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I think I
have what you're looking for.
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So, do you know what it is?
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- This?
- Yes.
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Yeah,
this is a tree stump.
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Stop it, mushrooms. Come on.
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No,
you're not even close.
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- Really?
- Yeah.
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- Go on.
- Give me a hand.
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I have
these tools here.
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I pull one side and
you do the other slowly.
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Watch out, you see already?
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Oh my God.
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Don't be afraid.
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Bloody hell.
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I'm on the
old streets of Havana, Cuba,
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and this island is legendary.
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It was once renowned as the
actual jewel in the crown for
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the Caribbean Islands.
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And after many decades of being
closed to the outside world,
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Cuba is now starting
to open its doors.
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Located in the western
edge of the Caribbean,
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{\an8}Cuba stretches 750 miles
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{\an8}from east to west.
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{\an8}There are mountain rainforests,
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miles of coastline
and lush countryside
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filled with thousands
of organic farms.
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Cuba maybe only 94 miles
from the edge of Florida,
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but a US imposed trade embargo
that has nearly 60 years has
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made it my most
Uncharted destination yet.
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I'm here to find
out about the people,
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the food and what it takes to
be a great chef on this island.
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Look at that.
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- Good morning, hola.
- Hola.
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Is
that how you go shopping?
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Wow.
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So, this how it comes to you.
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That's amazing. Lucky man.
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Gracias.
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Now I'm here to
meet Chef Luis Batlle,
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one of Cuba's renowned chefs.
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He's gonna give me an
insight to this island.
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Oh, wow, look at those cars.
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They are beautiful.
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Luis!
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- Gordon.
- Finally.
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Wow.
How you doing my friend?
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- Hola. Nice to see you.
- Nice to see you.
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Oh my goodness, me.
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Luis Ramon Batlle
learned to cook in
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his grandmother's kitchen
before heading overseas to
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find inspiration in
restaurants in Italy and China.
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After returning home, he
became one of the nation's
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top culinary
personalities on television.
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As head chef at
Old Havana's Calesa Real,
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he prides himself on being
a passionate ambassador of
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Cuban cuisine.
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Is this
your first time in Cuba?
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It is my
first time in Cuba and I'm just,
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I'm just taking it in.
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Oh, wow.
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I've been
looking everywhere for you.
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I didn't know you were
gonna hanging out with
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my favorite things.
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Family and cooking are
my first two passions,
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but cars, especially
vintage cars hold a close third.
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This is the car club.
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I love them.
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Do you
want to meet my friends?
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Do
you know these guys?
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- Yes.
- Yeah, I'd love to.
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- Okay.
- Let's go.
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Come on, with me.
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Come with me.
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I
love the hat by the way.
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Luis's friend Roberto is a
member of this local car club,
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a group of people who
are dedicated to restoring
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these beauties and
keeping them on the road.
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- Welcome to Cuba.
- Good to see you.
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I am Roberto,
nice to meet you.
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Look at this man,
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the most renowned chef in Cuba.
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I'm honored to be
here in his presence.
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He doesn't look
like a chef, does he?
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Because I like music too.
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- Yeah, he's like a rock star.
- Rock star, yeah.
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If
One Direction was to exist
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in Cuba, this is the
granddad to One Direction.
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Grandpapa.
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- Oh, me? Wow.
- I'm joking.
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Come on.
These are beautiful by the way.
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Oh my goodness, me.
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How old is this thing?
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This one is a
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air.
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Wow.
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How did it stay so
pristine in today's world?
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We use Cuban ingenuity
and the help of each other,
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that's the way we
keep the cars on the road.
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To maintain it...
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...just like in the kitchen,
you have to be very creative.
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I love that.
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Now, my first time
in Cuba and I'm excited
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to meet this incredible legend.
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But I'm desperate to get
inside this beast and drive it.
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- I mean, this?
- Yes.
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I cannot
let you drive my car.
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I've seen you drive.
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- Wow.
- Well, sit with me.
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I can't
come all this way to Cuba and
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not drive this
historic piece of art.
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Okay, just
promise me you'll be careful.
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I promise. Right.
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How do we get the windows down?
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- Please wait.
- Yes.
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Where's
the horn? Just in case.
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That, right, is.
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- Let's go.
- Okay.
