Surviving Nepal!! Street Food, Tribes & Mad Honey!!

I have had

honey

many times. I have taken

honey

from a honey box. I have taken honey from a tree, but this is the hardest thing I have ever seen. Someone worked for dessert, not just for dessert, a dessert that gives you a little more. a little bustle Nepal our trip begins in the frenetic capital Kathmandu, once here, you will tour the cities enigmatic enclaves that will convince you that you have gone back in time endless temples ancient traditions religious relics at every step remind you of ancient times that still exist They cling to life most who come here are drawn to the Himalayas in the hope that these mountains don't heal their souls I came here for the

food

this is what ties the whole dish together right here raw blood is kind of of combining all the flavors it's the glue it's the binding agent it's the alcohol in the party oh, that's it for me okay, thanks Nepal is a country of about 30 million people, this narrow nation is caught between two superpowers with India at the top south and Tibet to the north, the Nepalese who like China or India more is like asking if you like your mom or dad oh wow this cuisine is a reflection of influences from their national dish dalbot that is eaten almost daily and always on hand oh my god this is the biggest butt I have ever seen for the country's iconic Momo.

It is inspired by Tibet, but it is a Nepalese version of dumplings stuffed with chicken or even better with buffalo. What do you think is perfect? Thank you very much Nepali. The cultures, people and

food

are as diverse as their geography, from the lowlands to the hills to the Himalayas, and I'm here to see it all. I slept in this jacket last night. How cold can it get? It could be around maybe -14, which in degrees Fahrenheit it is. he is really cold like low ranking Musa in his caste system slowly fading through the feelings of the old caste system still exist now his name means rat eaters and you will soon find out why I am buying a pig from this community for You can see how they prepare it, but they will also provide meat with one of their local delicacies, rat curry.

There are black people who love girls' red-dyed feet. You have to put some money when we get the Tikka. He's Vietnamese, okay? eh, and those who possess a culinary identity completely separate from the mainstream of Nepal, most dishes in Milwaukee always have hot oil added, it is considered that no one touches it now it is ready to eat, that is the Steak dish Largest tartare I have ever seen. life they don't have shoes they don't wear gloves they just have normal clothes some of them wear overalls of course they wear the bee hat but that's all the guru people hill

tribes

who risk their lives collecting rare hallucinogenic honey that could get you high or much worse?

How old were you when you first tried Mad Honey when he was like 25? How did he make you feel? Yes, you fell, yes, you couldn't walk, yes, for how long, pause. High in the mountains, more than ten thousand feet high, you'll find Pisong Village, where a fresh meat quickly turns into a steaming drink. They can gain access to different medicinal hops that can benefit you as it boosts your immune system. What about erectile dysfunction? that I need that and where the villagers turn deep red yak meat into five-star food oh, that's beautiful like a long sausage like a snake a series.

I am on a mission to experience the widespread wonder that is Nepal. It is like a ritual or a prayer that they have to do before slaughtering the animal now that it is finished we can take a sip and the slaughter can begin from your bustling capital how can you eat this? This is incredible, we should go for it, yes, okay, to its imposing mountain top. this is very difficult could you beat your husband maybe not in the end he may not find me but I will find good food it all starts here welcome to Kathmandu today we are in Nepal and this is Sarita I'm sorry yes, it's okay, I'm I'm very sorry, I I said wrong.

I thought I said this is the smallest commercial kitchen I've ever seen in a restaurant. You hear it with a handful of burners and then a lot of delicious food inside the condiments. The smells in here are crazy right now. she is preparing something called dalbot, more than just a national dish. Dalbot is a perfect way to recharge for a cold day in Nepal in its simplest form, you'll find curried rice and lentils, but the accompaniments can be almost endless here Sarita is cooking scrambled eggs. -fried vegetables with fenugreek seeds, onion and green chillies in a hot oily pan, then potato, turmeric powder, pumpkin beans, salt and a list of flavors, some Nepalese spices for some protein, we have chicken curry, starts with onion, green chillies, turmeric powder and bay leaves in hot oil, then the chicken was lightly cooked before seasoning it with ginger, garlic paste, cumin powder, coriander powder, salt, garam, salted tomato paste , cilantro and finally chives, she prepares her lamb.

Curry the same way, choose your protein. Plate, serve and eat, you have to use one hand to get real flavor I haven't washed my hand for three days, okay, no, that's not okay, okay, let's see what happens and notice that there is an emphasis on the rice, it's all about rice to make it easier for you eat more rice, you combine it with different types of vegetables, oh my god, this is the biggest butt I've ever seen, okay, here we go, have some of chutney with your fingers, it's a liquid, oh wow, it's very spicy and sour, everything else is very tasty a great mix of spices I have a big beautiful piece of lamb right here if you have a bone then you have to take it apart using your teeth never have this hand that's for something else that's for naughty time yes I really taste the turmeric The meats are so delicious the way they are cooked, the seasoning really penetrates the meat, you can feel it as you eat it, like the Masala was squeezing, try the London mmm, it's like split pea soup, no chunks. simply the very soft chicken is also very good more or less the same just a slightly different texture we have to do a manual review look at his hand that joins us today mangita I must say that we are more or less the same oh, I think I do better that you full- Part-time student and part-time eater showing off the best food your country has to offer.

The first time I tried Nepali food was in Texas in the US and it was delicious, but the thing is that the restaurant couldn't advertise that they had Nepali food. I had to announce that they had. Can you guess Indian food is correct? Because they would say it's quite similar, but also India is so big. People know better. How would you compare the food here to the food in India? It's totally different what separates Nepalese cuisine from its neighbors in the south is in the details, we don't use a lot of butter again yes, and the herbs and spices are also different from there, the way they cook, the time and the Masala we use here, did you just make my yes? not eating fast enough stole my food people here prefer rice while indians use a lot of flatbread.

There are also dishes that set Nepal apart from anywhere else for breakfast, we have donuts and tea, yes that's something different and then for lunch we usually eat Momos. Quickly, when we are hungry, we will find all the other Momo stores behind every corner. Mo means Steam and Momo is what this theme is called. Nepalese dumpler, an iconic dish enjoyed by all strata of the population we have reached, the very relaxed Momo's. room, do we overload the generator? Oh, electricity could yes, yes, how often does that happen? Expected daily power outages are not uncommon here in the capital due to decades-old infrastructure continually trying to catch up with demand at times.

Power outages can last half a century. day, but you will still hardly see people turning back, whether it is light or not, there is work to be done, we have someone here unrolling the wrapping, the wrapping is simply made of flour and water, this is a fascinating rolling pin, can I see this very fast? Can I take a look at this? I'm not sure if it's from the Rolling Pin store or if it was just reused very heavy, you just need one roll and then you have it flat and ready to go, is it perfect? right Blended onions Ginger paste Salsa Turmeric powder Nepalese pork Plum Sesame seeds and protein, whether it's ground chicken or ground buffalo, each dumpling they have here is a little different in shape, these ones with the Buffalo are a little more circular and then a little twisted on top are the ones filled with chicken they are more of a half moon shape mine looks more like a jalapeño popper it is beautiful they are literally making hundreds I guess thousands because they sit at this table for hours making these put on the trays and the trays go to a waiting room so they are ready to go to the steamer hello hello when I think this type of dumpling reminds me of East Asia, we have something here that feels like the structure of an East Asian food mixed with the South Asian spices yeah we just eat them like that no you have to have the soup oh my gosh you smother it this is made with sesame seeds and then spicy plum , so it's sour, salty, now you take the hot sauce, sorry, I just like it right away. salivating, my mouth is watering, it has so much sauce, let's get it, have more soup, oh yes, the soup is so amazing, it's so peanutty that you can also taste the sesame seeds in there.

You'll see a lot of people come here and just order. a bowl of momo and drink it well. Very rich, delicious and full of spices, but it is a great combination, the wrapper of this dumpling is very chewy, but then there is like a big piece of fatty meat inside, like a small meatball buffalo. Quite common protein, yes, in this Hindu-majority country you won't find many beef options, according to the Hindu faith, cows should be revered, but buffaloes are easy prey and their meat is almost indistinguishable from the usual oxbeak. We have anything, anything, and then they have a buff addition to those dishes.

