Ainsley Eats The Streets

Istanbul bridges Europe and Asia but what does that mean for a traveller looking for great places to eat?

Ainsley has family roots in Barbados and has come here many times on holiday but up to now hasn't seen much of the real food of the island.

It's minus 10 degrees in Reykjavik the world's most northern capital city and it's snowing! So where's the street food? Ainsley sets out to find how the food loving people of Iceland cope with living in an extreme climate and what he discovers is a truly exciting traditional and modern cuisine.

Bypassing Tokyo and Kyoto Ainsley travels to Osaka. It's not usually on the tourist trail but it's irresistible for Ainsley, even the Japanese call this city Japan's Kitchen.

Ainsley discovers that this stunningly beautiful, ancient city still struggles with its history and organized crime. Ainsley meets the mafia fighting Mayor of Palermo, Leoluca Orlando and has a bizarre chat about the mayor's love of Sicilian food in a market street once controlled by the mafia. Luckily, they were surrounded by armed guards throughout the interview!

Taipei was a bit of a mystery for Ainsley, he was always going to be a bit lost here and definitely on a bit of an adventure but this is a place that truly delivers. By day he discovers the Mazu Temple market, a warren of street food shacks that have formed a food village serving fragrant braised fish, Chilli Pork stir-fries and soups with titles that would seduce an Emperor!