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- Woo!
- Yeah, we're going.
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I'm so
excited to be here in Cuba,
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you know that?
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This is, for me, a dream
come true because it's like
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a culinary treasure
that's been hidden in
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a time capsule for decades.
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It's got a reputation
for rice and beans,
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Cuban sandwich, pork, but
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surely there's
much more to that.
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Yes, there is
much more to Cuban cooking...
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...because Cuban
cooking is ultimately
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a mix of many
different cultures.
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There is the African culture,
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Jamaican culture,
Spanish culture.
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They all form part of
this tradition of flavors.
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So, I
had no idea that there's a,
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a strong African
influence here as well.
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Yes, of course.
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It was brought by the
slaves that came to Cuba...
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...during the
Spanish colonization.
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And that's also part of
the traditional dishes.
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With Cuba being
closed and sort of shut off to
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the rest of the
world for so many decades,
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it's challenging, right?
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Getting things done in Cuba
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is like a way of life.
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And cooking has been a
challenge for us chefs...
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...and what we don't
have we've had to farm...
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...or to practice
permacultures on rooftops.
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The main thing
for Cuban chefs is to wake up
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every morning,
get your hands dirty,
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getting the ingredients is
not just going to the market,
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it's just getting literally
hunting your ingredients.
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So, the
challenges are being resourceful
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having no waste and getting
your hands dirty every morning.
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I want
that while you're in Cuba,
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you do what Cuban chefs do...
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...get your hands dirty
in order to be able cook.
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Are you up for that?
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It, it,
it's, it's music to my ears.
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I'm so excited.
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It's going to be
a great, great week.
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Well, Gordon...
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...if you're really sure...
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...I'm inviting you to a
challenge this Sunday so
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that we can cook together.
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I promise you,
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they're big hands but
they're not manicured.
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I will get my hands
dirty and I will see you
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at the end of the week.
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- Okay.
- Let's go Capitan.
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Roberto has
generously agreed to let me use
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his car for the week, but only
if he and his car mates get to
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be the judges at the big cook,
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and only if I'm as gentle with
the car as I am with my staff.
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If anyone says
a word, they're fired.
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Roberto, you need to relax.
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Honestly, I have driven
in dozens of countries.
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I know I've got big feet.
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But I'll be gentle
on the accelerator.
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I promise you because
this thing is a piece of art.
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I'm
not babysitting you.
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But this is my whole life.
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I know.
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Plus, I, I
thought you might need
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some help with language.
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I
could do with the help.
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Because Cuba is
surrounded by water,
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I'd like to get my hands on
some of the freshest seafood
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I can find.
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To help me do that,
Roberto has arranged for me
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to go spearfishing.
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I'd love to find out
about the fish here,
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the fish that make it
to the plates in Cuba.
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We are on an island
so we can find many things.
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Yes.
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But fishing
here has challenges,
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logistical challenges.
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- Right.
- Fuel, uh, support.
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Even the
gear is not easy to get.
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And when you have a
cooperative business with
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the government...
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...you have to sell the
government 50% of your catch.
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- Seriously?
- Of your daily catch.
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- Every day?
- Every day.
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Wow.
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You know,
fishermen in Cuba,
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they struggle, they have to be
efficient enough to catch more
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in order to make our
day when we're fishing.
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Right.
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What a spot.
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Hey, what a drive, by the way.
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I want to
introduce you to somebody...
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...Luis and I, we
know from long time ago.
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The real deal
when it comes to spear fishing?
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He's an
expert diver and a fisherman.
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Right.
And what's his name?
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His name is Pedro.
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Pedro.
Okay, where is he?
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Can you
see him right there?
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He's over there.
He's waving his hands.
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Can you see there?
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Pedro!
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Gordon,
Roberto, over here!
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What's he
doing all the way over there?
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He's waiting for us.
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There are two ways
of getting there.
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One, we go all around there,
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it's gonna take
like a couple of hours.
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This
skin's from Scotland.
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I'm going to be toast by
time we get around there.
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- It's going to be bad for you.
- Yeah, very.
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The other way, we
take a boat, go over there.
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The
little boats over there?
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No, no, no, no.
No, no, I mean, these boats.
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Oh, stop it.
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That's not a boat.
That's a float.
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There is no freaking way.
