To celebrate Netflix’s Omnivore, a beautifully filmed food series from executive producer René Redzepi of Noma fame, I decided to pair each episode with a dish. Let’s call it a fully immersive TV dinner experience!
Each episode dives into a single ingredient, like salt, rice, or bluefin tuna and traces its journey across borders, cultures, and cuisines. And while the storytelling is gorgeous and thought-provoking, the visuals alone will have you raiding your fridge. So I decided to take it a step further: why not create a full menu to pair with the show?
Below is Hungry Fifi’s Omnivore Menu, a curated meal (or snack) idea for each of the 8 episodes. Some are pretty easy to assemble, others a little trickier – but all of them are deeply inspired by the ingredients and cultures featured in the series.
Hungry Fifi’s Omnivore Menu
- Episode 1: Chile
- Ghost Pepper crisps with yoghurt & cucumber dip
- Moroccan mechoui lamb chops with green salad
- Episode 2: Bluefin Tuna
- Spanish bluefin tuna (canned) with crackers
- Paired with cold cuts, cheeses and a crusty bread board
- Episode 3: Salt
- Salt-baked fish with roasted vegetables
- Episode 4: Banana
- Banana bread of course!
- Episode 5: Pig
- Jamon Ibérico with bread rounds
- Spanish-style garlic shrimp (gambas al ajillo)
- Episode 6: Rice
- Tandoori chicken with Persian-style basmati rice
- Episode 7: Coffee
- Affogato (vanilla ice cream “drowned” in espresso)
- Episode 8: Corn
- Mexican street corn salad