People here also love the two Momos much more than anyone else here, so who is the chicken for? There is a part of the population that does not. eat buff because Buffalo is the god, but Hindus believe that Buffalo also disappeared. Yeah, I've never heard that before. The chicken is good too, but I have to say that if I had to choose a Buffalo all day, man, I'm confused, it's like 3:30 p.m. this place is full yes, this is a snack it's this dinner what's going on here this is a snack people take snack time and you mean it very seriously yes, the so-called laughter is not the typical midday snack in fact, It's a pretty brilliant affordable culinary innovation.

Hot and spicy cold noodles that will satisfy even the hardest-to-pin-down craving and you can find it here at Kawa karpo Noodle Factory. This dish originates from Tibet itself, so it is made with all-purpose flour and they put a lot of water in it. there and they keep kneading so they start and the gluten separates the starch part is the Steam and you get this gelatinous thing where the flavor comes from at first it takes the pancake type structure on the plate and then you put a lot of chili oil , salt and monosodium glutamate, after that you put the gluten part of the all-purpose flour and then you can put peanuts or raw noodles, try it, regards, oh yes, the first thing I think of is overwhelmingly salty.

I don't know if it is monosodium glutamate salt. or what, but that's a lot of salt, the textures are amazing, they remind me of a bonfire, like a big flat Vietnamese noodle, so it has a similar texture to that, but inside you have all these cool crunchy bits, that piece was better, I think. My first piece was just loaded with salt. It seems like a combination of Tibetan techniques with some local flavor not so different from Momo. Yes, there are many Tibetan restaurants in Kathmandu, so Tibetan restaurants are usually found around the stupa for decades. Nepal was the main station of an underground railway that offered refuge to Tibetans fleeing the Chinese when their lands were invaded.

The owner here is Tibetan. Yes, she can tell when you see the image she posted there. Yes, Hindus and Buddhists people get along well, yes, we don't care about all this religion and we don't separate people because the newly arrived immigrants brought with them the recipes that enrich the food scene of Nepal D these days. Nepalese cuisine has been greatly influenced by the different flavors and recipes of Tibet. like our next dish of Tupac Tibetan noodles, but even tastier and much spicier right now we are in a kitchen that is basically your own little noodle factory, here they are making everything from taking flour, eggs and water and make the dough by kneading the noodles and then cutting them into the noodles you see here, she's hanging the noodles right now.

Can I have them? Yes, thanks. Check out these noodles. You know, they don't look like a lot of the noodles thatI see in Southeast Asia, they are. more rice based, these are flower based noodles but with a lot of eggs inside, but they are not egg noodles yet, these are Tibetan noodles, cook the wheat noodles al dente, then assemble but do not season the noodles, season the dish first with green onions a mixture of MSG salt and chili powder, then Jaja, a traditional Tibetan black bean sauce, add garlic paste, noodles, vegetables, and finally fill it with minced buffalo meat, this is enough for a family little girl, take this chili oil, put it in as much as you want, but they already put spices in the bottom right, that's not enough, okay, I'm doing what you're doing, okay, I'll pay for it later, okay, yes, they are very interesting because they have a lot of body, oh yes, this is it.

Awesome, can you taste the noodles literally very fresh, yes, super slippery, they just slide down your throat, it's almost like oily, slightly oily, it's powerful, otherwise it's super tasty. You can try the meat of the buffalo and then everyone from time to time you find a vegetable and you put it to the side and then you continue eating no I like it this was amazing super filling from here we have one last location that you might be familiar with. with the concept of slow and low southern barbecue, well this is not bad here at Young taru sekawa Corner they have brought the concept of fast and explosive where protein means a burning hell, okay guys check it out.

Welcome to our final location and The Coolest Grilling Gadget I've Ever Seen. This thing is like a meat filer. It's basically a huge fire pit that they've built around the meat and inside, oh my god, it's burning my legs. There are four shelves. and slide the meat into this innovative barbecue technology actually goes back a long time, the restaurant owner was inspired by the fire-grilling techniques of the Limbu people, a native ethnic group in Nepal, so whatever That means roasting, they close the door like that when it's ready. They open it and they take out the meat drawer and they're seeing what it looks like, they shake it out it was this Buffalo lamb pretty close there's chicken there's lamb there's pork but they really specialize in pork that's what we're going to order today pork chicken Well, fantastic, it's marinated with garlic, ginger, cardamom, lime, cloves, salt, and red pepper, then grilled with bursts of intense flame that caramelize the exterior of the meat.

The Meat Master shuffles and moves the shelves of meat almost constantly until they are ready, boom, how? I'm doing very well I like this place, it's good, good vibe, this is a corner of redwoods, people come here, they have the sequad in English, it's called barbecue. I thought I was just going to eat pork, but then I bought everything, we have chicken wings, we have chicken gizzards. we have pork here, we have lamb, we have buff beef, yes that's what people eat pork here, yes this is a surprise to me. I know India is a Hindu country, but they largely don't eat pork there, do you have any?

I have no idea why I have no idea about that either, but you guys are still here, so I appreciate you letting me give a quick talk about foreign support. I think we should try some chicken gizzards first. You should take this and wet it too. If you like it, try the kiss. from the flame it's like perfectly roasted on the fire what kind of chutney is this is a tomato chutney that goes very well with roasted meats here yes, that's pork belly, you can see the pork skin, the fat, the protein, everything together oh no, I have eaten pork belly in many different countries, but never like this.

The spices, the seasonings that they put there with that fire roasting technique. It's a completely different flavor experience. It's juicy. It has a good bite. It's not crispy. It's more like. dense and chewy in a good way yes omg and the fat section really explodes with flavour, it's interesting it's as good as our last noodle meal but I don't need anything to balance it out well maybe in the meantime we have this here . What I'm seeing is that you use French fries and then the onion Tomatoes, golden potatoes and chickpeas and then peanuts, which is a lot of vegetables and they squeeze lemon into it to make it sour, spicy, salty, are you hiding meat in your cheek?

Right now, yeah, hahaha, it's a great match for all this meat, although it's still spicy, most dishes are spicy, you know, it's not that it's too spicy, it's like it has a lot of spices and just I need to build my tolerance again. Aside from the obviously delicious pork they also have amazing lamb, it's perfectly cooked, a little smoky, juicy and boneless, it's very convenient, this is Buffalo, if you like it without sauce mmm, it's already so seasoned. People here love the flavor so much that even though there is so much there are already a lot of spices here.

They say I need more spices. I want to ask you if you would like more people to know about Nepal. Yes, obviously, because I don't think Nepal has as much exposure as the other countries, while Nepal has a lot. so much food and cultures to offer you have to come here to know what I'm talking about DePaul has been on my radar for a long time many people have commented on my video saying I have to come here, I have to see For my part, I didn't know exactly what wait for the food. I tried some Nepalese food in Texas, but today changed all the preconceived notions I had.

It opened my mind to a completely new experience. There are similarities with other countries. but Nepali food definitely has an identity of its own, yes, the foreigner is home to over 1 million Nawari, a native people of the Kathmandu Valley in the Nuwari tradition. Girls, often under the age of five, are elevated to goddess status and then worshiped for their special powers. Everyone soon finds out. I was told Kumari can't walk why now I'm on a mission to experience unique Nuari food, often unexpected, it's like a food to drink, it's food and liquor, they go well together, I'm going along with the liquor too and I'll find out if being treated like a goddess at five years old could damage you for life I was a commodity for almost 10 years I think it was life of a princess I always say that and then once it's all over how do you adapt to that, hidden behind this humble façade are some of the most beloved Noir dishes in the city.

I'm excited to be here it's cold but this food is very hot here you were born Celeste presents some of her favorites, which one should we start with? with I would say with tatamari they actually also call it nawari pizza, which is a good way to sell it to Westerners, yes, mustard oil and dough spread on a flat pan to form the base of this Noir Pizza, carrots, cucumber, Garlic, cloves, tomato, coriander leaves, peas and an egg create the vibrant themes. Elevate the flavor with salt, pepper, sesame and cumin powder, then close the lid and let the heat finish the job.

What I do? It is very tight. I have to eat to the inside because that's where all the flavors are. best, so interesting and so thick and ready, very dense, a perfect breakfast because it's very Carby, but there's still an egg in the middle, super tasty, it's hot and there's a lot of cumin in here too. Black cuisine developed for centuries between the new Kathmandu Wars, it is not Nepalese, it is not Indian, it is something unique, we do not add many spices, always with red chilies, cumin, but it gives you the right touch, the right amount.

