to watch that one . . . .

[achookwoman]

GF,  thanks again.
Also ,  not watching Better Man.
What age kids are you working with.?

[goldfish]

Hi Chookie . . at the moment 6-9 year olds (Montessori schools have composite classes in three year age groupings, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12)  Most of my experience has been with the younger group - love working with them, but now that comes under Early Childhood in with long day care and every other care and the hoops you have to jump through for the National Quality Framework just wore me out.  I've taught the primary age before and have even caught up with some of the children I taught as 3 year olds . . .so quite enjoying being back without the stress levels rising!  I looked at one of the teachers today and this is week 2 . . . the poor woman looked like it was week 10 of term 4 . . .

[achookwoman]

Thanks for the info, GF.   Unless you have actually been in the classroom you have no idea of the stress. 
Those littlies are very lucky to have you there in a support capacity.

[mcmich]

I can only imagine the stress of teaching composite classes. There is such a difference in in teaching a 6yr old to a 9yr old.

Hopefully the classes are small and can cater to their needs, as you would expect putting your child in this specialised education.

[gertbysea]

Teaching is one of the hardest jobs and can be one of the most rewarding.  Pity there is so much politics involved .

Gert

[cookie1]

Teaching is one of the hardest jobs and can be one of the most rewarding.  Pity there is so much politics involved .

Gert

Too true. I loved teaching but all the book work and politics wore me out. GF friends told me I looked 10 years you ger after I had been retired for about 6 months. I must have looked bad before. 

[goldfish]

7:30 pm  EST Food Factory: Supersized

Frozen - Stefan Gates is on a mission to discover the secrets behind mass-produced supermarket food - by making his own from scratch.

Why are coffee granules frozen at the factory, and why must peas be frozen fast? Stefan challenges BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood and Chris Hollins to make rival multi-coloured ice lollies, but whose will go in the basket and whose will go in the bin? (From the UK) (Food Series) (Part 4 of 6) G CC

8:00 pm  EST  Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong

Journeying south to Myanmar, Luke uncovers the little known foods and flavours of the former capital, Yangon.

Here he begins his culinary education by learning the art of making the famous Mohinga with one of the city’s lively Mohinga experts.

Luke also tries his hand at making rice paper sheets the traditional way at 17th street market, and cooks a traditional Burmese prawn curry that is described by locals as being oily, delicious and a little spicy.

(Commissioned by SBS, in English and Burmese) (Food Series) G CC

[mcmich]

GF, are you free tomorrow night? Yvette is trying to give away her ticket to Tennia's class.

[goldfish]

Mich - that would be wonderful, but I can't make it - I'm really sorry!!  Really looking forward to a full "debrief" on Wednesday, though!!

[mcmich]

Looks like Djinni will be able to take up Yvette's offer. Look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 

[goldfish]

7:30 pm Food Factory: Supersized

Convenience - Stefan Gates is on a mission to discover the secrets behind mass-produced supermarket food - by making his own from scratch.

Why do some pizzas contain 'fake cheese', and how horrible is dog food? Stefan challenges One Show regulars Lucy Seigle and Mike Dilger to make rival versions of ready-made custard, but whose will go in the basket and whose will go in the bin? (From the UK) (Food Series) (Part 5 of 6) G CC


8:00 pm      Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong

Luke Nguyen ventures to the Shan State where entire villages and kilometres of tomato farms float upon Inle Lake.

There he experiences the warm hospitality of the Shan people when he is invited into a family home to learn the secret behind making chickpea tofu noodles.

While admiring the skills of Inle Lake's renowned leg-rowing fishermen, Luke prepares some crispy spring onion fritters to enjoy with a cold local beer.

(Commissioned by SBS, in English and Burmese) (Food Series) (Rpt) G CC

[goldfish]

7:30 pm  EST   Food Factory: Supersized

Sugar Rush - Stefan Gates is on a mission to discover the secrets behind mass-produced supermarket food - by making his own from scratch.

