Three episodes from a 13-part series that explores the changes in the way people ate when Christopher Columbus made his voyages and opened up the exchange of plants and animals between the Old World and the New.

Pt. V shows the major influence of diverse cultures had on western cooking and culture. Africans played a significant role in the creation of American cuisine, especially in the Caribbean territories and the southern states. Pt. VI shows how the ships sailed to West Africa with manufactured goods from Europe. They were traded for slaves and the slaves were shipped to the West Indies to work the sugar plantations. Pt. VII looks at how the hot pepper was introduced to African cultures, producing a new cuisine which was eventually brought back to the Americas by African slaves.