I would say this is our favorite. We all love Bara Bara. The kick starts with mustard. oil glaze in a pan then the lentil dough is spread like a pancake the chef covers it with an egg, garlic, tomato, a handful of spring onions, cilantro and a pinch of cumin powder, he puts a lot of sauce, it is a completely different from the other, it is crispy. almost done a little thanks to those dollars a different kind of texture but very nice and that sauce is nice and tastes a little spicy a lot of egg too oh that's a good breakfast.

I am here with you today because I want to learn. More about the Nawari people, most blacks can be classified as Hindus and Buddhists, as many of their practices clash. The strangest ritual of all can be found here in the city of Patan. My understanding of Hinduism is that there are thousands or even millions, yes. Yes, and when I think of a God, I think of something abstract, something that could perhaps be represented in a photo or a statue, but today we are going to meet a God. Yes, Kumari, the living goddess, is a girl worshiped by Hindus and Buddhists.

In the belief that she is the reincarnation of Taleju, the patron goddess of the town of Newark, today in her honor we will sacrifice an entire buffalo for a community. A banquet that you are not allowed to attend. I'll find out why soon we'll complete breakfast. come here a very local slaughterhouse on one side they have the waiting area where they have several live buffaloes when the time comes they take one at a time to this room using the traditional method the butcher covers the eyes of the buffalo before giving it a final blow sending his Spirit to the Gods I don't think I have ever been in a place where people eat as much buffalo as they do here, that of course is because there is a large Hindu population here in the Hindu religion the cow is revered but here with the Buffalo it is The Game about the slaughter of buffaloes occurs throughout the year in the new Wars.

Many religious ceremonies, at least 100 recipes, use the animal's flesh, entrails, brain, eyes, blood and tongue. The slaughterhouse, pop cuts are sent to a community kitchen here and will be turned into a sumptuous meal under the Look at these women's selection. I can taste the first bites. It's the biggest plate of Steak Tartar I've ever seen. This is called Kachilla. Kochi beef is raw, so I have eaten Steak Tartar many times. I have had it especially in Japan, they cut it with the knife and here it has been simply processed through a meat processor. You know, if there was any bacteria in there, it would just mix in and touch all the meat everywhere, I'm sure. okay, it's ground buffalo meat mixed with salt, garlic, cumin seeds, red chili powder and fenugreek seeds.

Finish this raw meat dish with a little hot turmeric oil and garnish with spring onions. I want to see how big you take. I have to measure me, I love it, so I'm going to take a big piece. Oh, it feels a little warm, it's probably from the hot oil, but again, it's not cooked, no, it feels rubbery. I've tried it because it's finely ground so it's very smooth, almost like a meat paste rather than minced meat, but the flavors are very pleasant. I ate something similar when I was in Istanbul, but literally half of the meat was spices, but here there is 95 of meat and only a little bit of spice which is chili powder.

I know the hell, it's also a little oily so it slides down in a moment. We are about to meet the Kumari before we go there. I want to know what are the basic rules that the Kumari tradition believes in. started about 300 years ago by the last king Mala of Nepal, when you get there you are not supposed to go back, so if you want to go out, you just have to take a step back, walk backwards, yes, if you want to give a photo of her and you can't use your meat, can I talk to her?

Yes, but she didn't answer. Most of the women in my life today, there are only 10 specially qualified Kumaris in the Kathmandu Valley, among them this eight-year-old girl sitting. On a throne within this Temple of Baton within the most visited Buddhist monastery of Baton we find the Kumari carried and placed on a throne by her father. As celestion I get on my knees we spontaneously enter into a Puja, a ritual to worship the living goddess, ringing the bells. Charmers are powerful tools in a Pooja that are used to dispel negative forces and invite the Divine to sprinkle rice three times on your feet in Hinduism.

Rice grains have great spiritual significance, so you should offer the dish to the Kumari, while flowers often signify good health, wealth and prosperity in Hinduism. The red cloth represents Purity. You may like this. lit using a ghee lamp symbolizing the victory of knowledge over ignorance the Puja ends with the living goddess granting us her blessing with a Tikka placed on the forehead hello hello thank you for having us here it is a very exciting and interesting place for me. I have many questions. How old was her daughter when she became a Kumari? Nihira is Niraj's daughter and Mohini is five years old.

She was elected Kumari of Patan city in 2018. How does that process work to become a Kumari? The living goddess of government is beyond anyone and she only gives her children only girls from certain families. They can be Kumaris. Here it has to be that specific castrated. Kumari's selection process is intense. Buddhist priests choose girls with A's. Aesthetically, she must not have lost any teeth or shed a single drop of blood before. How did you feel when you found out that your daughter was going to be the Kumari? We are also worried that we are a beast, we are just not a living goddess, father and mother, we are the priest Niraj and Mohini had to leave their jobs and move to this temple.

Now her daily life is dedicated to caring forKumari, perform several pujas in his honor and welcome the believers to this room where he cannot go outside of his daily life. -Daily life is everything in this house, the living goddess only leaves her temple for religious festivals, at which time she will travel in the arms of her parents. Why can't she walk outside of it since she is considered a blood god? She's not supposed to lose any fluids. If she walks around, if she gets hurt, she loses blood. So at what age does she stop being a Kumari when she gets her period?

Yes, do you think that a girl becomes a goddess, she is worshiped for many years and then she becomes a normal person again? Do you think it would be a difficult transition for a boy to a girl? Perhaps only a former Kumari could answer that question. Unfortunately, I will soon meet someone who will join us for lunch if there are times when you just want it to end. either you didn't understand or you lost your patience in the meantime, we have a village to feed, the kitchen is almost finished soon, we are going to share everything with the community here, but there are a couple of things that are in short supply, specifically the brain. a lot of bad people, just a little bit of brain like a bodybuilder, the precious buffalo brain is boiled in portions, given a generous helping of mustard oil, then turmeric, then pieces of brain descend into the golden liquid and are fried to a crisp, oh, that's a big chunk. the inside looks a little creamy and moist and the outside is a little crunchy it doesn't have a strong flavor it just tastes like a little salt is there a lot of seasoning here just salt and cumin powder but I like it it's a fun preparation because it's just different from the sticky brains which is what I've eaten many times in Southeast Asia this has a certain texture it's like eating potato chips I wish I had them all as potato chips I don't know why I said that next on the menu Buffalo stir fry blood, you know what I know obtained when blood mixes with the brain?

It's not really a stroke, yes, black people usually filter the blood using the pieces that haven't clotted, the remaining portion is called white blood, you may know it as plasma, red blood. It is drier, that is why we do not prefer red blood, it is mixed with turmeric, ginger and garlic. Pour the blood mixture into a wok with mustard oil and stir until it solidifies into crumbly blood. It almost tastes like ground beef or you. I know maybe ground buffalo, but you also get the flavor of ginger and garlic. This is very strange, but with the cumin here and the fact that it tastes a little like meat, it would be great inside a taco, which is not what I expected. not at all when I saw a blood crumble I thought it was going to be much more irony not irony at all oh that's so good so we just came back from meeting the Kumari this was an interesting experience A little strange to me I've never seen anything I like it and I'm trying to understand you, how old were you the first time you saw a Kumari?

I think I was like five and six. It was during a festival. She is there. She blesses people. The Kumaris have a crucial spiritual role, not only. In the Nuwari society, but throughout Nepal, even the Nepali royal members and leaders of the country come to receive blessings from the living goddess, people have faith that if they worship her, things will get better sometimes, instead of going to hospitals, we are going to do a Puja which is a right of offering, it is considered to have powers to heal, but unfortunately it does not have the power of agency.

Is it possible for such a young girl to understand what is being asked of her, or does such an obligation create long-term harm in finding out? I am sitting with Chanira, an ancient living goddess who reigned for 10 years. Thank you for joining us. Are you hungry? No, oh God, we have a feast. What do we do? Noir holiday gatherings like this mean lining up with ropes where people wait patiently to be served I've heard you don't really eat outside, that's true, yeah, why? Because I am an ancient living goddess and as a goddess, I had some strict rules and regulations that do not allow me to share food with others, so I am a little used to the same rituals.

Does that mean you have never been to a restaurant? No, I have gone to restaurants with my close friends but I don't share food in one place. See how he subtly lets me know we are? No, close friends, no, I'm just kidding, can I eat this? Yes, yes, please, you won't be jealous or walking into this festive buffalo meat meal, but instead of charcoal or a gas stove, tradition here means lighting a pile of tangled hay. once finished, it is cut to the right size and then flavored with chili powder, turmeric powder, ginger and garlic, finally a touch of mustard oil and spring onions, do you want some, yes, because if I am the only one eating, that it's going to get really awkward, I mean the best pieces, oh.

