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A Taste of Northern California

Season 8 Episode 808 | 26m 45s

California is farming country, and on this episode Sara visits a young farmer who documents his farming life on the vlog, ricefarmingtv.com. Sara then meets a local sushi chef and learns how to make a California roll, inside out cucumber rolls, and a totally unique sushi burger. In San Francisco, Sara cooks peppery vegetarian rice with wok specialist Grace Young.

Aired: 10/31/21
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
From Greek kitchens to Barcelona bars, discover iconic weeknight dishes locals crave.
Chicken or eggs? We love them both and Sara’s got some amazing recipes to make them shine.
Three cool recipes – seafood gazpacho, watermelon screwdrivers and steak salad.
Sara goes wild in Alaska with cedar planked salmon and foraged sea asparagus.
Sara makes spot prawn risotto in Vancouver and camarones enchilados in Miami.
Chinese food favorites – from Vancouver’s Chinatown. Plus, egg rolls at home.
Sara breaks down Italian favorites with new ingredients.
Fast and easy 6-ingredient meals.
Holiday baking – glazed pears with praline, sticky buns and chocolate cheesecake.
Sara travels to Turkey and Spain to learn new recipes for meatballs.
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A home cook joins Sara to make the local island favorites of Mauritius.
Sara explores the opportunities while roasting root vegetables on the weekend.
Tasty classics with a twist – a lighter Inside Out Eggplant parm Rollups with Ham and Egg Cups.
Speedy Pasta around the world – from a Florida tuna and caper pasta to Parmesan and Prosciutto.
A hearty Turkish breakfast followed by Turkish Lamb Shanks and Ouzo at a country inn near Ephesus.
Sara makes individual Lamb and Hummus Pita Pizzas on the Greek island of Lesvos.
Fresh salmon coated with the Italian bread mixture, Muddica; Grilled on a cedar plank in Alaska.
A tapas tour of Barcelona winds through historic backstreets to an unmarked dive with a viral treat.
Sara goes fishing on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, followed by a fish feast at a Sultans Palace.
Sara tries Puglian Mint Frittata and Arugula Salad from an Italian American home cook in Rome.