Lidia Celebrates America

The Blind Chef Searching for her Mother’s Recipes

Lidia is invited to the home of Christine Ha in Houston, TX, where they make Thit Kho, a braised pork belly dish together. Ha grew up eating Vietnamese food and took it for granted until she was 14 and her mother died. Teaching herself to cook, and then as an adult adjusting to vision loss, Ha set out to recreate her mother's dishes, using Vietnamese cookbooks and her father's memories.

The Blind Chef Searching for her Mother’s Recipes

3m 55s

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    Lidia Cooks Mussels Triestina

    S1 E3 - 9m 24s

    To accompany her latest special, Lidia also hosts a series of short cooking videos. Each reflects her beloved teaching style, mixed with a dash of storytelling. Today Lidia is in her kitchen making Mussels Triestina, a simple ten-minute dish that brings up memories of her childhood. Find out Lidia’s tricks of the trade for cooking mussels, things that give the dish her signature style.

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    Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors That Define Us

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    Making Eggs Jeannette with Jacques Pépin

    S1 E1 - 11m 28s

    To accompany her latest special, Lidia also hosts a series of short cooking videos. Each reflects her beloved teaching style, mixed with a dash of storytelling. In this one, Lidia has her friend, and celebrated chef, Jacques Pépin in the kitchen! Watch them reminisce as they whip up one of Jacques favorite family favorites, ‘Eggs Jeannette,’ a stuffed egg recipe which he named after his mother.

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