Ed and Ryu: Mad About Seafood
Season 1
Created by: Ryu Soo-young, Edward Lee
Network: BBC Earth
Season aired: 2026-03-22
Overview
Ed and Ryu: Mad About Seafood is a four-part English-language series exploring South Korea’s rich seafood traditions and maritime heritage. Following Ed and Ryu as they harvest wild seaweed using ancient techniques and catch anchovies with traditional bamboo traps, the show is also about contemporary Korea: diving into the science behind K-beauty trends like salmon sperm injections and reimagining the local cuisine with seasonal seafood.
Episodes · 4
Episode 1
Edward and Ryu discover winter's best seafood and Korea's past through its southeast.
Episode 2
Edward Lee and Ryu Sooyoung explore Korea’s coasts to uncover ancient spring traditions.
Episode 3
Edward and Sooyoung dive into Korea’s summer, from Gwangju’s soups to Jeju’s divers.
