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Truffles Are Hiding a Dirty Little Secret

Season 1 Episode 11 | 7m 11s

In kitchens around the world, truffles represent culinary excellence and prestige, but in the forest they’re just another flora fighting to exist, using somewhat…unusual methods. In the lush woodland of the Pacific Northwest, these modest mushrooms’ adaptation strategies are promoting not only their own survival, but that of their forest ecosystem at large.

Aired: 05/19/24
Extras
It's the finale and two rounds of cooking remain before one of the finalists gets named the winner.
A song about how if you need to go potty someplace new, you can use a different bathroom.
Daniel learns all about how he can use the bathroom at the train station.
O imagines that he can go see all types of fairytale bathrooms!
Sienna goes to a festival with her family and learns to use the potty at a public event!
Jodi is at the neighborhood concert and learns how she can use an outdoor bathroom there!
In week five, the home cooks have to make a dish from a family tradition and an heirloom recipe.
Alphy and Geordie clash over how to approach a murder case.
Mrs. C. and Jack prepare for a visit from Daniel’s parents. Meanwhile, Alphy confides in Geordie.
The home cooks step outside their comfort zones in two rounds of cooking.
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