Ainsley's Taste of the Bahamas - Season 1

First aired: 1/3/2026 9 episodes

Ainsley Harriott immerses himself in the food, culture and people of the Bahamas.

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Episodes

1. Flavour Foundations: Bahamian Classics

Aired: 1/3/2026

Ainsley Harriott focuses on Bahamian comfort food as he serves up prawn and coconut fritters with a pickled coconut slaw.

2. From Farm to Table

Aired: 1/10/2026

Ainsley Harriott explores the Bahamas' home-grown side as he picks ingredients straight from the trees at Chiccharney Farms and sizzles a whole snapper.

3. Sweet Island Life

Aired: 1/17/2026

Aisnley Harriott dives into honey, sugarcane, and the Bahamas' beloved guava duff as he creates coconut-lime creams with a crunchy Bahamian twist.

4. Morning Sunshine: Bahamian Breakfast

Aired: 1/24/2026

Ainsley Harriott starts the day Bahamian-style with coffee and a fish dish at a shack, then makes a plantain-and-sweet-potato rosti.

5. Flavour Fusions

Aired: 1/31/2026

Ainsley Harriott enjoys some Bahamian fusion food and drink before going completely bananas in the Bahamas with a super-sweet seaside bake.

6. Aged to Perfection

Aired: 2/7/2026

Ainsley Harriott tours a rum distillery and an island rum cake factory, a trip which offers inspiration for a Bahama Mama tiramisu.

7. Culinary Crossroads

Aired: 2/14/2026

Ainsley Harriott explores Greek-Bahamian flavours and a wine cellar with a 'million-dollar' wine rack before cooking up pork skewers in his kitchen.

8. Roots and Rhythm: Afro-Caribbean Soul

Aired: 2/21/2026

Ainsley Harriott explores the roots of Bahamian history while also making a hearty island veggie stew pot and a warm Johnny cake.

9. Flavours of Nassau

Aired: 2/28/2026

Ainsley Harriott cooks grouper Nassau-style, has a lesson in 'conch-servation', and heads into his beach kitchen to make rum punch chicken wings.