Pan Pals

Eggplant

Ever wonder how people around the world cook with eggplant? From Beryl’s Italian baked eggplant with tomatoes to Tiffany’s Vietnamese steamed eggplant with scallion oil, it’s a beautiful blank canvas that can be transformed in so many ways. In this episode, we’re celebrating the seemingly humble eggplant and all it can be!

Eggplant

10m 30s

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    Comfort Foods

    S2 E11 - 10m 47s

    Comfort food; we all have a dish in mind when this term comes up. It’s as much of a food as it is a feeling. Today, we’ll see Rosi and Dan learn about each other and their cultures by swapping comfort foods. Rosi shares her Ecuadorian Encocado, coconut and fish stew, while Dan shows her his Italian Fried Mozzarella. Let’s see how comfort food can vary around the world!

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    Snacks

    S2 E10 - 9m 19s

    Feeling snacky? Every country around the world has their own unique snacks. These fun little bites can really give so much insight into the life of a culture in a small package. Today, with the help of Irma and Josh, we’ll be learning about Puerto Rican Pastelitos de Guayaba, guava pastries, and Hawaiian Musubi, Spam Rice Balls, to see how cultures around the world do their takes on snacks!

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    Potato

    S2 E8 - 8m 54s

    It’s a fact of life, potatoes are a perfect food. Anyway you slice it (or fry it or mash it), potatoes are a universally beloved ingredient and a staple in cuisines all around the world. In today’s episode, we’ll see Brishti share Bengali Aloo Posto, potatoes and poppy seeds, with Vicken who’s given her his recipe for Armenian Sini Patates, pan potatoes with tomato gravy. Let’s get cooking!

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