Get educated and hungry with tantalizing fare on Discovery Networks

The U.S./Mexico border has long been a hotbed of culinary delights and now a new series on discovery+ takes viewers on a tour of the places where travelers can find some interesting and unexpected fare.

In the currently streaming “Taste of the Border,” Claudia Sandoval (“MasterChef,” “Food Network Challenge”) is your host for this journey along our country’s southern border, from the Pacific Coast to the Gulf of Mexico, as she takes in the cuisines and the stories behind them while exploring the towns.

So in the episodes, she’ll make stops in places such as Mexicali for Chinese food and a history lesson;

San Luis Colorado, Mexico, to sample incredible tacos and check out a date and fig farm; Monterrey, Mexico, where she tries suckling pig mole and local barbecue; and Hatch, N.M., for a visit to a chili farm and a date with a Sonoran hot dog.

So if you thought you knew all about Mexican food, you might get a few surprises in this new offering.

Also worth checking out on discovery+ is the recently premiered “Messy History of American Food.” As the title indicates, the series offers a wild and educational ride through the chaotic histories of some of the country’s most iconic foods, highlighting the messiest origin stories of American food and food culture.

So get ready to learn about the truth behind chicken wings, the real story behind burgers and the evolution of bread. It’s information inquiring foodie minds want to know.

Over on cable, Andrew Zimmern is always up to interesting things on Cooking Channel’s “Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations,” and in the episode airing Monday, May 16, he visits Santorini, the idyllic Greek island that boasts much natural beauty and a rich culinary history. Here, he samples tomato fritters, lamb fricassee and a local favorite, grilled octopus. Fare that’s exotic and mouth-watering.

Wednesday, May 18, on Cooking, “Food Paradise” offers up a cornucopia of iconic culinary delights such as swordfish tacos in Los Angeles, steamed crabs in Baltimore and key lime pie in the town that made it famous, Key West, Fla. Yum!

And if plant-based eating is of interest, you might want to check out the Sunday, May 15, episode of Food Network’s “Inside Eats With Rhett & Link,” which finds hosts Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal at the labs and kitchen of Beyond Meat to try their innovative products and learn about the science behind them.

11:00 am Molly Yeh celebrates eight happy years of Midwestern farm life with all her cozy food favorites.

TRAV Man v. Food Adam eats a hearty breakfast and a sandwich from Primanti Brothers while in Pittsburgh.

11:30am FOODValerie’sHomeCooking Valerie Bertinelli makes an elegant, fancy breakfast for dinner. (N)

TRAV Man v. Food Overstuffed sandwiches, Italian beef sandwiches, and Chi-town-style deep-dish pizza.

12:00 pm FOOD Duff: Ace of Taste Duff Goldman plans baby Josephine’s first tea party and makes recipes for tiny fingers. (N)

HIST The Food That Built America A rivalry that will birth countless iconic soda products and memorable marketing stunts.

12:30pm FOODGuy’sRanchKitchen Guy invites his friends to put a spin on some American classics; Eric Greenspan makes lobster rolls.

1:00 pm FOOD The Kitchen Sharing twists on takeout and making delivery favorites at home; the hosts have some kitchen hacks.

HIST The Food That Built America Gilbert Swanson inherits his father’s frozen turkey company and partners with a food chemist.

2:00 pm FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Guy invites former baseball players to team up with GGG all-star judges for a culinary home run.

HIST The Food That Built America When a caterer realizes his two bestselling items are donuts and coffee, he creates a donut chain.

3:00pm FOODGuy’sGroceryGames Guy brings in chefs representing cuisines from all around the world.

HIST The Food That Built America German immigrants Joseph Schlitz and Capt. Frederick Pabst battle for beer dominance.

4:00pm FOODGuy’sGroceryGames Guy Fieri and his son invite three home cooks to share the international flavors they grew up on.

HIST The Food That Built America At the turn of the 20th century, Kraft challenges thousands of years of cheese-making tradition.

5:00pm FOODGuy’sGroceryGames Guy invites three sweet and savory duos to cook and bake for a shot at $20,000.

HIST The Food That Built America Herman Lay takes regional and small-time chips business to a national scale.

6:00pm FOODGuy’sGroceryGames Three food fanatics are out to prove that their sandwiches stack up.

HIST The Food That Built America Right behind Kroc, a wave of other entrepreneurs tries to cash in on the fast food restaurant craze.

