La Frontera with Pati Jinich

Ancient Seeds & Desert Ghosts

Pati travels along both sides of the Arizona-Sonora border through some of the most untouched places in North America. She hunts for an ancient chile, visits a ghost town, drops water for migrants, and more.

Ancient Seeds & Desert Ghosts

54m 19s

Pati travels along both sides of the Arizona-Sonora border through some of the most untouched places in North America. She hunts for an ancient chile, visits a ghost town, drops water for migrants, and more.

Previews + Extras

  • Beer Tasting at Borderlands Brewing: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Beer Tasting at Borderlands Brewing

    S2 E2 - 4m 11s

    Pati Jinich meets Ayla Kapahi, the first female head brewer in Arizona, to try some of the creative craft beers she’s brewing with local ingredients, like the Tohono O'odham 60-day corn, at Borderlands Brewing Co. in Tucson.

  • Fry Bread at San Xavier Mission: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fry Bread at San Xavier Mission

    S2 E2 - 3m 6s

    Pati Jinich is at the San Xavier Mission on the Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation to try the fry bread made by Telma Javier and her family at a stand right outside the church. Fry bread can be made savory or sweet and Pati gets a taste of both.

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