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.