America the Bountiful
Highlighting the culturally diverse stories and traditions hidden in rural and small-town America.
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Thu, 9/18 at 5:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create
Beef in Texas
Visiting a working wagyu beef cattle ranch; cooking traditional chili con carne; barbecue competition; making traditional barbacoa by cooking a whole cow head in an underground pit.
Sat, 9/20 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
Olives in California
How olives came to California; harvesting olives and making olive oil; how to cook a traditional Greek olive hand pie called eliopitakia.
Thu, 9/25 at 5:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create
Taro in Hawaii
The history of taro and how to harvest the roots and leaves; making hand-pounded poi; cooking lau lau for a family feast; sampling the taro-centric dessert called kulolo.
Thu, 10/2 at 5:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create
Crawfish in Louisiana
Regional traditions surrounding crawfish in Louisiana; the longest running crawfish festival in Louisiana; farming crawfish; making a Creole crawfish bisque.