Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi

  • Premiered: Jun 2020
  • Episodes: 20
  • Followers: 41
  • Running
  • Hulu
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  • Adventure Food Reality

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Season 2
2x1
Ketchup or No Ketchup - Puerto Rico
Episode overview
Air date
May 05, 2023
Padma gets to the heart and stomach of Puerto Rico's fight for independence by examining a surprisingly controversial topic of whether ketchup belongs on the Puerto Rican dish pasteles.
2x2
From Kabul with Love - Washington, DC
Episode overview
Air date
May 05, 2023
On the heels of America's longest war coming to an end, Padma joins the Afghan American community in DC as they welcome new arrivals over feasts that remind them of the Afghanistan they left behind and what can be built anew.
2x3
Padma and the Beanstalk - Appalachia
Episode overview
Air date
May 05, 2023
Appalachia is reinventing itself through its most beloved resource, food; Padma eats her way through the Mountain South, unearthing the inventive recipes, humble ingredients and complex history.
2x4
The Borscht Identity - New York City, NY
Episode overview
Air date
May 05, 2023
Padma heads to New York's Brighton Beach and the East Village to learn why the debate over who really created borscht symbolizes a larger fight for Ukrainian identity.
2x5
Fufu for the Win - Houston, TX
Episode overview
Air date
May 05, 2023
Padma's spice metre is put to the test by comedian Yvonne Orji and others when she travels to Houston, home to the largest Nigerian population in the U.S., where she gets an insider experience of Nigerian food and pride.
2x6
Ube in the Bay - Daly City, CA
Episode overview
Air date
May 05, 2023
In South San Francisco, Padma enjoys Filipino food and discovers how the younger generation of Filipino Americans are the latest disruptors in the Bay Area.
2x7
Greeks on the Gulf - Tarpon Springs, FL
Episode overview
Air date
May 05, 2023
Padma eats her way through the seaside city of Tarpon Springs, FL; from sponge diving to Avgolemono, she takes a deep dive into the Greek time capsule that is Tarpon Springs.
2x8
On the Tip of My Kreung - Lowell, MA
Episode overview
Air date
May 05, 2023
In the symbolic heart of America's industrial past, Padma travels to Lowell, MA, and sees how Cambodian immigrants and their cooking have become the backbone of this New England town.
2x9
Halal from Dearborn - Dearborn, MI
Episode overview
Air date
May 05, 2023
Padma visits Dearborn, a.k.a the Arab American "bubble," during Ramadan; while diving into local eateries, Padma discovers the abundance of sweets, treats and savoury meats.
2x10 Season finale
Ciao New York - New York City, NY
Episode overview
Air date
May 05, 2023
Padma reminisces about her years in Italy, where she experienced the spirit of "la bella vita," the beautiful life; hungry for some life balance, she turns to her Italian American friends in NY to reveal their secrets, starting with pizza.

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