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Meet Aunt Leila at Oriental Mart

Season 2 Episode 1 | 1m 43s

"Tita" Leila, a leader in Seattle's Filipino food scene, shows Marcus the ropes at Oriental Mart, where she's worked for 37 years. Marcus describes the unique notes of sourness present in many Filipino dishes.

Extras
Marcus learns about the area's Portuguese, Brazilian, and Cape Verdean food traditions.
Marcus learns about the city’s long-standing Chinese community and their food traditions.
Discover the food and community in Houston's Nigerian and greater West African diaspora.
Marcus meets friends new and old, and learns more about the city’s Italian food scene.
Marcus learns how to make khash (cow-foot soup) from L.A. surfer and chef Ara Zada.
Chef Alan Ji prepares lobster ma pa tofu for Marcus at Las Vegas restaurant Mott 32.
Professor Emeritus Sue Fawn Chung discusses the origins of Chinese immigration to the U.S.
Michael and Fernando Benevides show off the bacalhau storeroom at Portugalia Marketplace.
Vincent, Joseph, and Vincent Termini Jr. have a family tradition: baking perfect cannoli.
Francis Cratil-Cretarola, owner of Le Virtù, remarks on Abruzzian immigration to the U.S.