Food Tech Series 1 (2010)

Bobby Bognar travels America deconstructing our favorite meals, revealing the hidden world behind every bite, uncovering surprising history and seeing first-hand how ingredients from around the globe come together to make the meals we love. Doesn't matter if you like cheeseburgers, burritos or Chinese take-out, Bobby will tell you everything you could ever want to know about your fave foods. Food Tech is a television series on the History Channel, about the making of foods, from the farming to the processing of the food. It is hosted by Bobby Bognar. Each episode focuses on the various parts of different types or styles of meals, such as Mexican food, breakfast and hotel buffets.

Season 1 Episode 1: Cheeseburger & Fries
Host Bobby Bognar sets out on a quest to unearth mysteries behind burgers and fries; the science behind perfectly melting cheese; growing Spanish onions; french fry factory.

Season 1 Episode 2: Chinese Take-Out
Host Bobby Bognar investigates the secrets behind Chinese takeout food; egg rolls; the secret ingredient in beef and broccoli; fortune cookies.

Season 1 Episode 3: Lunch Box
Host Bobby Bognar deconstructs Americans' favorite lunchtime treats including Wonder Bread, Baby carrots, Apple juice, Juice cartons, Goldfish crackers, Peanut butter, Jelly and Twinkie.

Season 1 Episode 4: Mexican
Host Bobby Bognar explores the popularity of Mexican food among Americans; how a donkey is the key to great tequila; refried beans; the connection between sound waves and guacamole; making a classic Mexican cooking dish from volcanic rock.

Season 1 Episode 5: Southern Fried
Host Bobby Bognar explores the world of Southern-fried food; catfish farm in Alabama, alligator farm in Louisiana; rice falls from the sky; extracting frying oil from lint-covered cottonseed; Tabasco sauce.

Season 1 Episode 6: Pancakes & Bacon (A.K.A. "Breakfast")
Host Bobby Bognar crisscrosses the United States to reveal what's behind a seemingly simple pancake breakfast; pig farming; buttermilk pancakes.

Season 1 Episode 7: Italian Dinner
Host Bobby Bognar explores what makes Italian food America's most popular type of ethnic cuisine; pasta sauce ingredients; the secrets behind pasta shapes; making vinegar and wine.

Season 1 Episode 8: All-You-Can-Eat (A.K.A. "Buffet")
Bobby Bognar explores buffets and their most popular dishes; catching shrimp by tickling them in Florida; making horseradish in Wisconsin; how bees make honey for glazing ham in California; sugar cane farm in Hawaii; the biggest buffet in Las Vegas.

Season 1 Episode 9: Pizza
Bobby Bognar takes a bite out of the world of pizza; bacteria is a key ingredient; turning milk into mozzarella in South Dakota; a surprising spice gives pepperoni its kick; mushroom farm in Pennsylvania.

Season 1 Episode 10: Hot Dogs & Beer (A.K.A. "Ball Park")
Ballpark favorites, including hot dogs and beer; Bobby Bognar travels to Washington's Yakima Valley, where farmers grow the spice of beer; hybrid popcorn vital to making Cracker Jack; how wood pulp gives hot dogs their uniform shape.