Shane Delia's Spice Journey

- Season 1

(2013)

In the first episode of Shane Delia's Spice Journey, Shane journeys back to his homeland Malta from where he follows ancient Phoenician trade routes across the sea to the original Land of Milk and Honey, Lebanon.

Shane visits the souks of Tripoli in Lebanon and learns how food traditions of the ancient port city have been shaped by centuries of trade and travellers.

Shane explores mountain hideouts of central Lebanon where he learns age-old methods of meat preservation and samples the quintessential kibbeh.

Shane visits the ancient ruins of Baalbeck to learn about the origins of Middle Eastern wine making.

Shane travels from the beaches of Sidon to the mountain town of Nabitya to taste some of Lebanons best goats cheese, Labne and Zaatar.

Shane visits Beirut to explore the Palestinian and Armenian influences of Lebanese cuisine as well as finally trying the falafel- the original dude food.

Shane's gastronomic pilgrimage takes him to Iran- Persia of old- and home of saffron, pomegranate and the world's first haute cuisine.

Shane takes to the silk road to meet nomadic tribes keeping ancient methods of bread making alive, samples the local saffron and tries pashmak- the original fairy floss.

Shane travels from Esfahan, ancient capital of Persia to Tehran, contemporary capital of Iran.

Having travelled close to 2000 kilometers and gained glimpses into 2000 years of Persian culinary history, Shane arrives in Iran's north, the Capsian sea, where the food influences are very Ottoman.