That's really good. Similar flavors to other things we've eaten today, but a completely different cut of meat, full of protein, not much fat but excellent texture. It's spicy. Yes, why people didn't like cakes with a lot of oily things. This is one of the very common and popular and one of the most delicious dishes in the world. It's called beaten rice. What does this rice have to deserve being beaten? He must have done something wrong. No, what do I mean, how do they do it? beaten rice. grains of rice that are steam roasted and pounded until they're flat, take some beaten rice, put a piece of this in and then I'll talk about the texture, yes, the flavor of the meat, but the intensity of the beaten rice, that's a lovely, do you know what this is?

This one is called shapu mitsa, which means bone marrow and mitcha means pocket. This is a tedious but underrated black creation. Each buffalo casing is filled with a bone marrow cocoon and tied with thread. The juicy pieces of meat are fried in a beloved mixture of mustard oil and turmeric powder. Wow, it's very delicious, super, super delicious. I mean, the stomach is already very fatty, but then a lot of fat comes out. I mean, bone marrow. I need beaten rice. It's so fascinating that they take the time to use a stomach as a little pocket and I've seen other cultures do that where they take something and put it all over the stomach, but here they've made little pockets out of different parts of the stomach. the stomach filled it with that bone marrow very intense i like it a lot is this the type of food you had while growing up yes, being a new article you grow with all these foods chanira now 27 was named as the living goddess of the staff from to the age five, did you even know what that meant at that age?

Oh no, I was very young that day, so only later did I realize that I was a special person to the society, like all the Kumaris. Her childhood spent confined inside the temple feels like a heavy duty, like an obligation that can take some time for a small child to get used to, there were times when you just wanted to finish or you didn't understand or you lost your patience, actually. No, I really enjoyed what I did. What was she doing? You see people as a means of communication, they tend to show that Kumaris do not have a social life as if they are locked within four walls, they cannot show their emotions, they are deprived of education and all basic rights.

I think the Kumaris now. They really are, you know, modern as in the morning, they have a duty to fulfill it like a rich world, but when she leaves that room, she can laugh, she can play and she can also be educated if she wants to learn music, technology, everything is . They brought it to her house for her, so I think it was the life of a princess. I always say that everyone treats you like a goddess, so they don't know, they scold you, they try to be foreigners, no, they need to treat me like a goddess.

I'm not like her daughter and then once it's all over, how do you adjust to that? The adaptation was a little difficult because for 10 years I had a kind of lifestyle being a goddess, but the next day you have to act normal and not I don't know what great normality is. I had to start everything from the beginning. You know, walking down the

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s haggling in a store. Everything was a little difficult in the first months of transition, but there are also good parts that Kumari's life taught. As a Kumari, I received individual tutoring from a private teacher who focused all her attention on me, so I could excel academically, you know, and that has made me even stronger to adapt to the modern world.

Do you think you had done it? special parents, special teachers or do you think you had a typical Kumari experience similar to the other Kamari girls, yes, similar to other kumaris. Would you like this tradition to go far in the future? The Kumari culture is unique in our country, since it is the center. of faith for so many people here, so yes, definitely, thanks to the foreigners. Next you will discover two

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that reside in the lowlands of Nepal, the Taru and the Musa, also known as the rat eaters. Both tribes participate in rural cuisine like you've never seen before.

Before this was an ancient cooking technique, the whole bird was inside that big lump of mud, but unfortunately they also used to be low-ranking members of South Asia's cruel Hindu caste system, literally a high-status person. could not even touch a lower class person in 1951. That caste system was banned in Nepal, but a structure that existed for hundreds of years does not fade overnight through the feelings of the old caste system that still exist. Now they feel we are still very low cost. I feel untouchable today. I am immersed. Myself into the traditional diet and lifestyle of those living deep in the countryside of Nepal.

I have tried many types of curries, mainly lamb or chicken. It will definitely be my first time having a rat curry and it all starts here with breakfast prepared in taru style. Residing deep in the lowlands of Nepal, the taru diet is determined by the natural gifts offered by the high grasslands of the Saul Forest and clay-rich swamps. Gifts like these snails. Cloves freshly plucked from the river in a pan with seasonal mustard oil. with turmeric powder chilli powder cumin powder ginger and garlic add water and let it simmer into a curry this is a part of today's balanced breakfast Namaste Namaste oh don't do the hands Namaste okay come on I want everything the namaste Haru completely born will be my linguistic bridge today in front of us, the king and queen of this castle Shankar and kuri, let's talk about all the food that is here right now, first of all, this is fish.

Charlie fish, commonly found in Nepalese cuisine, is marinated with turmeric powder and roasted. until they dry out, this is more calcium, this is more vitamins and they can sleep together all night, all night, three and four times, this guy is wild next. Mash the fish and season with ground chili, garlic, cumin seeds, salt, chili powder. and mustard oil protein chunks aren't complete without a huge scoop of carbs. Steamed sticky rice is shaped into a spherical shape and then wrapped inside banana leaves. Bake these rice balls by hiding them under smoldering ash by the fire, oh that's great of course, so it's kind of like cooked on the outside like you've created a husk around the rice and then it's nice and steamy on the inside.

This thing looks amazing, so you soak it in that snail broth. Oh, he feeds his wife. I thought you were going to feed me. the rice is incredibly crispy on the outside like sticky rice and then it's kind of like normal rice on the inside, she says, have some fish and then the rice just absorbs this beautiful snail broth with a ton of spices, it's so delicious, those are snail meat juice. Like wow, that was some serious sucking, okay, that was close, I almost died, these snails are delicious. I have eaten snails mainly in Southeast Asia or Vietnam, so it is the first time I eat snails with South Asian spices, it is spicy, I have turmeric taste. a real snail curry, this is very very unique, how often do you eat it during monsoon?

They get it almost every other day, but it's winter now and I had to discover each time that Nepal's lowlands cover less than 20 percent of the country's entire land. area where the Taru people have been living here for centuries. Have you ever been to Kathmandu? You've been once. From Kathmandu, yes, totally different. Today there are more than 1.7 million tarou in Nepal. As I understand it, the old caste system was sometimes classified according to the job that people traditionally had what is the job of the Tauru mustard people and we, the family of the people, if they have enough, they can browse the market, what?

Do you have any animals that you raise yourself? The buffalo and the goat search and the pigeons, here the cattle are reserved for plowing and working in the field due to religious reasons, many do not even take pork into consideration, so birds such as chickens, ducks and pigeons are rare for meat. Shankar is treating me to a special pigeon recipe, you don't need any tools, you don't need a grill, you don't need knives, they didn't even gut the birds, but firstwe must get our hands on some birds. Just because you have a bunch of birds in a giant aviary doesn't mean they're easy to catch.

I will listen to it climb and I think it is practically impossible to catch an adult bird with your bare hands. He is looking into the small holes of the birds. This is a gigantic birdhouse. I have never seen a birdhouse so big, it is bigger than in my childhood. room approval has found something oh they are like little teenagers The birds are these babies yes they were so close I am so sorry I have had pigeons many times before. I have never had this young pigeon, they never eat the adults and I guess it is almost the same idea as chicken eggs, like not killing the chicken because then you stop getting the chicken eggs, you don't get the adults because then you stop eating their babies, yes, without a pot, without a pan, the clay is the only container necessary.

To cook these pigeons, if that wasn't wild enough, these birds are not gutted or feathered, but rather cooked whole, simply gather large globs of thick mud around the pigeon until it is completely covered, place the pigeon over the fire and wait. here is one of the best preparations for poultry I have ever seen, the whole bird is inside that big piece of mud and they are cooking in here right now under all this oh my goodness oh oh this stopped cooking, it stopped cooking cook, okay, they're back, these need to cook for about an hour here so when we take them out I think it's going to be very difficult.

I'm really curious how this will work because the internal organs, the guts, are still there, we'll see feathers. We're going to look at the skin, what parts we eat, what we don't eat, we'll find out very soon by using leaves instead of kitchen gloves. Shankar removes the clay egg from the fire and then throws it on the ground to break it. The open feathers are removed and thrown back into the fire. The meat is washed, cut and seasoned with a mixture of garlic, chili, ginger, turmeric, mustard oil and cumin seeds. Namaste again, when was the last time you had this recently?