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Come on. Seriously?
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Trust me, it
floats and it has a paddle,
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so it's a boat.
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Let's,
let's see him get one of those
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fishing boats over
there and then drop us off.
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There's nobody
over there, if we get on
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those boats, they're gonna
thing we're stealing them.
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So, this is what I have here.
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We're gonna get there
like 15 minutes maybe.
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- On a floatie?
- On a floatie, with a paddle.
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If it wasn't
90 degrees, I'd walk around.
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15 minutes across
there, I'm gonna do it.
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But I'm gonna change
first into my diving gear.
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- Let's go.
- Seriously.
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You hear so
much about Cubans vintage cars,
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and not a thing about their
vintage Styrofoam watercraft.
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Nothing like floating
on a piece of garbage.
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Now I see why.
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Okay, I'm on it.
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Let me,
let me push you out.
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00:09:39,537 --> 00:09:41,372
Whoops, easy.
256
00:09:41,372 --> 00:09:42,456
Thank you.
257
00:09:42,456 --> 00:09:44,959
It's not lost on
me that my Cuban host is dressed
258
00:09:44,959 --> 00:09:47,169
like Johnny Cash and
doesn't look like he has
259
00:09:47,169 --> 00:09:49,297
any intention of
getting his hair wet.
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00:09:49,297 --> 00:09:50,381
Come on.
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00:09:50,381 --> 00:09:51,674
For me, as usual,
262
00:09:51,674 --> 00:09:53,092
it's a different story.
263
00:09:53,092 --> 00:09:57,346
You jump on
it like a horse, yeah, okay.
264
00:09:58,180 --> 00:10:02,518
Now, okay, not like a horse.
265
00:10:03,936 --> 00:10:05,771
Seriously?
266
00:10:05,771 --> 00:10:07,607
Oh, [bleep].
267
00:10:11,819 --> 00:10:13,946
This is crazy, man.
268
00:10:13,946 --> 00:10:15,573
I'm 220 pounds, six foot, two.
269
00:10:15,573 --> 00:10:18,618
I wasn't built to float on a
piece of foam, let me tell you.
270
00:10:18,618 --> 00:10:21,454
Roberto! Seriously?
271
00:10:21,454 --> 00:10:23,497
This is a crazy idea.
272
00:10:23,497 --> 00:10:25,958
Come on. Come in here.
273
00:10:27,752 --> 00:10:30,296
[bleep], now.
274
00:10:33,883 --> 00:10:35,384
Come on.
275
00:10:35,384 --> 00:10:37,094
Pedro.
276
00:10:37,094 --> 00:10:39,430
Good to see you, sir.
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00:10:40,264 --> 00:10:42,767
Pedro, agua.
278
00:10:43,517 --> 00:10:44,685
- Man.
- Water.
279
00:10:44,685 --> 00:10:45,978
Come on.
Come on, I'm waving!
280
00:10:45,978 --> 00:10:47,438
Hey,
come on, man, we made it.
281
00:10:47,438 --> 00:10:48,606
We made it. Alive.
282
00:10:48,606 --> 00:10:51,192
Pedro. Good to see you.
283
00:10:51,192 --> 00:10:52,443
How are you?
Good to see you, my friend.
284
00:10:52,443 --> 00:10:53,527
Oh my goodness, me.
285
00:10:53,527 --> 00:10:54,654
Man, what a workout.
286
00:10:54,654 --> 00:10:55,988
- Yes, sir.
- And I'm amazed.
287
00:10:55,988 --> 00:10:57,948
This
thing kept me afloat.
288
00:10:57,948 --> 00:11:00,660
A little piece of
Cuban ingenuity, right?
289
00:11:00,660 --> 00:11:03,037
- Yes, sir.
- And what are we fishing for?
290
00:11:03,037 --> 00:11:04,121
Lionfish.
291
00:11:04,121 --> 00:11:05,206
All right, beautiful.
292
00:11:05,206 --> 00:11:06,624
But this is way too
shallow to spear fish.
293
00:11:06,624 --> 00:11:07,917
Come on, seriously,
where are we going?
294
00:11:07,917 --> 00:11:10,127
We have to go
across that mountain and
295
00:11:10,127 --> 00:11:12,254
I'm going to show
you a beautiful place.
