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# Yurok Secrets to Cooking the Perfect Pacific Eel
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/spirit-plate/episode/yurok-secrets-to-cooking-the-perfect-pacific-eel-7mlof3/
- Published: 2026-01-07T18:15:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-07T20:30:15.000Z
- Description: Chef Pyet DeSpain heads to Yurok Country along California’s wild North Coast.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Spirit Plate, Season 1, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_8e5b90b0-5432-47a7-9e65-0c0297b42ff5, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_8a61e81e-9308-45c2-86a8-8e8118b873e4, #v1.16

In this episode of SPIRIT PLATE, Chef Pyet DeSpain journeys to Northern California’s Yurok homelands, where she fishes for Pacific eel, visits a bustling farmers market, and cooks a coastal feast for Yurok families in a traditional seaside village.