7:00pm FOODGuy’sGroceryGames Chefs take on a grocery list containing dish-clashing ingredients; the chefs have to use every item.

HIST The Food That Built America The new owners identify a rising star within the organization: Dave Thomas.

8:00pm FOODGuy’sGroceryGames Four chefs must make a fruit-forward feast using a grocery list given by Guy’s son Hunter.

HIST The Food That Built America Martha Entenmann grows her late husband’s baking company into a national powerhouse.

9:00 pm FOOD Worst Cooks in America The celebrity recruits must solve a recipe puzzle and then cook coconut shrimp with a dipping sauce. (N)

HIST The Food That Built America Hector and Mario Boiardi’s quest to introduce Italian food to Americans results in an iconic brand. (N)

CNN Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy Stanley Tucci visits Umbria, nicknamed The Green Heart of Italy, a carnivore’s dream. (N)

7:30 pm FOOD BBQ Brawl Nine barbecue masters are challenged to introduce themselves and their barbecue.

9:00 pm FOOD BBQ Brawl Captains Bobby Flay, Anne Burrell and Jet Tila lead their teams in working together. (N)

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beer.

9:00pm FOODChopped An orange powder

provides inspiration in the first round. (N)

FOODChopped Bacon, Burger and

7:00pm FOODGuy’sGroceryGames Guy and his son invite home cooks to make comfort dishes for New Year’s.

8:00pm FOODGuy’sGroceryGames The chefs get one hour to prepare a spicy appetizer and an even spicier entree.

9:00 pm FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Guy Fieri brings the international flavors he’s discovered back home by inviting four DDD chefs.

7:30 pm FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Emotions run high as Anne Burrell and Michael Voltaggio bring in two young chefs to challenge Bobby. 8:00 pm _ MasterChef Chefs must create a dish with an egg of their choice, ranging from a quail egg to an ostrich egg. (N)

BRV Top Chef The chefs receive an ominous gift from Tom, who tells them to meet him at the docks. (N)

FOOD Restaurant: Impossible (N) 9:00 pm TBS Rat in the Kitchen It’s ladies’ night in the kitchen, but one of the six new chefs has a few tricks under her apron. (N) 9:30 pm FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Things heat up as chefs Phelix Gardner and Enrika Williams try to make a splash with a win.

7:00pm FOODDiners,Drive-InsandDives

Duck pastrami and knuckle sandwich; roast beef po’ boy.

7:30pm FOODDiners,Drive-InsandDives

Guy’s digging into dishes from beef to buns and in Utah, a place is serving up worldwide flavor.

8:00pm FOODDiners,Drive-InsandDives

In Laramie, Wyo., an old-school cafe has green chili burritos and pie.

NGEO Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back Ramsay attempts to revamp Stone’s Throw, a family-owned, fine dining restaurant in Seymour, Conn.

8:30pm FOODDiners,Drive-InsandDives

Dishes from real deal to really creative; authentic Chinese recipes; Oklahoma chicken and biscuits.

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NGEO Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back Bayou on the Vine, a family-owned-andoperated Cajun restaurant in Kansas City, Mo.

9:30pm FOODDiners,Drive-InsandDives

Guy Fieri starts at a Vietnamese spot with banh mi; in Alaska, there’s real Italian deli.

FOODDiners,Drive-InsandDives

8:00 am FOOD The Kitchen Grilled chicken and corn pasta salad; grilled shrimp cups with aioli; chicken wing skewers.

9:00am FOODSimplyGiada Giada De Laurentiis makes a dinner of substantial dishes that are also light in fat and calories.

9:30 am 1 Cook’s Country Classic roast beef tenderloin; tongs; lyonnaise potatoes.

FOOD Simply Giada Giada offers recipe and menu-planning tips to make eating well more easy and more convenient.

10:00 am 1 Pati’s Mexican Table Catching giant sea scallops on the coast in Bahía Kino; a female butcher in Matape, Nere.

FOOD The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond’s got a busy day cooking food for hungry teenagers.

10:30 am * SoFlo Taste

1 Ciao Italia Focaccia with rosemary and sea salt; focaccia appetizer topped with cherry tomatoes and mozzarella.

FOOD The Pioneer Woman BBQ shrimp cocktail; buffalo chicken meatball skewers; bacon ranch cheesy bread.

