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Wrestling Bats, Exotic Locales, Adventurous Palates: No Kitchen Required Challenges All The Senses

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Chef Psilakis revealed he wanted to respect the boar he killed by fulling utilizing it: "I remember thinking, how can I do everything I possibly can with this animal? And after the three hours were up, I had made 11 dishes. I couldn’t believe I’d done so much, outside, with just an open flame and a chef knife."Chef Raymond fondly remembered "these incredible bits of produce that we found in the jungle—wild bananas, they had huge black rock-hard seeds in the middle and the flesh was white and creamy, like nothing you’ve ever had before. It was like most amazing banana you’ve ever eaten, times a thousand."And Chef Cowan had an unpleasant run-in with some bats, when one bit him ("It feels like your doctor has taken three to four needles and taped them together and jabbed you very quickly"). As for cooking the bat, "I tried to stick to the traditions of the hill people in Chang Mai. They pretty much mince it with the bone... Then I sautéed it at high heat with tomato and onion and garlic and finished it with soy sauce and herbs. It came out like a hot pate, almost. You look at it like that, and it’s a bit more appealing."And, tonight, the chefs are in New Zealand, where they must summon their inner warrior as they prepare a feast for the Maori people. Watch a trailer here:And if you're hungry for more, tune in to BBC America’s "No Kitchen Required,” new food travel adventure series where chefs cook in the most remote and exotic locations with little more than a knife, fire and a pan. Watch new episodes of No Kitchen Required every Tuesday at 10pm Eastern / 9pm Central only on BBC America. For more updates on the series, be sure to like No Kitchen Required on Facebook.

 

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Preparing a three-course meal in fierce wind and rain while on an Dominican bluff? Check. Cooking a goat in Fiji? Check. Diving for fish only for a humpback whale to join you? Check! When three well-known chefs are dropped into remote locations all around the world where they must forage and hunt their own food and cook it in the elements before sharing it with locals, you've got BBC America's recipe for adventure, culture and gastronomic wonder: No Kitchen Required, airing on Tuesdays at 10pm Eastern / 9pm Central.

Featuring New York chef Michael Psilakis, “Chopped” Grand Champion chef Madison Cowan and international chef Kayne Raymond, No Kitchen Required spans Dominica, New Zealand, Belize, Fiji, and Thailand, as well as Hawaii, New Mexico, Louisiana and Florida. The chefs have been sharing their thoughts about their whirlwind culinary journey with us while we've been exploring the best places to eat and buy exotic foods in the city, chatting with urban forager Steve Brill and learning how one NYC chef manages to cook for crowds in a tiny 30-square foot kitchen without an oven or range—click through for mouthwatering details.

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