Popular TV Cook Donal Skehan immerses himself in the lives and kitchens of people of various faiths around Ireland, to discover how the food we eat, and don’t eat, expresses who we are and what we believe, in this eye-opening and entertaining two-part documentary series.
In his pursuit of culinary enlightenment, Donal will spend time with Ireland’s Hindu, Jewish, Orthodox Christian, Sikh, Muslim and Hare Krishna communities.
Episode One sees Donal visit Hare Krishna Island in Lough Erne for the Radharani Festival, where food offerings to the deities are central to the celebrations. Continuing his journey to understand the connections between food and faith, Donal joins the Jewish community who show him how to shop and cook while keeping Kosher. He’ll also learns how to make Challah bread in preparation for a traditional Sabbath meal. Finally, Donal takes part in the Sikh Vaisakhi Parade where he gets a little too close for comfort to a Sikh Martial Arts performance!
Donal’s Feasts, Fasts and Festivals is produced by Appetite Media and made with the support of RTÉ and Coimisiún na Meán’s Sound and Vision Scheme.
