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Pati's Mexican Table
Cheesy
Season 6
Episode 612
An episode dedicated to one of the Jinich family’s favorite ingredients: cheese. In her kitchen, Pati cooks three mouthwatering cheesy recipes – one for each of her boys - Señor breakfast sandwich, Tres quesos chicken pasta, and Bacon cheese dogs with avocado relish. In Oaxaca, Pati and her sons visit a cheese producer to see how the famous Oaxacan cheese is made.
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