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Pati's Mexican Table
Surfside Eats
Season 8
Episode 810
The rural seaside town of Gasca is becoming a vacation destination due to its magnificent untouched beaches and idyllic surfing conditions. Pati meets with local restaurant owner Carmen and helps her cook pescado zarandeado. Then, she travels south to the tiny fishing village of Las Barras, where she meets a fisherman who catches percebes, a tiny crustacean considered a delicacy in the region.
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