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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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Pati meets artists and storytellers, uncovering the magic woven into daily life in Mexico City.
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Pati rides a cable car and builds a bamboo bike to see how urban design is reshaping Mexico City.
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Pati visits Xochimilco’s canals and chinampas, meeting locals working to protect the axolotl.
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Pati dives into Mexico City's creativity, from giant Day of the Dead art to delicate papel picado.
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Pati learns the ancient history of Mexico City and tours the largest market in the world.
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Pati tries different versions of Yucatán’s signature smoked meat Carne Ahumada in Temozón.
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Pati experiences the legacy of Yucatán’s henequén industry and a famous egg dish in Motul.
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Pati visits Chef Wilson Alonzo in his hometown of Halachó to prepare Cochinita Pibil.