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PATI'S MEXICAN TABLE: Pink

Engineer Felipe Perez takes Pati to the pink lakes where the salt is produced.
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Engineer Felipe Perez takes Pati to the pink lakes where the salt is produced.

Stream now with the PBS app / Watch Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

An ingredient Pati constantly uses is salt and Yucatán has one of the most unique salts. The Las Coloradas salt, which means blush red, gets its distinctive color from red algae. On this episode, engineer Felipe Perez takes Pati to the pink lakes where the salt is produced.

Down the road in Rio Lagartos, conservationist Diego Nuñez takes her to see another pink wonder, Mexico’s highest concentration of flamingos.
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Down the road in Rio Lagartos, conservationist Diego Nuñez takes her to see another pink wonder, Mexico’s highest concentration of flamingos.

Down the road in Rio Lagartos, conservationist Diego Nuñez takes her to see another pink wonder, Mexico’s highest concentration of flamingos.

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PATI'S MEXICAN TABLE: Pink

Recipes in Pati’s Kitchen:

Green Ceviche
Chunky Pepita and Coconut Rice
Pepita, Almond Habanero Pesto
Baked Fish with Pepita, Almond, and Habanero Pesto

Baked Fish with Pepita, Almond, and Habanero Pesto
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Baked Fish with Pepita, Almond, and Habanero Pesto

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