Pan Pals

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!

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!

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!

It’s a worldwide fact that soup is an undisputed comfort food. It’s like a hug in a bowl. In this episode, Nancy shares her recipe for a Dominican meat stew called Sancocho, while Hens gives her his recipe for a Dutch split pea soup called Snert. Watch them cook and see how a simple dish like soup can have so much variety!

What’s the best way to cook with chickpeas? This simple little legume is a staple in dishes all around the world. It can be transformed in so many ways and today, our guests Khadiga and Adeel are showing us their culture's best chickpea dishes! We’ll learn about Syrian Fattet Hummus, a creamy chickpea dip, and Pakistani Chana Chaat, a spiced chickpea street snack.

What’s your kid’s favorite dish? Getting together in the kitchen with our little ones creates some of our most cherished memories. Today, dads Christopher and Steve, are sharing the dishes their kids love the most. One is a West African staple, Jollof Rice, and the other is a South Korean comfort food, Kimchi Fried Rice. Watch our guests as they share their cultures with their kids through food.

This episode is for everyone out there with a sweet tooth. Today, we’re exploring the world of desserts through the eye of Jeanelle from the Philippines and Liam from the UK. In today’s episode, they’ll be making each others’ favorite cultural desserts, a Filipino sticky rice cake and a British classic, sticky toffee pudding. Save a little room for something sweet and see how they do!

Almost every culture around the world has their own version of a noodle dish. Noodles can be saucy or dry, rich or fresh, the list goes on and on! Today, our guests Mae and Zeeshan are swapping their recipes for Singapore Noodles, a Cantonese stir-fried noodle, and Khau-sa, Pakistani noodles in a yogurt gravy. This episode is bound to be a tasty one!

Every culture around the world has their own variation of a dumpling. From xiao long bao to ravioli, the global dumpling limit does not exist! Today we’ll be learning about Mongolian fried dumplings called Naadmiin Huushuur and Ashkenazi Jewish boiled dumplings called Kreplach. See how our guests put their dumpling-making skills to the test when they swap recipes!

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!