It looks like you haven't eaten it. as something you could only have for special occasions because it is a delicate process to get to this point first the pigeon must lay an egg it has to sit on the egg the egg must hatch the pigeon has to go catch insects and things for the bird to eat the bird after a series of days grows until the day it is about to fly and take off and be free and then you grab it and cook it in some mud, oh yes, it is very delicious a little spicy to accompany this delicacy similar to the dove. the

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i version of vodka, yes, and the spices came true. the meat is so soft it's very tender when you look at that mud how do you know when the bird is done cooking? rather it is hot it means that the clay is cooked it will definitely be inside part of the cookbook a pigeon breast is so good that it is a a small bite of meat but very delicious oh, it's spicy, wait, how good.

I want to change the topic a little. I have traveled a lot in South Asia and been to many Hindu communities, but I have never talked about it. the caste system the caste system is or was a cruel form of social stratification based largely on occupation and status Nepal was influenced by the Hindu caste system which originated in India over 3000 years ago and divided society into four main groups: priests and teachers, aristocracy and warriors, merchants. and the landlords and the peasants and the servant class, you were born into your cast and there was no way out of it as farmers, the Taru people mostly come from the fourth or lower cast, for you, does the caste system still exist in the countryside?

The caste system has been abolished for more than 70 years, its remains still persisting in the form of surnames. Now I will meet the people who still carry the musahar name. Their name literally means rat eaters or mouse eaters. Join them for a meal that most Nepalese could not stomach. There is a small piece of boneless meat. Do you want to try it? From the Taru house we have come here a small community of Musaha people in the gesture of Goodwill I have given to the people of pain to be cooked using vocal recipes and sharing them with the community with the swing of an axe, the pig is quickly sent to hot water and the clean space for the noodles becomes an outdoor kitchen as everyone contributes to the party of the day.

Here is a large group of people in a kind of In a small area you can already see the house, the living conditions are very different from where we just arrived. These houses were given to them by local communities, by foreign donors, by people who tried to help them. Once cleaned, the pork is rubbed with turmeric powder and limestone then divided into portions for further cooking. There is a very different culture here and a very different food, so today I will buy a pig for this community so I can see how they prepare it, but they are also going to provide meat with one of their local delicacy you guessed it Namaste, it is a pleasure to be here in mussahar village, can you tell me again what the word Musa means?

Musa is Miss Rat Musa is how people do it, the feelings of the old delivery system still exist now, yes. they still feel that we are very low cost, we feel like untouchables Untouchables was the label applied to Dalits, people who ranked below the lowest cast of Hindus, people like the horse Musa, often impoverished and without food, the Musa Hearts They turned to any available nutrient source, including today's rodents. we're going to go out we're going to find some rats and we're going to bring them back here and hopefully we're going to cook them and test them so here you have a trap so you fold the door back and put it on a hinge if the mouse or The rat tries to get in to grab the food arm, release the door and the rat gets trapped inside Now it's time to see the traps in action.

I'm here right now with Bill Janna oh wow, he added more names right? Now he's setting a bunch of new traps and going through old traps and we just ran into a rat, oh this is a little creature you know, it's hard to tell if it's a mouse or a rat, but I think it might be closer to one. mouse or a teenage rat maybe that's the topic of the day he was probably a little distraught about being in a cage he still ate a lot of food I would probably do the same so let's go around and try to collect The more rats we can find the more food we can prepare.

Curry is a typical Musa har preparation for rat meat. To start, the rats are grilled to burn off their hair. Have you eaten rats before? I like it, but now I don't like it, why? Don't you like it now, once people eat, they feel more guilty? Do you know someone? Oh you're eating like a gross weirdo to me, eating rats isn't weird and in fact I've joined many different cultures or tribes that eat rats. the past today whatever you do with the rant I'll be happy to try it what about you? uh, I'm not really eating, yeah, why not, because I don't like it, I also feel a little guilty, I just feel like it.

It would be a great help to show that there is no division, we are all equal, we eat their food, they eat our food, yes, but in some ways, I, you know, maybe if I eat my vomit, you will find it a little disgusting, yes, I'm sorry, yes, thank you. and the meat is bitten into smaller pieces, a giant wok is added with onion and then it is seasoned with salt, turmeric powder, garlic, ginger, cumin seeds, coriander and chili paste, finally a little tomato, if you have eaten curry, many types of curries, mainly lamb or chicken, definitely goes.

For my first time eating rat curry, it looks delicious, the meat is quite small, those rats were very small so I'm not exactly sure how you can get much out of this sustenance-wise, but it must be enough protein and, hey, maybe. you also eat the bones. I'll find out soon as the Curry simmers. The villagers offer me a special dish that comes in very limited quantities. This is a dish that comes from pork. In fact, I'm told it is one. of the most special body parts that come from this type of pig this creature this pig this pig has unusually large balls the giant testicles are cut into bite-sized cubes and its chili paste a mixture of cumin and coriander seeds then foreign turmeric powder It's interesting to eat these unusual foods made with South Asian spices because I've eaten a lot of Indian food in the past, but you know, in India you won't find that many unusual creatures or body parts; it's mostly like mutton chicken, a standard meal, but here spicy pork testicles The taste of turmeric testicles is nice and meaty, there's like a hard outer layer of the testicle that they've removed, which is nice.

I must say it doesn't disappoint me at all, it's quite delicious now that I've had my testicles. Now I speak objectively about rats. I don't necessarily see anything wrong with people eating rats. I live in Vietnam, in the Mekong Delta, people cut the rice and when they do, all these big fat field rats reveal themselves, and they pick up the rats and eat them. They like they eat squirrels or birds or any other type of creature when I came here, I had my understanding that the Musa were people or people who used to eat rats and still eat rats today, but from my previous discussion it seems that that may not be the case, eating rats here is certainly a custom that many other groups in Nepal despise, it is considered dirty and disgusting, but I think even more telling is that it is considered a custom of the poor or lower class, for that reason I think there are a social pressure over time that has encouraged people here to stop doing that or feel guilty about it or a little ashamed of doing it, so today all Musa har still eat rats, it seems like they probably don't , but today we are definitely under the union. hands of the community, the pork has become a splendid feast, the villagers line up sitting in long lines and wait patiently to be served once everyone is fed, we sit with two locals, Ganesh and Santa, we have pork curry , grilled pork and of course some Rat curry looks pretty good, eh, yes, yes, grill first, the pork is diced and marinated with salt, ginger, garlic , a cumin and coriander seed, chilli paste mix, meat masala and turmeric powder, Once soaked in flavour, the meat is skewered and grilled until the fat drips off. and the meat becomes firm very nice the way they cook is very simple straight forward but that's all you need with pork these spices are like South Asian spices.

I've tried them with chicken and lamb many times, but I've only had pork in South Asia a couple of times and I love it. I love eating turmeric with that fatty meat and skin, it works very well together, it's very delicious. Next on the menu is a combination I don't see often of pork and mustard curry. Oil and onions hit a hot wall, then a heaping mass of pork followed by salt, cumin paste, garlic and chilli paste, meat, Masala, turmeric powder, green chillies and tomatoes, add water and let it boil over low heat until you get a shiny golden sauce, come on, we've got this.

I have beaten rice. I'm mixing the beaten rice with the oil from that pork. I'm going to try it. Yes, it is easier to hold. Some of the meat and rice are very soggy, but pieces gather around it. so crispy, so it's soggy and crispy at the same time, the meat super tender, oh man this is delicious, what do you think? Yes, this burger. I'm curious, did they grow up in this town? Yes, they were born here. Have you ever eaten a rat? meat about 15 days ago oh I really like it a lot you are in luck because we have a rat right here the rats cut into many small pieces there are many bones what is the easiest way to eat it whole and just chew the bones I also have a soft piece here there's some skin there's some strange ribs from any other rat I've ever had in my life it's a little frisky it's very seasoned between the bones it's interesting right here this is a small rat liver it's a small piece of boneless meat do you want to try it no thanks are you 100 sure yes it's okay let's try it it definitely tastes like liver I like it I can't say I would eat a ton of rats but the meat tastes good, it's like a different type of curry.