296
00:11:12,254 --> 00:11:13,798
That's where your fishes are.
297
00:11:13,798 --> 00:11:15,299
Come on.
298
00:11:15,299 --> 00:11:17,343
Roberto, I'm gonna kill you.
299
00:11:19,095 --> 00:11:21,972
Lionfish are invasive,
predatory reef fish that
300
00:11:21,972 --> 00:11:24,684
have become a terror in
that have become a terror in
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00:11:24,684 --> 00:11:27,937
They are voracious eaters
that devour everything in sight,
302
00:11:27,937 --> 00:11:30,856
and leave behind a
path of destruction.
303
00:11:30,856 --> 00:11:32,775
Shielded by
their venomous spines,
304
00:11:32,775 --> 00:11:35,111
which in humans can
lead to painful swelling,
305
00:11:35,111 --> 00:11:38,823
heart palpitations, and
on rare occasions, death.
306
00:11:38,823 --> 00:11:41,867
They have no natural
predators to keep them in check.
307
00:11:42,493 --> 00:11:45,913
Lionfish are evasive,
incredibly detrimental to
308
00:11:45,913 --> 00:11:48,290
the ecosystem but
more importantly,
309
00:11:48,290 --> 00:11:50,668
not really featured
here on menus, right?
310
00:11:51,127 --> 00:11:52,878
Not very
popular, you know?
311
00:11:52,878 --> 00:11:53,963
- Not very popular.
- No.
312
00:11:53,963 --> 00:11:56,006
While lionfish
are said to be incredibly tasty,
313
00:11:56,006 --> 00:11:57,633
they haven't hit
the mainstream yet,
314
00:11:57,633 --> 00:12:00,136
mostly because they're
dangerous spines can make
315
00:12:00,136 --> 00:12:02,722
them a tricky fish
to catch and clean.
316
00:12:02,722 --> 00:12:05,599
Wow. So, this is the spot?
317
00:12:08,269 --> 00:12:10,146
These fish are dangerous, right?
318
00:12:10,146 --> 00:12:12,148
- Yeah, it's very bad, you know.
- Yeah.
319
00:12:12,148 --> 00:12:14,233
Very good for,
for eat, you know.
320
00:12:14,233 --> 00:12:15,443
I've
dived for them before but
321
00:12:15,443 --> 00:12:17,820
I've never spear fished for
them as, what's the technique?
322
00:12:18,154 --> 00:12:19,864
We can
use the harpoon.
323
00:12:19,864 --> 00:12:21,365
Hawaiiana, we
call it in Spanish.
324
00:12:21,365 --> 00:12:22,658
- Hawaiiana.
- Yeah.
325
00:12:22,658 --> 00:12:24,160
Yes, you
say it, Hawaiian harpoon.
326
00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:25,661
- Hawaiian harpoon.
- Use them by your hand.
327
00:12:25,661 --> 00:12:27,830
Yes. How,
how deep are we diving?
328
00:12:27,830 --> 00:12:30,166
Maximum maybe
three, four or five meters.
329
00:12:30,166 --> 00:12:31,625
I know you
don't want to get your hair wet,
330
00:12:31,625 --> 00:12:32,543
but where's the steps?
331
00:12:32,543 --> 00:12:34,795
There are
no steps, so you're jumping.
332
00:12:34,795 --> 00:12:36,422
- Oh my God.
- Are you ready?
333
00:12:36,422 --> 00:12:38,257
Yes, sir.
334
00:12:39,759 --> 00:12:41,051
This coastline is rugged.
335
00:12:41,051 --> 00:12:42,928
There's no stairs, there's no,
336
00:12:42,928 --> 00:12:44,138
there's no ladders.
337
00:12:44,138 --> 00:12:45,306
You're jumping.
338
00:12:45,306 --> 00:12:48,517
So, it's, all right,
buckle up and go.
339
00:13:02,948 --> 00:13:04,200
The minute you hit the water,
340
00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,911
the visibility
below is breathtaking.
341
00:13:06,911 --> 00:13:10,998
But it's so still
that it's almost spooky.
