Rick Stein's Cornwall Season 3, Episode 9: Episode 9

Episode 1

Rick forages for mussels in his favourite rock pools, tours Bodmin Moor’s dark past with his son Jack and cooks a foolproof souffle with artisanal Cornish goat’s cheese.

30 min

Episode 2

Rick makes heritage cider with Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path. Later, he cooks a chicken, leek and cider gratin for his old friend John Harris and meets a sea shanty group with a difference.

30 min

Episode 3

Rick discovers Europe’s largest tea plantation on the banks of the River Fal, bakes a simple yet sumptuous fruited tea loaf and finds out how Cornwall inspired Charles Dickens.

Episode 4

After soaking up the ambience at one of the UK’s last live cattle markets, Rick’s in the mood for steak and kidney pudding before setting sail out of Falmouth in a handbuilt boat.

Episode 5

Rick goes fishing under sail for his favourite oysters, makes a delicious fish soup and discovers the all-but-forgotten story of Cornwall’s ancient capital, Lostwithiel

Episode 6

Rick visits an organic deer farm near Bodmin Moor, makes a stunning venison wellington, and over a pint with comedian Jonny Cowling, defines the Cornish sense of humour.

Episode 7

Rick enjoys one of the world’s most scenic ferry crossings, rustles up a tasty vegetarian tart, and investigates the Cornish influence on Oscar-winning composer Malcolm Arnold.

Episode 8

Rick finds out about the back-breaking work done by women in Cornwall’s mines, gets a little merry on botanical spirits, and adds a cheeky nip to his yummy clementine trifle.

Episode 10

Rick spends a surreal afternoon watching a German film crew at work on a Cornish romance and discovers a brain-boosting mushroom, which he promptly puts in a stir fry.