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Pati's Mexican Table

Chihuahua’s Cheesiest Cheese

Season 13 Episode 1308

Pati explores the culture of mysterious Mennonites, a religious community who came to Chihuahua from Germany. Mostly, she’s after what they’re best known for around Mexico, their cheese! She sees their traditional cheese-making process at Pampas Cheese Factory, the holder of the Guinness World Record for largest Mennonite cheese. Then she tries another local culinary innovation, Mennonite pizza.

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Pati visits a haven of Chihuahuan culture and learns what makes their pecans so delicious.
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Pati saddles up for an exhilarating ride into Chihuahua's ranch and rodeo life.
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Pati experiences preserved foods that sustained people during the Mexican Revolution.
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Recados
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Pati learns the basics of recados, handmade seasoning pastes that flavor Yucatecan foods.
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