11:00 am J Christina Cooks: Back to the Cutting Board Niko’s vegan bouillabaisse; mini spiced chocolate cakes.

FOOD The Kitchen The Kitchen hosts are amping up summer foods for an epic summer celebration.

11:30 am J Lidia’s Kitchen Fried potatoes with sausage and eggs; risotto with bacon, egg and cheese; ricotta pancakes.

12:00 pm 1 Tim Farmer’s Country Kitchen Smoked trout dip; seared balsamic duck breast; creamy mustard rabbit with duck fat fried potatoes.

J Cook’s Country Shashlik-style beef kebabs; ground cumin.

FOOD Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out Michael Symon gets nostalgic and makes childhood favorites worthy of a dinner party. (N)

12:30 pm 1 Baking With Julia Naomi Duguid; Jeffrey Alford; pita bread; lamb/tomato bread.

FOOD Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out Pastrami rubbed brisket; rye spaetzle; grilled cabbage; summer shandy.

1:00 pm 1 Jacques Pépin: Heart & Soul Tartine de confiture; peaches marty; rhubarbhoney coupe; chocolate pistachio biscotti.

FOOD BBQ Brawl Captains Bobby Flay, Anne Burrell and Jet Tila lead their teams in working together.

1:30 pm 1 Joanne Weir’s Plates and Places Spit-roasted lamb; Greek bread salad with capers, olives and herbs; feta, dill, mint and cucumber.

2:00 pm ^ Lidia’s Kitchen Oat risotto with butternut squash and sunchokes; stuffed mushrooms; olive oil cake.

1 Sara’s Weeknight Meals Japanese beef fondue; an easy way to flatten chicken breasts; skillet apple pie with cranberries.

FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Valerie Bertinelli and Amanda Freitag join forces to turn the tables on Bobby Flay.

2:30 pm FOOD Beat Bobby Flay DJ D-Nice and Michael Symon bring out chefs Sue Torres and James Briscione.

3:00 pm ^ Cook’s Country Shashlik-style beef kebabs; ground cumin.

FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Bobby Flay tries not to get dunked on by basketball legend Amar’e Stoudemire and Katie Lee Biegel. Chefs Michael O’Halloran and Alex Stickland go for the upset win.

3:30 pm FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Eddie Jackson and actress and comedian Rachel Dratch are hoping to prevent a foodie downer by bringing in chefs Dorian Hunter and Britt Rescigno for a win against Bobby Flay. Womp womp.

4:00 pm FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Bobby Flay tries to make chefs Raymond Yaptinchay and Cara Stadler go nuts in the kitchen. Michael Voltaggio and actress Morena Baccarin are there to cheer them on to victory.

4:30 pm FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Country music superstar Maren Morris teams up with Sunny Anderson to sing Bobby Flay’s swan song. Chefs Matthew Dolan and Thomas Kelly give everyone something to taco ’bout.

5:00 pm FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Molly Yeh leaves the farm to join Alex Guarnaschelli in the Beat Bobby Flay arena.

5:30 pm FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Food Network’s Anne Burrell and Damaris Phillips team up and hope Bobby Flay loses.

6:00pm FOODDiners,Drive-InsandDives Neapolitan pizza; spicy chickpea and oxtail stews.

6:30pm FOODDiners,Drive-InsandDives Clam cakes cooked in beef fat and strawberry shortcake; duck and cheesefries.

7:00pm FOODDiners,Drive-InsandDives In Toronto, Canada, deli smoking meats; in Los Angeles, chili crab cake and lamb burger.

7:30pm FOODDiners,Drive-InsandDives Short-rib burger and apple strudel; goat and tandoori chicken; chicken pie and grilled octopus.

8:00pm FOODDiners,Drive-InsandDives Guy finds clean eats in Sioux Falls, S.D. and a 25-ingredient meatloaf in Fairbanks, Alaska.

8:30pm FOODDiners,Drive-InsandDives Piling barbecue onto mac in Fargo, N.D.; righteous Mexican recipes inside a gas station.

9:00pm FOODDiners,Drive-InsandDives In Laramie, Wyo, a restaurant-bar has nachos, and a spot is cooking up a vegetarian banh mi.

9:30pm FOODDiners,Drive-InsandDives Guy Fieri is hitting Triple-D’s 50th state as he heads into Sioux Falls, S.D.