Amaranth and panko crispy chicken with dipping sauce; green beans with peanuts and chile de arbol; five-spice pecan plum empanadas; Sriracha mezcal cocktail. Latin-Asian fusion is hot right now, but Asian immigrants have been influencing traditional Mexican cuisine for centuries. Pati goes food shopping with her good friend chef Janet Yu and gets inspired to create a menu full of Asian-inspired Mexican meals.