Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
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Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong (2012)
Chef Luke Nguyen takes a culinary journey across the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia in this ten-part food series. Luke journeys across three of the six countries that make up the Greater Mekong region: Yunnan Province in China, Myanmar and Thailand.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Food/Wine, Travel
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Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong - TV Showtimes
Saturday, September 12
6:00am
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 1’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 1'
SBS Food, 6:00am, Sat, 12 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Chef Luke Nguyen takes a culinary journey across the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia in this ten-part food series. Luke journeys across three of the six countries that make up the Greater Mekong region: Yunnan Province in China, Myanmar and Thailand. Beginning in south-west China, Luke explores the culinary cultures and centuries old traditions of Yunnan Province, from the Naxi people of Lijiang to the Dai communities of Xishuangbana.
Luke Nguyen
Series, Australia, English, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 1
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6:30am
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 2’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 2'
SBS Food, 6:30am, Sat, 12 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Chef Luke Nguyen takes a culinary journey across the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia. In this episode, Luke discovers the unique flavours and culinary traditions of the Bai and Yai people in the historic towns of Dali and Shaxi. Here, Luke experiences the best fishing of his life with the help of specially trained Cormorant birds. Travelling further north, Shaxi locals charm Luke at their bustling town market and a village elder proffers tips on how to cook his best-loved banquet dish.
Luke Nguyen
Series, Australia, English, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 2
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Monday, September 14
12:30pm
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 3’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 3'
SBS Food, 12:30pm, Mon, 14 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Chef Luke Nguyen takes a culinary journey across the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia. Still in China's Yunnan Province, Luke reaches the fabled town of Lijiang where the nightlife reigns and a Naxi 'aunty' teaches him how to cook a local speciality. Amid curious marketplace spectators, Luke catches a fish with his bare hands and puts his skills to the test, cooking a local-style barbequed carp for the first time.
Luke Nguyen
Series, Australia, Mandarin, English Subtitles, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 3
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1:00pm
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 4’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 4'
SBS Food, 1:00pm, Mon, 14 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Continuing through China, Luke journeys to Xishuangbana, where China meets Southeast Asia, to experience Dai culture and cuisines and try the acquired tastes of the famous tea horse trail. Trekking through mist covered tea plantations where he is to cook sweet tea dumplings, Luke is invited to a nearby village where he learns the method for preserving tea, sampling some that has been buried in the ground for over a year.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, Mandarin, English Subtitles, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 4
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Tuesday, September 15
6:00am
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 3’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 3'
SBS Food, 6:00am, Tue, 15 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Chef Luke Nguyen takes a culinary journey across the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia. Still in China's Yunnan Province, Luke reaches the fabled town of Lijiang where the nightlife reigns and a Naxi 'aunty' teaches him how to cook a local speciality. Amid curious marketplace spectators, Luke catches a fish with his bare hands and puts his skills to the test, cooking a local-style barbequed carp for the first time.
Luke Nguyen
Series, Australia, Mandarin, English Subtitles, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 3
Recording Options
6:30am
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 4’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 4'
SBS Food, 6:30am, Tue, 15 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Continuing through China, Luke journeys to Xishuangbana, where China meets Southeast Asia, to experience Dai culture and cuisines and try the acquired tastes of the famous tea horse trail. Trekking through mist covered tea plantations where he is to cook sweet tea dumplings, Luke is invited to a nearby village where he learns the method for preserving tea, sampling some that has been buried in the ground for over a year.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, Mandarin, English Subtitles, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 4
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12:30pm
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 5’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 5'
SBS Food, 12:30pm, Tue, 15 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Journeying south to Myanmar, Luke uncovers the little known foods and flavours of the former capital, Yangon. Here he begins his culinary education by learning the art of making the famous Mohinga with one of the city's lively Mohinga experts. He also tries his hand at making rice paper sheets the traditional way at 17th street market, and cooks a traditional Burmese prawn curry that is described by locals as being oily, delicious and a little spicy.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, English, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 5
Recording Options
1:00pm
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 6’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 6'
SBS Food, 1:00pm, Tue, 15 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Luke ventures to the Shan State where entire villages and kilometres of tomato farms float upon Inle Lake. There he experiences the warm hospitality of the Shan people when he is invited into a family home to learn the secret behind making chickpea tofu noodles. While admiring the skills of Inle Lake's renowned leg-rowing fishermen, Luke prepares some crispy spring onion fritters to enjoy with a cold local beer.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, English, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 6
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Wednesday, September 16
6:00am
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 5’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 5'
SBS Food, 6:00am, Wed, 16 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Journeying south to Myanmar, Luke uncovers the little known foods and flavours of the former capital, Yangon. Here he begins his culinary education by learning the art of making the famous Mohinga with one of the city's lively Mohinga experts. He also tries his hand at making rice paper sheets the traditional way at 17th street market, and cooks a traditional Burmese prawn curry that is described by locals as being oily, delicious and a little spicy.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, English, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 5
Recording Options
6:30am
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 6’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 6'
