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A Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.
Oysters - Empire, LA
Season 13
Episode 1312
John travels the mouth of the Mississippi River and meets the Lepetich family. Mato Lepetich came to Louisiana in the early 20th century and started farming oysters, and his son Matt teaches John all about the oyster industry and how Czechoslovakians came to settle in Louisiana and dominated the industry. Matt then helps John make Oyster Rockefeller Soup. John then meets Curtis Hendon.
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England 1: English Louisiana
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Germany 3: The Germans of New Orleans
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Germany 2: The German Coast
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Germany 1: Immigration in the 1700s
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Africa 3: Famous African Americans
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Africa 2: Foods of Africa
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Africa 1: African Slavery in Louisiana
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Spain 2: Fort Los Adaes
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Spain 1: Spanish Rule
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Cajun 2: Louisiana's Cajuns
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