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Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi

Cheers. Like Jessica's family,Soviet Jews fleeing persecution arrived and formed a...

PADMA: Cheers.
[glasses clinking] Like Jessica's family,
Soviet Jews fleeing persecution arrived and formed a community
in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach. But unlike the Catholic community
in Manhattan, they didn't often feel connected
to Ukrainian identity. Have any of those old feelings changed?

Full Transcript

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PADMA: Cheers. [glasses clinking]
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Like Jessica's family, Soviet Jews fleeing persecution
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arrived and formed a community in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach.
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But unlike the Catholic community in Manhattan,
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they didn't often feel connected to Ukrainian identity.
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Have any of those old feelings changed?
Duration
22 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:59
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
2
Episode
4
Genres
adventure, reality-tv
Production
Yokubô Production

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Movie Summary

Host Padma Lakshmi takes audiences on a journey across America, exploring the rich and diverse food culture of various immigrant groups, seeking out the people who have so heavily shaped what American food is today.
S02 • E03 MOHSIN KAZMI: And-- And the cool part is, with saag, - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:05
MOHSIN KAZMI: And-- And the cool part is, with saag,
S02 • E02 Or an Afghan American, I shall say. - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:04
Or an Afghan American, I shall say.
S02 • E03 So in Punjab, that would be spinach greens - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:05
So in Punjab, that would be spinach greens
S02 • E01 Well, both of us studied sociology. We were always talking about food. - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:05
Well, both of us studied sociology. We were always talking a...
S02 • E02 - My roots... is from Afghanistan. - Mm-hm. - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:04
- My roots... is from Afghanistan. - Mm-hm.
S02 • E01 It's not coming to Puerto Rico. We only produce 10, 15%. - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:05
It's not coming to Puerto Rico. We only produce 10, 15%...
S02 • E03 Exactly. Then we're using Kudzu kind of as a way to kind of bring awareness - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:08
Exactly. Then we're using Kudzu kind of as a way to kin...
S02 • E02 But now, if Afghanistan is not safe anymore, - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:09
But now, if Afghanistan is not safe anymore,
S02 • E03 PADMA: Where most people might see an invasive, annoying weed, - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:26
PADMA: Where most people might see an invasive, annoying wee...
S02 • E01 In that moment, we didn't know anything about farming. - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:05
In that moment, we didn't know anything about farming.
S02 • E02 - Mm-hm. - I'm trying to learn first, the language. - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:04
- Mm-hm. - I'm trying to learn first, the language.
S02 • E02 And I, I learn a little bit more about the cul-culture, about the people. - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:06
And I, I learn a little bit more about the cul-culture, abou...
S02 • E01 Anything at all. We just came here and started working. - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:04
Anything at all. We just came here and started working.
S02 • E02 I love the people here. Everyone I met, they are so beautiful. - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:05
I love the people here. Everyone I met, they are so beautifu...
S02 • E04 ♪ upbeat music playing ♪ - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:43
♪ upbeat music playing ♪
S02 • E01 We think now, in retrospect, it was a crazy decision. - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:16
We think now, in retrospect, it was a crazy decision.
S02 • E02 - I'm, I'm not sure about the future. - On behalf of American people, - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:35
- I'm, I'm not sure about the future. - On behalf ...
S02 • E03 PADMA: Sizzling, yummy, dangerous goodness! Yes! - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:06
PADMA: Sizzling, yummy, dangerous goodness! Yes!
S02 • E03 [muffled] Oh, my God. It's so good. [slurps] - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:07
[muffled] Oh, my God. It's so good. [slurps]
S02 • E03 PADMA: Appalachian food is like a potluck... - Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi 00:06
PADMA: Appalachian food is like a potluck...