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# Lidia and Maxwell Mraz Make Lefse & Salted Eelpout Cakes
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/lidia-celebrates-america/extras/lidia-and-maxwell-mraz-make-lefse-salted-eelpout-cakes-rnwlo/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:52:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T08:47:57.000Z
- Description: In Minnesota, Lidia makes Lefse and Salted Eelpout Cakes with Chef Maxwell Mraz.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Lidia Celebrates America, #ZZZ_Show_73725357-5345-4d91-b1dc-7769ddf28616, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_e800a90f-cb27-4e7e-8428-ba1f5fbad839, #extra

To learn about Walker, MN and its traditions, Lidia visits local chef Maxwell Mraz. He shows Lidia how to prepare salted eelpout cakes. Eelpout is found in Minnesota’s lakes. They also make Lefse, a recipe from Max's Scandinavian grandmother. In her latest special A Heartland Holiday Feast, Lidia Bastianich travels cross-country meeting Americans with diverse heritages and culinary traditions.