Appalachian Dishes That Shaped Chef Brock | Anthony Bourdain's The Mind of a Chef | Full Episode

Join Chef Sean Brock as he explores his roots and prepares a typical Appalachian dinner; his mom's chicken and dumplings. Explore some forgotten dishes like deep fried pokeweed, mixed pickles and Leather Britches -- a traditional way of preserving green beans. [Originally aired 2013]
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Narrated by Executive Producer Anthony Bourdain, The Mind of a Chef combines cooking, travel, history, humor, art and science into a cinematic journey, each episode capturing another glorious flicker from the mind of its subject and focusing on what it truly means to cook, think, create and live in the food-obsessed world that is The Mind of a Chef.

[@Syco108]

"Enjoying life is sitting on the porch." That's the dream

[@jaytucker4338]

I gotta get a rocking chair...oh, and a porch.

[@joymcguire]

loved this!

[@brianbenedict8374]

From the bare roots to the table, love this episode!!!! Old school will always thrive and live on!!!

[@RCaes]

Rewatching this makes me appreciate the editing so much. Stitching together Sean cooking with his mom with the discussion of Southern agriculture in the field was moving.

[@justsarah8577]

I am finally so glad to see someone frying dredging and frying spoke salad😢. I showed my my kids what my mother showed me and they were so amazed. The stalk of that can be dredged and flowered, fried like okra.

[@jred5153]

Just in case you don't have self rising flour: For every 1 cup (120g) Unbleached All-Purpose Flour add 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and a 1/4 teaspoon table/fine salt.

[@helenswan705]

A locally adapted variety of plant, veg, herb, is called a LANDRACE. At least here in UK. They are precious jewels. Local seed-swaps sometimes feature them.

[@peggymiller8684]

That's my food history for many generations. Hickory King was livestock feed but we preferred it to sweet corn. We ate poĺk and grits and loved it ❤❤

[@sallenvanscoyk4371]

I could listen to and walk with that farmer all day 😊

[@chadcload1349]

Love the music perfect Aesthetic

[@hamiltonkeener9078]

I’ve really enjoyed watching these episodes

[@jesserogers3192]

Great episode of a great series. I need to have some fried okra soon, it's been too long.

[@robylove9190]

Thanks!

[@michaelkreiss2141]

I’m so appreciative of work show thru these truths

[@leeblackburn6963]

So good to go back to being a kid I can smell everything they cooked

[@BrianPorter2Bs3Cs]

Family is from Grayson county, about 2 hours east of Wise, watching this brings back so many great memories!

[@artinfluence]

Poke salat is a green in the part of the south where I'm from. The south is not a monolith.

[@healer1964]

Wow, same way my mom taught me to make chicken and dumpiings (WV born and raised).

[@sweetjoroyster794]

EXCELLENT VIDEO!!!

[@ericthompson3982]

That's almost exactly how my grandmom taught me to make chicken and dumplings! Signed, an Appalachian boy.

[@terryrogers-kulick9499]

Great vlog Sean! Very interesting!

[@esumiwa5583]

This is really fascinating...and i would like to et all of it!

[@jasonmorgan7939]

Nothing better for breakfast than some country ham, red eye gravy, sorghum molasses and hot biscuits.

[@SB-000]

I like the drop dumplings.Will try frying okra like they do.I love okra in my vegetable type soup I make.

[@ZoKitchen]

looks delicious yes!!

[@JoeHasGotToGo]

DUKES mayonnaise baby!!!

[@ianferguson3998]

Currently having chicken and dumplings

[@audrab27]

Elvis has a song about polk salad Annie lol

[@user-lj7kp1ok9u]

And I'm from WV

[@johnnunez17]

❤️👍🏻

[@hannaquitorio4685]

❤

[@chriswilson5203]

You forgot the 5th ingredient , Her love put into it.

[@richardmassey1555]

An ingredient that can't be taught or bought.

[@dwaynesuggs5537]

No pbs

[@21seashells]

Hate the music in the background. It's distracting and ruins the show.

[@rachelstark2391]

🎶 Bourdain 🎶

[@BearMeat4Dinner]

Dang Nabbit BAU BAU! The Ho cakes ❤❤❤!!!