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Somewhere South
Dumpling Dilemma
Season 1
Episode 3
A charity dinner and a trip to the Mississippi Delta and farther south reminds Vivian that not all dumplings are the same. But whether filled with minced meat, chopped veggies, or nothing at all, dumplings stretch our ingredients and our imagination.
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Vivian's trips to Florida and Texas expand her idea of what barbecue is and how it’s done.

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Vivian travels to Georgia to learn the roots of Southern hospitality.

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Vivian ponders how so many meals are brightened by pickles, including achaar and kimchi.

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At a dinner honoring pioneering chef Edna Lewis, Vivian gives porridge the royal treatment

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As Vivian tries to mass produce hand pies, she learns the history of this food.