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Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi

Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
★ 8.1/10•2020•31m•TV-14•Reality
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Redefining American food.

Host Padma Lakshmi takes audiences on a journey across America, exploring the rich and diverse food culture of various immigrant groups, seeking out the people who have so heavily shaped what American food is today.

StatusReturning Series
Runtime31m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJun 19, 2020

Episodes

Episode 1 - Burritos at the BorderE131m

Burritos at the Border

El Paso was once part of Mexico. Its border location defines the region’s identity and the complexity of America’s political landscape. Padma eats her way through this border city while discovering the origins of one of America’s most beloved cuisines.

Jun 19, 2020

Episode 2 - The All American WeinerE231m

The All American Weiner

Hot dogs, hamburgers, pretzels… Many think these foods are quintessentially American, but their origins are actually German. In Milwaukee, Padma meets descendants of early German immigrants who hold onto their heritage by celebrating and reclaiming it.

Jun 18, 2020

Episode 3 - Don't Mind if I DosaE331m

Don't Mind if I Dosa

Padma asks family, friends and those she admires how they hold onto Indian culture and pass it to the next generation. In NYC, she cooks the dishes that remind her of her original home and tastes Indian foods near her current home.

Jun 18, 2020

Episode 4 - The Gullah WayE431m

The Gullah Way

The Gullah Geechee people of South Carolina are fighting to preserve the traditions passed down from their ancestors, West Africans forced into slavery. Padma catches and cracks crab with new friends and old, all working towards reclaiming their heritage.

Jun 18, 2020

Episode 5 - What Is Chop Suey Anyway?E531m

What Is Chop Suey Anyway?

Chinese food is one of the most popular cuisines in the U.S. but the flavors of a vast country have been simplified over time. In San Francisco, Padma explores how Chinese immigrants and Chinese-Americans are broadening our understanding of this cuisine

Jun 18, 2020

Episode 6 - Where the Kabob is HotE631m

Where the Kabob is Hot

Padma tastes her way through Los Angeles, sampling one of her favorite cuisines: Persian food. The community opens up about the misconceptions some Americans have about Iranians, one kabob at a time.

Jun 18, 2020

Episode 7 - The Original AmericansE731m

The Original Americans

What is the original American cuisine? Padma travels to Arizona to eat food that is indigenous to this land. She tries some surprising dishes and explores how Native Americans seek to reestablish a connection to the past in order to protect their future.

Jun 18, 2020

Episode 8 - Dancing in Little Lima!E831m

Dancing in Little Lima!

Peruvian cuisine hasn’t quite had its moment on the American food scene, but Padma knows the power of a great bowl of ceviche. She visits Paterson, New Jersey, a Peruvian enclave, for a deeper look at this vibrant culture.

Jun 18, 2020

Episode 9 - The Pad Thai GambleE931m

The Pad Thai Gamble

Las Vegas is home to one of the largest groups of Thai immigrants in the country, many of whom were women who came here after marrying American soldiers during the Vietnam War. Padma hears their stories over delicious food - Pad Thai is just the start.

Jun 18, 2020

Episode 10 - Zen and the Art of PokeE1031m

Zen and the Art of Poke

Padma dives into Japanese culture, ubiquitous in Honolulu, to understand just how far their cultural footprint reaches. She slings fish and rolls sushi where a century and a half ago Japanese immigrants first docked on Hawaii’s shores.

Jun 18, 2020

Actors

Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi

Self - Host

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