>> sanza: hey auntie, you know, i'm really keen on how you make that particular sauce. >> anthony: and they'll cook -- they'll show you. >> sanza: they're showing me stuff. i pick up. and i rush back to the shop and i try it out. i've got all the elements, you know. >> anthony: at his cook shop, he mixes recipes, ingredients, techniques and traditions as he sees fit. one reviewer described his style as gastronomic smuggling, moving people across borders with dishes that slyly partake of elsewhere. on today's menu -- >> sanza: i made this for you, this egusi and beef. a traditional nigerian dish. >> anthony: okay. >> sanza: they usually use a cow leg. >> anthony: beef stewed with melon and pumpkin seeds. there's futu, the ubiquitous cornmeal porridge, but made to a texture more crumbly than pap.