The strangest part for me is the bones because you're chewing on all these little bones and sometimes they're not that little. What is your daily food like? eat rice and also there are some vegetables once a week, maybe meat, so it depends on how much level they have in their family, their money and all I understand is why people would eat this, it's free if they had the option to eat meat once a week or eat rat here and there, I would eat red, it's available, it's available, they have a recipe to make it taste good.

I understandcompletely. I'm curious. I know life has been difficult for some people in Musa. For you, what are the biggest challenges? your community faces here, they don't have land they don't want, one day they build their own properties, you know, and now they just have this small property that many people have to share, yeah, how many people live here? They say 100 people. To this day, the Musa remained the most marginalized community of Nepal's 125 foreign groups. Tragically they claim to have the lowest literacy rate in this country, around four percent. study, but they need to support how they will continue our study despite the government's efforts to improve their living conditions, the remnants of the caste system still haunt the Musaha people, who continue to face discrimination and exclusion to this day Today, some in Nepal still will not accept food or water served in a Musa Hall.

Thank you, this is Bishop, a mountain village, home to the Gurung people. Here we are on the hunt for the infamous crazy honey of Nepal. You will witness this coveted honey journey. These hives don't look like anything. I've ever seen a thick, mystical red syrup known to make people feel dizzy, euphoric, or much, much worse before, and this is supposed to be the honey that makes your trip crash. Yes, this is the same mind-twisting honey I tried to feed Joe Rogan. this podcast, are you willing to try it? Yes, I'll try it now. Don't try it now.

The treasure we seek can be found here in the highlands of Nepal. The bees are so intense that I'm not even the one trying. I'm going up today and I'm afraid of the Dauntless Hunters who risk their lives together. How many times have you climbed the ladder for the honey hunt to finally try this mind-altering sweep for myself? I'm doing what the locals do. Can't. being demonetized is cultural good evening gentlemen I am very excited to be here. I am excited to participate in this meal with you today. I have a question. Is there some love in this?

No, it is not good. I think we should prepare for that moment. I'm not ready for that yet, what do we have here? We call Shell Rudy, shell means something in particular. round, round, okay, this lightly sweetened circular donut is one of Guru's best-known dishes. It starts with a dough of millet flour, ground yam sugar. and water How is Gurong food different from food in other parts of Nepal? It is a little different depending on the climate and tradition, also because of the millet and others, they mainly make it with rice. Is it easier to grow millet here?

Yes, each ring is delicately made with care as our cook gently pours the dough into a hot oil bath and lets them fry until they turn a deep brown hue. Delicious, the Roti is crispy and soft inside, not too sweet, a little neutral in taste, and what is this? potato Curried potatoes are cooked with a chorus of spices and vegetables, fenugreek seeds, turmeric, Giro Masala salt, tomato, green chillies and onions, simmered to make it thick, soaked and tested for is ready, the Roti is being mixed with the sauce. to eat together, yeah, a little bit of spicy green chili, that's good, it's good because it will warm you up inside because the mountains are getting a little cold now.

I like how many people there are in this town around Thailand. What's so amazing about it? In this place in Nepal it takes a lot of effort to reach here. We were in a 4x4 vehicle traveling on crazy roads and roads like Google Maps can't take you here and after hours of driving we finally arrived here. The reason I am here today is I am on a mission to understand more about this thing called crazy honey. I want to know why this is important to the gurus I know. I want to see how it works to get the money and then I'm curious to see the effects of the honey for myself.

However, I understand that honey gets you high. Yes, honey is like the original candy, it comes from nature. super sweet it's sugary even though kids love sweets yes here kids are allowed to eat honey and everyone really if they are being annoying they won't go to sleep just give them some honey yeah now I'm sharing this table with Madonna myself. Honey hunter for hire, then there is Mr. Ken Bahaduro, the owner of the land on which the honey skins in front of me reside, Experienced Tripper and fixer 1B, they have a community member to support the people who take March, you know, as a conversation partner, yeah, it's a supportive person, they take it too, they take a little bit but not a lot, but it's great, it's like being the sober driver, but I'll only have like six pairs.

How old were you when you first tried Mad Honey Fronti? Five years, then quit. pass them on and then how did it make you feel? So come and come. I mean, yeah, you couldn't walk, yeah, for a long time, how much did you eat? No need to do too much public service, oh Jesus Christ, what am I doing? I'm going to try the honey, yes, is this a mistake? Not only are the effects of honey unpredictable, the process of harvesting honey is laborious and potentially deadly, with hunters suspended from high cliffs on homemade rope trays swinging in the cloud of angry bees, so why?

Do some of this tomorrow morning. I hope to find out this morning. We woke up at 5 in the morning. Today is going to be a very long day. It took us an hour to reach the hiking point and now we are walking about an hour to the next waterfall. to the waterfall about 12 bee hives these hives are full of the biggest bees in the world and they are very grumpy, that means they get angry easily. I don't know if they brought a bee suit in my size. I just assumed everything was going to work out. I definitely should have asked about that, surrounded by lush forests, rolling hills, and snow-capped mountains that rise to over 5,000 feet.

Over time, the Gurung people have learned to accept the gifts and deal with the difficulties that this land offers, apart from the centuries-old techniques of harvesting the precious liquid gold from the cliffs of the Himalayas. They have land and fields carved into the sides of the mountains to cultivate. They have their own language, food culture and distinctive customs that still survive to this day. A prayer is said and uncooked rice is offered. They offer themselves to a higher power. What you have just witnessed now is called Puja. It is like a ritual or a prayer that they have to do before slaughtering the animal or before proceeding with the collection of honey.

The interesting thing is that it was quite a treacherous hike. but they will not let anyone drink water until the Puja is over. Now that it's over we can take a sip and the killing can begin. This ritual is meant to satisfy the gods to express gratitude and seek blessings before undertaking the dangerous task ahead. The goat will be cooked by everyone but for now we have work to do. Do you think the gods are happy now? Yes, can you point out where the honey is right now? Oh, that's too high, it's not even me who's going up. today and I'm afraid how many times have you climbed the ladder for the honey hunters that you never fell off of?

I know they have their own equipment they use letters, yes they are the stairs they built themselves, yes how much weight do they have to support? A maximum of three people are tied in some way or are simply held between the bell and the rope, they can put a lock so that they are connected to the ladder. Yes, I am very curious about the process I want to get into. logistically how does this work, what is going to happen first with the mega smoke and then with the BR to get it out of the hives and then they are going to start the cars, how angry, the bees get very angry, we have our caps on.

I should have put on a full body suit, but I wanted to look cool, so we just ascended to the base of the Peak, from here it gets pretty vertical pretty quickly, already a team of people have made it to the top and are sending ropes up. below you can see this one right here right now going down once the ropes are all the way down you can connect the stairs and go all the way up then we can go up from the bottom meanwhile they're getting ready To get the smoke ready the smoke is going up right now and these bees in a few moments will become completely angry.

These highs are like nothing I've ever seen before. They seem alive. You can see the bees completely covering the hive moving as if they were doing the wave. in a stadium at a football game they will soon leave the hive and come hang out with us as soon as the smoke from the smoldering grass envelops the cliff, thousands will be willing to do anything to protect their honey. time smoke incapacitates bees along pheromones disoriented bees instincts tell them to leave the hive without gloves without shoes hanging from a rope ladder braving desperate swarms now the real honey The hunter's work begins earlier I guess this It was super dangerous at the beginning of today.

I thought, oh, maybe it's less dangerous and as I'm watching it now I say again no, this is very dangerous, they told me when I interviewed them before and they said yes, we join, but they don't join until they get there they raise the ladder completely when they are where they want to be then they tie themselves before that if they slip if they fall it's game over the bees have calmed down enough that I don't need to wear the bee hat right now but look up these guys are on the ladder they don't go up with the tools they lift them and then they have them and usually they have two tools at a time they are actually using a rope The system pushes it through the hive in two places so they can lower the height after drilling the hive and then they use these super long tools to cut it off when the drone was flying.

I must have bitten a thousand bees in half. I didn't do it on purpose, it was a suicide mission, they just went for the Drone, they saw it as a threat and then when I landed it it was full of goo B, it doesn't look like anything I've ever seen before, you can see it coming Honey. right now someone from above is helping to suspend it, come to us right now, still another 50 feet to go. We have a guy here in the middle of the mountain helping to deflect it as he goes down, so hopefully it won't break. and then the people below are going to help catch it right now they are knocking down two different types of hives some don't have as much honey or some don't really have honey but they have eggs they have the bee pupa inside sometimes that happens, they are bringing the hive full of really juicy honey right now this one is full of honey and honeycomb and thousands of bees take a look here this honeycomb looks so strange, weird and stretched and I think it's because of gravity pulling on it.

