What the Farmer Doesn’t Know

What the Farmer Doesn’t Know
TV Show · Documentary · Reality

In "What the Farmer Doesn't Know," cooks from all over the world take on the challenge of serving our down-to-earth farming families something different from traditional Dutch cuisine. For a week, the farmer's kitchen is taken over by hobby cooks and professional chefs from other cultures. For example, the farmers might have Surinamese roti on Monday, Japanese teriyaki on Tuesday, and Moroccan tajine on Wednesday. Will the cooks succeed in broadening the culinary horizons of the farmers? Or will the farming families stick to their traditional potatoes, meat, and vegetables? Some flashing lights sequences or patterns may affect photosensitive viewers.

25m

Season 2

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Rob starts his experiment with the Groeneveld family. Today, Rob has invited Lebanese chef Michel. On the menu is a vegetarian dish: falafel with baba ganoush. That will be an adjustment for the meat lovers.
    25 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    On day two, Rob takes a tour of the Groeneveld family's stables. After experiencing their culinary initiation with Lebanese cuisine yesterday, today's menu features a spicy African surprise.
    26 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Today, new guests are arriving at the B&B. Rob assists Jacqueline with the preparations and meanwhile asks about her favorite food. This evening, there is meat on the menu, but when the family sees a pig's intestine as an appetizer, they're not exactly thrilled.
    26 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    Rob meets guests from the B&B and points out that Jacqueline should behave like a role model when it comes to food. On the fourth evening, Indian chefs Soe and Shamni serve a very spicy vegetarian dish.
    25 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Episode 5
    On the last day with the Groeneveld family, Vietnamese Mai Honkoop-Nguyen cooks for the family. Will her Eastern cuisine enchant the taste buds of the Groenevelds?
    26 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Episode 6
    Today is Rob's first day with a new family: the Wiedemeijer family from Broek in Waterland. And he has invited chef Miniya from Eritrea. On the menu are injeras, sour pancakes which are eaten with bare hands.
    26 min

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What the Farmer Doesn’t Know

Documentary

In "What the Farmer Doesn't Know," cooks from all over the world take on the challenge of serving our down-to-earth farming families something different from traditional Dutch cuisine. For a week, the farmer's kitchen is taken over by hobby cooks and professional chefs from other cultures. For example, the farmers might have Surinamese roti on Monday, Japanese teriyaki on Tuesday, and Moroccan tajine on Wednesday. Will the cooks succeed in broadening the culinary horizons of the farmers? Or will the farming families stick to their traditional potatoes, meat, and vegetables? Some flashing lights sequences or patterns may affect photosensitive viewers.

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  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
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  • Israel
  • Jordan
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  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
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  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
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  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
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