SBS Food, 6:30am, Wed, 16 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Luke ventures to the Shan State where entire villages and kilometres of tomato farms float upon Inle Lake. There he experiences the warm hospitality of the Shan people when he is invited into a family home to learn the secret behind making chickpea tofu noodles. While admiring the skills of Inle Lake's renowned leg-rowing fishermen, Luke prepares some crispy spring onion fritters to enjoy with a cold local beer.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, English, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 6
Recording Options
12:30pm
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 7’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 7'
SBS Food, 12:30pm, Wed, 16 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Luke hikes to the hill tribe villages of the Shan State and the township of Keng Tung, where he cooks some unusual delicacies and local marketplace favourites. There he teams up with Aye, an Anh Shaman, to make an aromatic dried beef dish, before meeting Maypear of the Paluang people to cook her favourite salad. Inspired by the flavours and smells of the local marketplace, Luke creates a textural pork dish wrapped in bamboo.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, English, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 7
Recording Options
1:00pm
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 8’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 8'
SBS Food, 1:00pm, Wed, 16 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Luke makes it to the town of Chiang Khong in northern Thailand, where he literally catches the ingredients for his traditional Tom Yum fish soup and tasty northern-style frog curry. Mr Ta, a Mekong fisherman, takes Luke out onto the river where they pull in a 10-kilogram fish for Mr Ta's special Tom Yum recipe. Luke then gets muddy catching frogs to cook for the hard working rice farmers' lunch, and later chops down a bamboo tree to use as a cooking utensil for his pork dish.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, English, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 8
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Thursday, September 17
6:00am
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 7’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 7'
SBS Food, 6:00am, Thu, 17 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Luke hikes to the hill tribe villages of the Shan State and the township of Keng Tung, where he cooks some unusual delicacies and local marketplace favourites. There he teams up with Aye, an Anh Shaman, to make an aromatic dried beef dish, before meeting Maypear of the Paluang people to cook her favourite salad. Inspired by the flavours and smells of the local marketplace, Luke creates a textural pork dish wrapped in bamboo.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, English, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 7
Recording Options
6:30am
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 8’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 8'
SBS Food, 6:30am, Thu, 17 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Luke makes it to the town of Chiang Khong in northern Thailand, where he literally catches the ingredients for his traditional Tom Yum fish soup and tasty northern-style frog curry. Mr Ta, a Mekong fisherman, takes Luke out onto the river where they pull in a 10-kilogram fish for Mr Ta's special Tom Yum recipe. Luke then gets muddy catching frogs to cook for the hard working rice farmers' lunch, and later chops down a bamboo tree to use as a cooking utensil for his pork dish.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, English, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 8
Recording Options
12:30pm
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 9’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 9'
SBS Food, 12:30pm, Thu, 17 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Travelling in northern Thailand, Luke arrives at the mountainous Mae Salong where he prepare a rustic tomato dish with Apear, an Aka grandmother. Getting off the beaten track, Luke sets up kitchen in a banana forest where he creates a jungle chicken curry. Luke then travels further up the mountainside to the Royal Project where he prepares an aromatic pork hock, and learns how the Thai King helped local farmers change from growing opium crops to farming sustainable produce.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, Mandarin, English Subtitles, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 9
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1:00pm
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 10’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 10'
SBS Food, 1:00pm, Thu, 17 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
In the final episode, Luke hits the bustling town of Chiang Mai. Here he cooks some classic Thai dishes, such as green papaya salad, at the night market, then takes time out to offer his warm jack fruit salad as alms to novice monks. Luke learns about the history of Chiang Mai and is taught by a local chef about the true diversity of Thai cuisine across the country's regions. Final.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, English, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 10
Recording Options
Friday, September 18
6:00am
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 9’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 9'
SBS Food, 6:00am, Fri, 18 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Travelling in northern Thailand, Luke arrives at the mountainous Mae Salong where he prepare a rustic tomato dish with Apear, an Aka grandmother. Getting off the beaten track, Luke sets up kitchen in a banana forest where he creates a jungle chicken curry. Luke then travels further up the mountainside to the Royal Project where he prepares an aromatic pork hock, and learns how the Thai King helped local farmers change from growing opium crops to farming sustainable produce.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, Mandarin, English Subtitles, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 9
Recording Options
6:30am
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 1, Episode 10’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 1, Episode 10'
SBS Food, 6:30am, Fri, 18 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
In the final episode, Luke hits the bustling town of Chiang Mai. Here he cooks some classic Thai dishes, such as green papaya salad, at the night market, then takes time out to offer his warm jack fruit salad as alms to novice monks. Luke learns about the history of Chiang Mai and is taught by a local chef about the true diversity of Thai cuisine across the country's regions. Final.
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, English, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 10
Recording Options
12:30pm
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 2, Episode 1’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 2, Episode 1'
SBS Food, 12:30pm, Fri, 18 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Chef Luke Nguyen continues his culinary journey across the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia in this new 10-part series. Luke's trip begins in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. #LukesMekong
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, Mandarin, English Subtitles, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 2 Episode 1
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1:00pm
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong ‘Series 2, Episode 2’
SBS Food
Luke Nguyen's Greater Mekong
'Series 2, Episode 2'
SBS Food, 1:00pm, Fri, 18 Sep 2026, 30 minutes
REPEAT
Luke heads north to Laos' 'food capital', Luang Prabang, where he explores the city's fresh produce markets and unique cottage industries, trying his hand at making buffalo patties. #LukesMekong
Luke Nguyen
Series, 2012, Australia, Mandarin, English Subtitles, Travel, Food/Wine, Season 2 Episode 2
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