Because of how they built it on the mountainside, they will throw it into this pot right here and then send the basket back today. There are 12 hives to collect each time the hunters move laterally towards a new comb, they must descend and relocate completely. Going down the ladder and up once again descending from the top of the cliff is a terrifying prospect, but climbing the ladder from the bottom seems much more manageable, maybe this task is not so difficult after all, here we go, okay, oh God Oh. God, oh why is he so thin? There is so much smoke in the air.

I can understand why bees don't like it. How do people do this? I am face down climbing the ladder successfully. It's a delicate game between the balance of strength and agility, although it is exhausting, Madon and his team seem to move with ease as they head towards the edible gold mines of the world's most sought after honey, knowing full well that One Missed Out could be their laughter, who, oh, for all the work that has been done today to collect the honey taking stings in the eyeball this is the gift right here they just broke off a piece of this fresh honeycomb oh it smells super sweet when I squeeze it can you see the honey coming out of these cells it looks amazing I'm going to give it a little taste, but just a little taste because this is crazy, honey, look at that, that's the honey that's used to wax everything together, just take it everything, chew it and then spit out the wax, oh wow.

There is so much honey I hope I don't regret it I'm on the side of a mountain I'm not in a safe place right now This is the first time I've tried this mystical honey and there doesn't seem to be any discernible effect. away, it's just that it's sweet, it's delicious, it explodes, hey, that's good, look at this guy. I think he just finished his plate. It's ready for a second. The strength of the crazy honey here differs in intensity depending on the region and season, from typical honey. without any effects to kick you in the butt for 24 hours potency level the redder and less viscous the honey, the more powerful its effects will be.

Fortunately, my 1D guide has recovered the most powerful one he could find and, for better or worse, I will. I'll try it soon after we finish here, as soon as the first batch of honey descends from The Cliffs, processing begins at the base of the mountain to extract the honey, the men squeeze pieces of honeycomb releasing its sweet syrup and separating it fromthe wax, finally. filtered through a cloth and the result, this pure golden liquid is ready for distribution, hey, the goat is preparing right now, nothing will be wasted, so where did you get this? This is the real deal, the most intense, it'll blow your brain down to your feet, baby, you know?

Because I am red, I am doing what the locals do. This is responsible. It cannot be demonetized. It is cultural. How do you measure the intensity of honey? just look at the color look at the color and also take a little bit thickening well, I don't want to do too much, okay, okay, yes, I'm very afraid. That guy's story yesterday told us that he ate the honey. He couldn't walk for 24 hours. We have a one hour walk back to our vehicle. Yes, what I'm doing now is a terrible idea, but it's the only way to fit this into our shooting schedule.

Let's try it, then it's okay. You feel something different, it tastes different than normal honey, sure, boss or not, yeah, oh no. Feel it immediately holy I feel numb here, yes, I immediately feel light, I feel my throat is numb, check that you should not drink water, if you drink water, you get more high, I don't want to get you more high, I want to go back. Typically, the psychoactive effects of this honey actually come from these rhododendrons. This flowering plant contains a group of neurotoxic compounds called granotoxins that bees and breast eventually find their way into honey.

Low doses cause your heart rate and blood pressure to drop. I can feel a slight euphoria and lightheadedness like I do now, but at higher doses it says that high doses can cause hallucinations and in some rare cases death, yes please. The taste is very interesting because it is more watery and less sticky than normal honey, how does it feel? feel good don't get nervous nervous get more high sometimes just relax well I feel better I can't believe just a little bit has done something for me I feel really good I think we should finish dinner and have some food in our stomach the food Today it is prepared with goat cooked in three ways, first grilled goat, the meat is first marinated with salted chili powder, salted and skewered with Cuban powder and grilled, the meat is served with rice and fried mushrooms the jungle, just take a plate, pick up a stone and eat food boom sir.

Gentlemen, I ate a little honey, how do you feel good and a little see the effect and then what is the effect? A little calm and I can heal so clear to everything, oh that's a good point, I feel very calm right now, yes. Yeah, I don't know if the effects are going to continue, but what I do know is that we have all this food here. Alright. I'm going to try some of this roast goat. How often do you collect honey? I promise about 15 times. one year 15 times a year yes, every time you do it, you are sacrificing an animal, it says that most of the time they are offered for God and the sheep, okay, delicious, very simple preparation, just a good marinade, salty, Salty, has a great crunch I think. that's pretty good yeah curry, probably try turmeric powder, chili powder, cumin powder and salt, simmer until cooked.

These are fried goat organs with all the cuts thrown in a pan and sautéed in a lot of Guru spices, we have some here. from the curry we have some organs mixed with the rice this is delicious this is such a brutal job I feel tired and I didn't climb any stairs what you do is so impressive when you finish do you feel exhausted are you tired? You're like a superhero. When was the last time you tried some crazy honey? Do you love me. The last time it's like he died 10 years ago and then he didn't feel well and stopped doing it.

This is a Part of Mad Honey that surprises me is that it started here in Nepal and people all over the world took notice of it and it became an industry exported to people outside of Nepal. Did I come here where it is easily available? It's probably cheaper for people here. They buy it but no one does and if they have they have had a terrible experience so my point is that it is an industry for people it is a crop it is a product it is something they can harvest and then sell with limited supply and demand every time Nepalese crazy honey is now among the most expensive in the world, selling for $60 to $80 a pound.

Is there a way for people to increase the amount of product? What is it about this honey that is so valuable that people want it so much. There is a lot of tourism there. Really the Koreans. Some believe it offers medicinal health benefits. People say that it cures some health, but it is not used daily, but once a year, while some just want to see if it is as powerful as they say. Who did I talk to? This guy was the owner of the cliff where the honey is. I said, can you explain the experience to me?

He said I drank too much and couldn't walk for 24 hours. I think we should try it and maybe that's terrible, no. but if they do too much, they are sure we have to find out. Thank you. Elevation in Nepal ranges from about 300 feet above sea level to the highest point on Earth, reaching about 29,000 feet. Pisong Village is located on a rise. Of more than ten thousand people, this is a small town in the mountains, very far from anywhere else in Nepal. It took the newcomers literally eight hours of rocky roads to get here. The lack of oxygen makes breathing difficult and sleep even more difficult in winter.

It's cold. windy and inhospitable, but an animal absolutely thrives in these conditions. What's happening? What's happening? Why are we doing this so close to the yaks? I am on a mission to experience the unique cuisine in a village so remote that they only have roads. A few years ago, some of what was cooked here in home kitchens was delicious and something will make you wonder why you made the long and painful journey here. Are you going to drink all this? Let's do this and everything starts here okay. I can tell you something? I slept with this jacket last night in my room, there is no heating, it's normal, it's very cold, this is Dorche.

He was born and raised in the hectic capital of Kathmandu, but since he moved and settled here in peace, he is gone today. I'll show you what life is like above 10,000 feet in the Himalayas. I want to understand this place, from what I can see, this place is a little inhospitable, but still a large community of people choose to live here and today I'm going to be hanging out with you and experiencing the food and food culture here, starting with the yak, their thick fur protects them against extreme cold, their lungs are significantly larger than those of an ox, keeping them comfortably oxygenated at this altitude, most impressive of all, they can survive without food.

For seven months, this particular herd is watched by Mr. Sonam. What are your responsibilities as a pastor? Take care of the yahor, milk it and create water from it. Foreigners follow a different faith. We follow Buddhism. You can't kill. anything, even errors, yes, so how does this work? We don't kill, but we still consume food, so who kills, there are some people who do that kind of work, but we are not killing it directly, so those people are not Buddhists, right, they are not Buddhists. foreigner I love this solution, this is the kind of creativity I really like to see most cattle graze on grass or feed on grains, but yes, here they feed on a variety of natural vegetation, including special Himalayan grasses, such as result, it says that the yak meat Here is very nutritious, but perhaps nothing is more nutrient-rich than what we are going to experience next, so I have had blood before, but as a sip, are you going to drink all this?

You will do it once the animal's chest. a villager leaves he puts his arm inside his body to cut a vein after the blood pools and mixes with a pinch of salt oh yeah, he's been sitting around too long these are the dangers of doing a food review program that you can't eat it right away and that's a problem when you drink blood hmm, how was it? I say I have a friend, his name is Mark Wiens, he said he loves how he tastes blood, he says it's milky, um, I can't say I agree. It's intense, it's hard to get the idea that I'm just drinking literal blood out of my head.

