🍜 Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure – A Heaping Bowl of Conflict and Cultural Confusion

So my girlfriend Desi (aka Kitten) and I recently started watching the show Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure. We knew nothing about it, nothing about the hosts, and honestly? We just thought we were getting a documentary about Asian cultures.
Spoiler alert: we weren’t.



Instead, what we got was six episodes of two loud, vaguely charming (and vaguely confusing) white dudes cooking and eating their way through some of Asia’s most tourist-friendly spots. And it’s left both of us with a very complicated aftertaste.

🤷‍♂️ What Is This Show, Exactly?

If you’re from the UK, maybe these two hosts—Dave and Si—are beloved household names. But to us, they were just… there. Talking. Loudly. And often completely unintelligibly.


Now here's the kicker: both of us are blind. So we were watching the described version of the show—hoping it would make things more accessible. But honestly? The description sucks. It’s barely there. A couple words here, a couple words there.

No actual details about the dishes.
No explanation of what seafood was being handled.
No narration of the visual action or atmosphere.

So imagine trying to follow a food and travel show when:

  • You can’t see anything.

  • You can’t fully understand the hosts.

  • And the description track basically gives you nothing.

Yeah… it's meh at best.

😬 Let’s Talk About That Title

“Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure”?

I mean… come on. That sounds more like a porn parody of Street Fighter than a cultural docu-series.

In fact, Kitten almost didn’t want to watch it at all—she was fully convinced I was trying to prank her into watching some weird new biker-themed adult film.
And honestly? With that title? I couldn’t blame her.


Image: Cartoon image of two muscular, bearded men in leather vests and swim trunks, relaxing in a hot tub with drinks, surrounded by four women in bikinis. Neon sign says “Welcome to the Asian Adventure.”

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There I was, trying to convince her:

“No no, babe, I swear—it’s a documentary about Asian cultures! It'll be awesome!”

Yeah… well, now I feel like a liar about the second part.

The title exoticizes both the hosts and the locations in one swoop, and if you’re Asian, it hits a weird, borderline-racist nerve. It’s cheeky, sure—but not in a clever way. More in a tone-deaf and cringe way.

🍲 Fancy Cooking with a Side of... Misunderstanding?

If you go in knowing this is really just a high-budget cooking show, and you love fancy food prep, you’ll probably have a blast.
But if you’re here to learn about actual Asian culture, history, or local voices? Good luck.

It’s mostly these two (are they white? We still don’t know) bumbling around, eating, cooking, smiling, and cracking jokes while occasionally throwing in a dramatic walk across a bridge or riding a scooter for scenic effect.


Image: Cartoon scene of two large, bearded men in leather vests and sunglasses, relaxing in a pool with drinks. Surrounded by women in swimsuits, one offers food. Neon sign says "Welcome to Asian Adventure."
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🌏 “Asian Adventure”? Really?

So let’s talk about the places they visit. Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea.
All great. All vibrant.
But also… all pretty Western-friendly destinations.

Where’s Taiwan?
Where’s the Philippines?
Where’s India or mainland China?
It’s like doing a show called “Ultimate Meat-Eating Animals” and only showing cats and dogs.


Image: Two angry, bearded bikers in leather vests cause chaos on a street, spilling noodles everywhere. A cheering crowd with protest signs and colorful buildings create a lively, humorous cartoon scene.




🌈 And About That Vibe...

Now look—there’s nothing wrong with being LGBTQ. We’re not judging. But when you don’t know the hosts, and they’re very touchy, flirty, and over-the-top dramatic with each other, it gives off a bit of that “what exactly am I watching?” energy.

We had to pause more than once and ask, “Wait, are they together?”
Turns out—no. They’re just very, very cuddly.

🙃 Final Thoughts From Two Frustrated Asians Who Can’t See the Food

At the end of the day, Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure is a strange blend of beautifully shot food porn (we assume), awkward cultural tourism, and accents that require subtitles… plus a describer who clearly didn’t show up to work that day.

We don’t hate it.
But we also don’t really like it.
And neither of our home countries made it in (I’m Taiwanese. Desi’s from Guam).
We’re not into fancy cooking with 15-ingredient sauces, and we can’t really connect with the hosts.

So yeah… we’re struggling to finish the series.

Video courtesy of YouTube – all rights to original uploaders.


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