The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook
The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook

The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook

2006 4 Seasons 24 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Documentary

Two lifelong bikers and foodies, Dave Myers and Si King, take to the road to find gastronomic treats.

Two lifelong bikers and foodies, Dave Myers and Si King, take to the road to find gastronomic treats.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Namibia (1)

Dave and Si, travel to the Germanic town of Swakopmund, on the Namibian coast. First on the menu is a traditional barbec

EP 2

Namibia (2)

The pair travel to the north of Namibia. They visit the Himba tribe, one of the last nomadic people to fully preserve th

EP 3

Isle of Man

Si and Dave travel to the Isle of Man by boat, cooking crab soufflé and sea bass on the voyage, before visiting the TT

EP 4

Ireland

Travelling aboard an old horse-drawn caravan, the pair go in search of the perfect Irish stew, on the way encountering m

EP 5

Transylvania (1)

Traveling around Romania, the bikers go to Bucharest and visit the local food markets. In Targu Jiu they look at the scu

EP 6

Transylvania (2)

Visiting Sighisoara, the pair examine Hungarian influences on the food. The pair make dill blinis and spicy Romanian sau

EP 1

Vietnam (1)

Visiting Saigon, the pair make shrimp & pork on sugar cane sticks, before going to a restaurant where they serve coconut

EP 2

Vietnam (2)

With Si wearing a cast, the duo had to go by train to Hanoi, where they encounter more local dishes such as Cha Ca fish

EP 3

Turkey (1)

The pair go to Cappadocia and visit a museum of human hair, and then go to a baklawa factory. Finally they go to Sanliur

EP 4

Turkey (2)

Near to the border with Iraq, the pair try making their own döner kebabs, and then go for a massage in the hammam. Fina

EP 5

Mexico (1)

The Bikers visit Oaxaca where they try garlic-fried crickets and various types of chilis. They then cook Mole Negro.

EP 6

Mexico (2)

Si and Dave go to the Chiapas mountains, where they learn to make a traditional stew. They experiment with making things

EP 1

India: Part One

The Hairy Bikers roar back into action with a madcap tour of South India, starting in Madras, now known as Chennai, a ri

EP 2

India: Part Two

The Hairy Ones travel through the Cardamom Hills high up into tea country, where the Raj still lingers, and Si finds an

EP 3

Argentina: Part One

The Hairy Ones are in the world's eighth biggest country, dividing their time between the full-on urban buzz of Buenos A

EP 4

Argentina: Part Two

t's time for Dave Myers & Si King to head south, leaving Buenos Aires behind as they begin their long ride to Patagonia.

EP 5

Belgium: Part One

Si and Dave hop the Channel and find themselves in the alternative universe of Belgium, birthplace of surrealism and the

EP 6

Belgium: Part Two

Things get really surreal in Brussels when Si and Dave meet a statue of Tintin and walk their way into a Magritte painti

EP 7

Morocco: Part One

The Boys begin their adventures in Marrakech, where Si acquires a carpet and Dave acquires a King Cobra on his head. Aft

EP 8

Morocco: Part Two

Si and Dave head into the film town of Ouarzazate, or "Hollywood with camels" as they describe it.

EP 1

Bread

This programme looks at bread. As a nation, we routinely consume ciabatta, focaccia and naan, but how many of us can tur

EP 2

Teatime Treats

When it comes to afternoon tea, the British like nothing more than a sweet treat to go with it. The Hairy Bikers, Dave a

EP 3

Pies and Pasties

The Hairy Bikers take their longest trip in the baking series, from Cornwall to Scotland. Dave and Si start in the far s

EP 4

Celebration Cakes

From novelty cakes to birthday cakes, and croque-em-bouche to traditional wedding cakes, presenters Simon King and Dave

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