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# Kissing the Fish
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/lidia-celebrates-america/extras/kissing-fish-no4icr/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:52:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T08:48:09.000Z
- Description: In Walker, MN, Lidia and her grandson Miles catch an eelpout...and kiss it for good luck!
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Lidia Celebrates America, #ZZZ_Show_73725357-5345-4d91-b1dc-7769ddf28616, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_c500e8b4-668f-4934-b087-e88865ed10d2, #extra

On the frozen Leech lake in Walker, MN, Lidia and her grandson Miles meet Jason Rylander, an expert eelpout fisherman. He helps them catch the elusive fish, and because it's an eelpout fishing tradition they each give the fish a kiss! In her latest special A Heartland Holiday Feast, Lidia Bastianich travels cross-country meeting Americans with diverse heritages and culinary traditions.