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Taste the Nation Season 2 | Hulu

Producer, Story Producer - leading creative from development through post.

Primetime Emmy nominee - Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special 2023

Episode Synopsis: Padma gets to the heart (and stomach) of Puerto Rico's fight for independence by examining a surprisingly controversial topic: does ketchup belong on the beloved Puerto Rican dish pasteles?

ABOUT TASTE THE NATION WITH PADMA LAKSHMI: In Taste the Nation, award winning cookbook author, host and executive producer 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. From indigenous communities to recent immigrant arrivals, Padma breaks bread with Americans across the nation to uncover the roots and relationship between our food, our humanity and our history - ultimately revealing stories that challenge notions of identity, belonging, and what it means to be American.