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Pati's Mexican Table
Alan Goes to College
Season 5
Episode 512
Pati wants to make sure her oldest son begins college with some basic cooking techniques and knowledge, since he will not be able to rely on mom’s cooking anymore. In this episode, she’ll make a few simple, inexpensive recipes and cooking tips that any college kid will be able to take on.
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Pati eats her way through the port of Ensenada.

25:00
Pati dives deep to get the real story of what life and food are like on the border.

25:00
Pati is in one of Mexico’s most up and coming food destinations, Tijuana.

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26:46
Pati makes flexible family staples: chipotle goat cheese spread and cesina sandwiches.

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26:46
Pati sees how cheese is made in Oaxaca, and makes three easy cheesy recipes.

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26:46
A treat for Pati’s son Juju: three chocolate-loaded Mexican recipes.

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26:46
The full story of how Pati Jinich turned a passion for food into a career.

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26:46
An Oaxacan art school inspires Pati’s breakfast of eggs in salsa martajada.

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Inspired by the food of La Mixteca, Pati makes pescado agridulce and queso corn soup.

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26:46
Pati makes mole verde with pork and beans, and almendrado with chicken.

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Pati meets the Oaxacan women chefs and leaders, then cooks coloradito chicken.

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26:46
Alex Ruiz takes Pati on a tour of the Oaxaca he knows and loves.