Do energy drinks really work, and why is some honey runny? Stefan challenges Food show hosts Simon Rimmer and Tim Lovejoy to make rival bags of sugar from sugar cane and sugar beet, but whose will go in the basket and whose will go in the bin? (From the UK) (Food Series) (Final) G CC


8:00 pm  EST   Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong

Luke hikes to the hill tribe villages of the Shan State and the township of Keng Tung, where he cooks some unusual delicacies and local marketplace favourites.

There he teams up with Aye, an Anh Shaman, to make an aromatic dried beef dish, before meeting Maypear of the Paluang people to cook her favourite salad.

Inspired by the flavours and smells of the local marketplace, Luke creates a textural pork dish wrapped in bamboo.

(Commissioned by SBS, in English and Burmese) (Food Series) (Rpt) G CC


8:30 pm   EST  Heston's Feasts

Heston's 70s Feast - Top chef Heston Blumenthal sets out to reinvent famous past or imagined feasts for celebrity diners.

Tonight, Heston goes 70s retro, plundering the technicolour wonderland of his boyhood culinary experiences for a feast featuring savoury ice lollies, a luxury school dinner of spam fritters, lumpy mash and cabbage, and a flying dessert.

(From the UK) (Food Series) (Rpt) G CC


On another channel - Lifestyle - at 8:30 pm is the River Cottage Australia which now I wish I had seen more of . . . .

Episode 8
Series 1 · Episode 8
It’s been nearly four months since Hugh returned to River Cottage in the UK to let Paul to go it alone. But now he’s back, and he’s amazed at what he finds. Where there used to be rundown enclosures and sheds, there are now homes for chickens, ducks, pigs and a dairy cow. The vegetable beds they laid out together are now a mass of leafy winter greens, and the citrus grove is thriving. They decide to harvest what they can as a starting point for a huge community cook-up they’ve got planned. But they’ll need more food to feed the hungry throng. At the beach, Paul instructs Hugh in the fine art of beach-worm catching – but will they be able to catch the bait, let alone enough fish for a feed? And as they prepare for their final feast, the pair reflect on the journey so far. The seeds of River Cottage Australia have well and truly been planted, and the future looks bright indeed.

15 August: 8:30pm on LifeStyle Channel

16 August: 10:30am on LifeStyle Channel

17 August: 12:00pm on LifeStyle Channel

17 August: 10:30pm on LifeStyle Channel

18 August: 8:30am on LifeStyle Channel

18 August: 6:30pm on LifeStyle Channel

19 August: 5:40pm on LifeStyle Channel

20 August: 9:30pm on LifeStyle Channel

[goldfish]

7:30 pm  EST  Thursday, Madhur Jaffrey's Curry Nation

Kicking-off her road trip through the Great British Curry Nation, Madhur Jaffrey discovers how Indian food has been both standardised and absorbed into UK pub culture, but also given exciting new flavours and approaches.

(From UK, in English) (Food Series) G CC

8:00 pm  EST  Thursday    Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong

Luke makes it to the town of Chiang Khong in northern Thailand, where he literally catches the ingredients for his traditional Tom Yum fish soup and tasty northern-style frog curry.

Mr Ta, a Mekong fisherman, takes Luke out onto the river where they pull in a 10-kilogram fish for Mr Ta's special Tom Yum recipe.

Luke then gets muddy catching frogs to cook for the hard working rice farmers' lunch, and later chops down a bamboo tree to use as a cooking utensil for his pork dish.


8:30 pm  EST Thursday  Heston's Feasts

Heston's 80s Feast - Top chef Heston Blumenthal sets out to reinvent famous past or imagined feasts for celebrity diners.

Tonight, Heston returns to the 1980s, cooking up sake champagne in a giant mobile phone with edible sushi money, the ultimate toasted sandwich, a power lobster in the microwave, and a weightless floating dessert combining vienetta and tiramisu.

(From the UK) (Food Series) (Rpt) G CC







(Commissioned by SBS, in English and Thai) (Food Series) (Rpt) G CC

[Yvette]

GF the River Cottage Australia series was very good I enjoyed it.