(Ep.1)

(bbc Lifestyle, HyppTV channel ch 620, 835pm) In the first segment of this straightforward and down-to-earth cookery series, nigel Slater explores one of the oldest and most successful culinary pairings in the kitchen – SweetandSour. From pork chops and gooseberry to rhubarb with caramel sauce, nigel cooks five very different dishes that all work for the same reason: the delicious marriage of something sweet with something sour. He also meets friends Van and anh who prepare their own take on sweet and sour – an oriental lemongrass and sea bass parcel served with a pineapple dipping sauce. nigel returns the favour with a beautifully simple monkfish, lime and chicory wrap.