Season 2, Episode 5: Preserve - Sean Brock
Mind of a Chef: Season 2 - Sean Brock & April Bloomfield
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23m
Sean often describes how his family ate growing up this way: “If we were eating, we were eating food from the garden or the basement–it’s a way of life.” In this episode, Sean shows us what it means to be eating from the basement by exploring and utilizing the preservation techniques that are critical components to southern culture: drying, salt curing, canning, and fermentation.
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