Ming's Quest

Chef Ming Tsai tracks wild boar up a volcano in Maui, Hawaii, learns how to cook Spam, and prepares a Tea-Smoked Braised Boar.

Ming cooks his Alaskan halibut catch with Ponzu-Lemongrass Sauce and Preserved Lemon Rice Pilaf.

Ming Tsai learns how to fly fish for trout in Colorado and then uses the catch to make Crispy Whole Trout with Curried Zucchini Couscous.

Ming forages for wild mushrooms and cooks Five-Spice Chile Tea Rubbed Partridge and Wild Chanterelle Orzo "Risotto."

Chef Ming Tsai bikes to a farm and a winery in Sonoma County before making Sesame-Basil Goat Cheese Salad with Shiitake-Tomato Vinaigrette.

In Colorado, Chef Ming Tsai skis some slopes, rides in a snowcat and makes Shiitake Fondue, Ginger-Lime Snow Cone and a Surf and Turf Noodle Hot Pot.