Skip to main content
Access to this video is a benefit for members through PBS Passport.

Up Next

Flavors of Merida

Flavors of Merida

Season 12 Episode 1203
26:25
A Family Affair

A Family Affair

Season 12 Episode 1204
26:25
Ode to the Egg

Ode to the Egg

Season 12 Episode 1205
26:25
Yucatán Meats

Yucatán Meats

Season 12 Episode 1206
26:25
Recados

Recados

Season 12 Episode 1207
26:25
Maya Today

Maya Today

Season 12 Episode 1208
26:25
Pink

Pink

Season 12 Episode 1209
26:25
A Mayan League of their Own

A Mayan League of their Own

Season 12 Episode 1210
26:25
Pati's Mexican Table Season 14

My Heart, My Home

Season 14 Episode 1401
26:46
Colors of Creativity

Colors of Creativity

Season 14 Episode 1402
26:46
Living Legacy

Living Legacy

Season 14 Episode 1403
26:46
Building the Future

Building the Future

Season 14 Episode 1404
26:46
Back to Show
Pati's Mexican Table

Guayabera World

Season 12 Episode 1202

In Tekit, or “The Capital of the Guayabera,” Pati encounters a tale of sons going against their father’s wishes to follow their own path. Pati meets Eliodoro Xicum, a farmer’s son who went against his father to build a family business making the iconic Guayabera shirts. Then she meets his son, Elio, who chose to become a chef and created a dish that resembles a Guayabera in honor of his father.

Support Provided By
Season
A Sense of Beauty
26:46
Pati meets artists and storytellers, uncovering the magic woven into daily life in Mexico City.
Building the Future
26:46
Pati rides a cable car and builds a bamboo bike to see how urban design is reshaping Mexico City.
Living Legacy
26:46
Pati visits Xochimilco’s canals and chinampas, meeting locals working to protect the axolotl.
Colors of Creativity
26:46
Pati dives into Mexico City's creativity, from giant Day of the Dead art to delicate papel picado.
Pati's Mexican Table Season 14
26:46
Pati learns the ancient history of Mexico City and tours the largest market in the world.
A Mayan League of their Own
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:25
Pati discovers Yucatán’s “league of their own” when she meets the Amazonas softball team.
Pink
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:25
Pati visits the pink lakes where Yucatán’s unique Las Coloradas salt is produced.
Maya Today
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:25
Pati learns more about Mayan communities on a trip to a cenote with activist Zoila Cen.
Recados
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:25
Pati learns the basics of recados, handmade seasoning pastes that flavor Yucatecan foods.
Yucatán Meats
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:25
Pati tries different versions of Yucatán’s signature smoked meat Carne Ahumada in Temozón.
Ode to the Egg
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:25
Pati experiences the legacy of Yucatán’s henequén industry and a famous egg dish in Motul.
A Family Affair
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:25
Pati visits Chef Wilson Alonzo in his hometown of Halachó to prepare Cochinita Pibil.
Active loading indicator