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The World in a Meatball

Season 11 Episode 1107 | 26m 46s

In Turkey, they have a meatball on a stick called simit kebabs. Sara travels to the farm of a Turkish cooking teacher to learn to make them along with pear salsa and quince liquor. In Catalonia, Sara joins local cook Juame Vidal to make meatball tapas with peas from his garden. Moroccan meatball tagine with couscous is achievable with a slow cooker, and master Michele Scicolone shows us how.

Aired: 10/04/22 | Expires: 09/01/27
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
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.
California recipes – sushi with Sacramento farmer, and shrimp tikka with a cookbook club.
Latin American chef Maricel Presilla shares her favorite dishes and cooking techniques.
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Speedy Pasta around the world – from a Florida tuna and caper pasta to Parmesan and Prosciutto.
Sara makes individual Lamb and Hummus Pita Pizzas on the Greek island of Lesvos.
Sara tries Puglian Mint Frittata and Arugula Salad from an Italian American home cook in Rome.
Fresh salmon coated with the Italian bread mixture, Muddica; Grilled on a cedar plank in Alaska.
Sara goes fishing on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, followed by a fish feast at a Sultans Palace.
A tapas tour of Barcelona winds through historic backstreets to an unmarked dive with a viral treat.
A hearty Turkish breakfast followed by Turkish Lamb Shanks and Ouzo at a country inn near Ephesus.
Sara joins local chef Christos Tyrantasyllopoulos to make three famous Greek dishes.
Sara and local chef Joan Abrams in Mallorca to cook over an open fire.
Fish is on the menu when Sara joins Greek Chef Maria Loi in a harbor near Athens