The taste itself is not bad, there is a little bit of iron taste in the back, it's not juicy or anything, what are your honest thoughts? healthy, it is healthy, yes it really is, although it has many medical benefits, it boosts the immune system, it helps a person who suffers from asthma, okay, what about erectile dysfunction? Yeah, it helps with that too, not that I need it, but maybe in the future, okay. so I also need you to be working on that yak behind us, they are going to slaughter everything, it is still morning time and we are going to prepare several dishes with this creature, breaking down a Gak of this size that it can take. hours Butchers work carefully to cut and carve precisely as each section of the animal can be used, the organs are removed and set aside as most will be eaten today but the meat, a large portion of the meat will be preserved As locals prepare for winter coming long before refrigerators or freezers, people here developed a preservation method still used today: cleverly drying meat while it hangs above the warm, radiant earth.

Once dried, the meat can last for months right now. It will be used to add flavor and a little protein in our breakfast this looks amazing is this type of normal breakfast yes this is this is menku and this is karma a wife and husband team running a homestay here in PSAL a place they have called home since birth right now menku is cooking a Tibetan inspired noodle dish, dried yak meat stir fried with garlic, onion and cumin powder, add potatoes and salt, add water, this becomes a curry from the highlands, the final ingredient, rice noodles, oh fantastic, we can break it up and dip it, oh my goodness, I love it. this texture to accompany our dry Yak Curry we have the Momo although it is not in its usual form instead of filling the Momo with chicken or Buffalo nothing inside interesting strategy mix wheat flour with baking powder and water I like buffalo chicken but maybe Make it like it's nothing too, after folding it into the characteristic dumpling shape, it is steamed until cooked overseas, it is really delicious and has a strong meaty flavor.

It's like a Vietnamese ban Bao on the outside and then I'll try these dried yaks, it has some texture. If you need strong teeth, that's right, it's like yak jerky, interesting, you have a very hard texture but lots and lots of flavor. I'm very curious about your story because you live here now but you grew up in Kathmandu. Doje has lived in Pisong for 11 years. Years after going to school in Kathmandu, he came here to take care of the land he had inherited from his parents. What made you want to go from the largest metropolis in Nepal to a town that does not even have 500 inhabitants.

It is the peaceful vibe that comes with a more beautiful environment. that one area of ​​the city I can't compare Kathmandu with the song I prefer, but the song P can also be harsh and unforgiving for one, it is barely accessible nine years ago there was no road when you first came here how many years ago did you have? My mom and dad brought me here when I was a year and a half, when I was 19, there were no roads. I had to walk from the business to get to my town. Normally it takes locals about five days, but it took me about 13.

Nowadays, a 13-day trek has been reduced to a rocky eight-hour journey from the nearest town, which is good news. here because sub-zero temperatures and lack of resources force residents to import even basic necessities such as rice, sugar, salt and oil. Before they had roads here, how did you get the goods you needed by mule so someone could walk from another city, either on a mule or on their back? I am very fascinated with the community here so part of today is just hanging out with you guys are learning more about your food and your lifestyle here breakfast was amazing it tastes amazing from here we have a yak to cook today this yak will be transformed into four main dishes prepared by some of the villagers and served to this community time to get To work first, the blood sausage here starts with liver, kidney, stomach, fat, blood and meat, all the densest organs in nutrients from the yaks, after seasoning with salt and garlic, this thick mixture is stuffed into the intestines of the yak and boiled abroad until it is cooked through the sausage known locally as El Guma can be cooked like this, but also There is a version that does not involve cooking anything.

Oh, I know what it smells like. It smells like a slaughterhouse. Raw Yuma stove to dry, just like the dried Yak meat we tried before. Every home in the village has a similar setup that uses heat from daily cooking to dry and preserve meat as well. You told me before that you couldn't have refrigerators here until they built the roads, so before you build the roads, this is the best way to store the meat and after 15 days of dryingthis is very difficult, you could beat your husband with this maybe not, there are some very greasy bits, but it tastes better than the smell, how are you?

Do you need a Diet Coke? No, it's very interesting because I've eaten so much food. Nepal has a lot of spices in general so far, but this is good, it just tastes animalistic, very simple, but it's good. My favorite part about this town is that nowadays you have refrigerators, you have some more modern amenities, but tradition is tradition, you still do this, you still prepare meat the old-fashioned way. I love it, everything from fried tripe to a huge mound of yak curry is being cooked, meanwhile karma is making his own version of a Himalayan tartare, which means lots of raw yak meat. ​​I feel like every time I go out with you there is raw blood involved, everything here in the stomach and soft meat, yes, fantastic, so for those of you following at home, start with MSG powder with salt flavor, they call it MSG flavor powder.

I love it and then this is what brings it all together raw blood is the glue is the binding agent is the alcohol at the party okay come on flavor powder here we go a little weird very chewy the stomach has a strong flavor but the meat is delicious it's smooth so they work well together To me, this feels like a people drinking food. Are you supposed to eat this with alcohol? Yes, yes, you have to say I thought it would be a lot more bold and unpleasant, but I like the spices, the flavor powder gives it a bit of oomph.

It's good, this is fantastic, we will share it with everyone soon. We have many dishes coming and we are all going to eat together. Are you hungry? Yes, are you ready to party? Okay, you definitely look ready to cook for our final meal. almost finished and we have a pile of this Himalayan-style Yak Curry, a hearty combination of yak meat, tomato masala and other curry spices grown for hours to allow the protein to soften while the villagers serve it, most have their eyes on the curry, it's finally time to Everyone enjoy together fantastic, we've done well.

I didn't do much no it's okay so thank you everyone's enjoying we've got Curry we've got a big vat of sausages here which we'll get to soon and then. I have a bowl of noodles. I have never seen noodles like this. It is a kind of local pasta. A wheat-based noodle dough is carefully needed until a consistent doughy dough is formed. plucked creating bite size shapes now for the soup sauté the fresh yak meat on high heat with onion add the potatoes, carrots and salt then add water and let the soup simmer after some time add noodles, garlic and soy sauce.

I'm going to try the meat first, well that's good, this meat is so tender and soft and the sauce in here is almost like a sauce, all I hear is the sound of chewing, I like it, everyone is getting down , let me try these noodles mmm, no joke, this is amazing. I love it, it reminds me a little of today's Momo only in that it is very doughy, very chewy, with an incredible texture and a very pleasant savory flavor, so this is some of that Yak tripe or stomach that is first boiled to cook it and mark.

The game flavors are then cut into small squares and then sautéed with salt and minced garlic. Thanks, wow, that's interesting. I like this, it's so different from anything we've tried today. Really chewy, like some kind of dense, rubbery meat, but it's fun. chews a lot of flavor and a little bit of play, but it gave me in a fun way, it gave me like Mattel we finally have the sausage, oh that's beautiful, it's like a snake, I like it, there are no sausages every six inches, it measures like a meter long. It's almost irresponsible fantastic, so we have the sausage here, you just cut it, it doesn't even look that chopped, it's like big chunks of organs, which I like.

Greetings, greetings, a little game. I like the big thick pieces of meat inside. like a lot of the flavor has evaporated, so I'm wondering if you use this broth. No, sometimes when you boil meat like that for a long time, the flavors evaporate into the broth. Oh, no, that's not the case, that's not the case either. very tasty I wouldn't drink that either, it's okay, you guys know what you're doing, this has a lot of character, it's very good, I like everything, my favorite, this here, these noodles are amazing nowadays, a lot of this town now it serves tourists who come here to hike and things like that about what percentage of this town is now here to serve tourists about 40 percent and when did that start, it started before roads even existed, when did it really start to increase tourism?

Here 20 years ago, before the village could not provide proper services such as facilities like hot showers or proper toilets, the facilities have improved a lot as the culture here changed a lot because it seems that this place went from being pure agriculture to now serve halfway. other people who come here oh, it hasn't affected areas or cultures. We have been following the cultural tradition given to us by our ancestors until now. There's something in Nepali that means spotless, no bot, it's my workplace. The place happened here in my ancestors Bliss and you will retire here and stay here yes, fantastic guys, thank you very much, I really appreciate it, you're welcome foreigner, why can't she leave?