On this journey Bryan Ford explores the hand pie, from an all-American apple turnover with a salted-caramel twist to Jamaican patties with flavored crusts, before he helps some friends make Bolivian saltenas -- savory pies filled with hearty stew.

Baker Bryan Ford uncovers how dumplings take different shapes and sizes in every culture; he takes goes on a dumpling tour to experience traditional Chinese dumplings and hearty soup dumplings, African Fufu and gets a lesson in traditional pierogies.