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Puerto Rican Pickle

Season 1 Episode 4 | 2m 09s

Chef Anges Marrero, a Puerto Rican chef who now calls Lexington, Kentucky home, shows Vivian Howard how she makes catfish escabeche. Agnes Marrero is the executive chef at Smithtown Seafood in Lexington.

Extras
Brothers and restaurateurs Tatsu and Shion Aikawa are self-proclaimed 'samurai cowboys.'
Vivian's trips to Florida and Texas expand her idea of what barbecue is and how it’s done.
Visit Sid's BBQ, a Saturday-only barbecue spot that does whole hog in the region's style.
Vivian travels to Georgia to learn the roots of Southern hospitality.
Vivian Howard learns how to make a collard sandwich from Glenn and Dorsey Hunt.
Cookbook author Von Diaz takes Vivian Howard on a tour to taste greens.
Vivian ponders how so many meals are brightened by pickles, including achaar and kimchi.
Chefs explain Indian pickle traditions to Vivian Howard while sampling a variety.
While dumplings are hard to define, they stretch ingredients and imagination.
At a dinner honoring pioneering chef Edna Lewis, Vivian gives porridge the royal treatment
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Vivian's trips to Florida and Texas expand her idea of what barbecue is and how it’s done.
Vivian travels to Georgia to learn the roots of Southern hospitality.
Vivian ponders how so many meals are brightened by pickles, including achaar and kimchi.
While dumplings are hard to define, they stretch ingredients and imagination.
At a dinner honoring pioneering chef Edna Lewis, Vivian gives porridge the royal treatment
As Vivian tries to mass produce hand pies, she learns the history of this food.