Pati Jinich on Food Culture at the Mexican Border

From a career as a political analyst to becoming a James Beard Award winner, Pati Jinich has brought her heritage to millions through a series of cookbooks and her Emmy-nominated PBS program Pati’s Mexican Table. On today’s episode of Homemade, host Sabrina Medora welcomes Pati to discuss La Frontera, a new PBS docu-series where she educates viewers on the many cultures, legends and food traditions that exist on the U.S./Mexico border, which go far beyond just Tex-Mex cuisine. She also shares which spices are most important to her cooking, some tips on how to best start cooking rich and unique Mexican food at home, and her adoration for the diverse nature of soup!

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