Ming's Quest

Ming spends a day with dive master, Brendal Stephens, in Abaco Islands located in the Bahamas to dive for pacific lobster. Ming brings the days catch to his outdoor kitchen to create Lobster-Mango Stir-fry with Coconut-butter Johnnycake.

Ming goes off road in Manchester for blueberries and trout. Later, he unites the local flavors in a Grilled Pancetta Wrapped Trout with 3 Cabbage-Rice Salad and Fried Ginger-Blueberry Pie with Lemon Cream and Vermont Maple Syrup.

Ming rides an airboat into the murky waters of Florida in search of alligator nests and eggs. In in his Ming's quest to catch a wild one, he confronts a 9-foot, 250-pound alligator. Recipe: Alligator with Kumquat Sauce and Spicy Peanut Rice.

Ming horsebacks through a valley and goes net fishing in Big Island, HI, in search of the perfect ingredients for his luau with his guide, valley native Maile Hannum. Ming prepares Crispy Fish and Taro Chips with a Guava Dipping Sauce.

Ming goes to Plymouth,MA to help out with the cranberry harvest. Later he visits a turkey farm and tries to spot a wild turkey. Later he pairs the two in Asian-spiced Fried Turkey served .. show full overview

Ming learns how to track down mahi mahi by taking cues from birds and seaweed off the Florida Keys. Ming cooks Pan-seared Mahi Mahi with Preserved Lemon-Tomato Chutney and a Thai Basil-Shiitake Orzo.

Ming and Captain Wade Murphy Jr.sail through Chesapeake Bay and dredge for oysters on board the 114 year old Rebecca T. Ruark. Ming makes Crispy Oysters with Chile Dipping Sauce.

Ming adventures to the jagged coastline of Port Orford, Oregon, in search of Red Sea Urchin. Ming joins two local fisherman and dives deep into the icy waters to find his delicacy. Ming ends the day preparing an Urchin Bisque and Crab Salad.

Ming mountain bikes through cactus fields on the outskirts of Mexico City. Cooks up prickly pear cactus paddle, visits one of the top tequila producers in the world and learns how to harvest the blue agave plant.

Ming and Captain Geoff Thomas board "The Blivy Fish" for a lobster trapping adventure in the Atlantic. Ming learns to trap, handle, measure, band, and haul the day's lobster catch then prepares Garlic-Black Pepper Lobster with Lemongrass.

Ming marches through rice pattys with a Balinese field worker, the dutiful duck. Ming then comes face to face with another winged treasure of the islands, the Balinese fruit bat. With recipes for Balinese Duck 'Confit' & Warm Exotic Fruit Salsa.

Ming pulls in fresh snapper from the Indonesian waters off the shores of Bali and finds exotic vegetables in the streets and markets of Bali in this episode. With recipes for banana wrapped snapper and Indonesian Spiced Salt and Garlic Fried Noodles.

Ming adventures into the heart of an island covered by rice pattys and enters an exotic spice garden to pick fresh turmeric, lemongrass torch ginger& tries to climb up a 60-foot tree to .. show full overview