Rick Stein's Cornwall
Rick reveals the Cornwall that he knows and loves, championing the food, history, music, art and culture of the county many locals argue should be a country in its own right.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Rick Stein , Dawn French , Barry Humphries , Alex Polizzi , Tom Adams , Olga Polizzi , Nathan Outlaw , Tim Smit , Graham Fitkin , Ruth Wall , Gillian Burke
S2.E7 ∙ Episode #2.7
Rick heads to the Scilly archipelago, the Cornish westernmost British islands, a subtropical paradise, yet only five are inhabited, only reached by boat and connected by 'water taxi'. He starts admiring the old-fashioned crab and lobster trap wicker making by local fisherman Jog, who hopes to reduce plastic waste. The climate is ideal for a world class plants collection, but the local bees are suffering from season difference and inbreeding, so a project is cross-breeding with a sturdier Cornish bee. Finally forts, manly from the Cromwellian era, and an old man's museum for the extraordinary numerous shipwrecks near the Scilly waters full of rocks, including a celebrated admiral's flagship and three more returning from a triumphant Mediterranean campaign. He celebrates with a super-sweet cake with butterscotch, using local honey.