342
00:13:13,417 --> 00:13:15,836
From the surface, we
scan the coral below
343
00:13:15,836 --> 00:13:18,172
in search of our
prey and it doesn't take
344
00:13:18,172 --> 00:13:20,841
long before Pedro
spots a lionfish,
345
00:13:20,841 --> 00:13:23,427
it's venomous spines
sticking out from underneath
346
00:13:23,427 --> 00:13:25,429
a coral head.
347
00:13:29,183 --> 00:13:32,478
From a safe distance,
he manages to spear it.
348
00:13:32,478 --> 00:13:35,689
It's not pretty, but considering
the damage these fish do,
349
00:13:35,689 --> 00:13:37,483
every one removed from the reef,
350
00:13:37,483 --> 00:13:40,945
gives the native species
a better shot at recovery.
351
00:13:42,947 --> 00:13:44,740
Now it's my turn.
352
00:13:44,740 --> 00:13:47,743
And Pedro points
out a pair of lionfish.
353
00:13:50,371 --> 00:13:54,166
I take one deep breath and head
down and pull back my spear and
354
00:13:54,166 --> 00:13:55,960
aim it at the fish.
355
00:13:58,504 --> 00:14:01,465
Damn, and it's back
to the surface for air.
356
00:14:04,301 --> 00:14:07,221
, [bleep], damn.
357
00:14:10,140 --> 00:14:13,227
I take another breath
and dive down again.
358
00:14:13,227 --> 00:14:16,146
But the fish
aren't anywhere in sight.
359
00:14:24,822 --> 00:14:28,325
I finally spot one of them
lurking under a coral head.
360
00:14:30,202 --> 00:14:35,249
I manage to force it out of
his hiding spot and spear it.
361
00:14:38,002 --> 00:14:39,336
You got it.
362
00:14:39,336 --> 00:14:41,213
- Woo!
- Woo!
363
00:14:41,213 --> 00:14:43,048
Yeah, you got it.
364
00:14:43,048 --> 00:14:44,508
Great job, guys.
365
00:14:44,508 --> 00:14:45,759
My fish may be tiny,
366
00:14:45,759 --> 00:14:47,761
but I like to think that
when it comes to lionfish,
367
00:14:47,761 --> 00:14:49,847
size doesn't matter.
368
00:14:49,847 --> 00:14:51,974
The fact that I got
one is all that counts.
369
00:14:52,141 --> 00:14:53,851
There
was one under the cave.
370
00:14:55,144 --> 00:14:56,478
Well done, bud.
371
00:14:56,478 --> 00:14:57,605
Bravo!
372
00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:00,733
There's a dual
dimension with this lionfish at
373
00:15:00,733 --> 00:15:02,192
the table in the final cook.
374
00:15:02,192 --> 00:15:03,694
They're evasive,
they need to be eaten.
375
00:15:03,694 --> 00:15:06,989
And so, I'm gonna
bring a little bit of heat,
376
00:15:06,989 --> 00:15:09,158
a little bit of sourness,
a little bit of sweetness to
377
00:15:09,158 --> 00:15:12,244
this fish and sort
of blow their minds.
378
00:15:16,707 --> 00:15:18,542
I finally talked
Roberto into letting me
379
00:15:18,542 --> 00:15:20,669
take the car on my own.
380
00:15:20,669 --> 00:15:22,421
So, with my lionfish in the bag,
381
00:15:22,421 --> 00:15:26,133
I'm heading to the far western
corner of the island to Viñales,
382
00:15:26,133 --> 00:15:28,802
a region that's a
three hour drive from Havana.
383
00:15:28,802 --> 00:15:32,014
I've connected with Miami
based Cuban chef Mika Leon,
384
00:15:32,014 --> 00:15:34,183
who comes here
often for inspiration,
385
00:15:34,183 --> 00:15:37,269
something I hope
she'll help me find as well.
386
00:15:37,269 --> 00:15:39,480
How fortunate am I,
the fact that you're here
387
00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:40,898
at the same time?
388
00:15:40,898 --> 00:15:42,775
Coming up for
some R and D, right?
389
00:15:42,775 --> 00:15:44,985
Yeah, well, I'm
opening another Cuban restaurant
390
00:15:44,985 --> 00:15:47,029
So, what better place
than Cuba come back to
391
00:15:47,029 --> 00:15:48,447
my roots for inspiration?
392
00:15:48,447 --> 00:15:51,325
Lucky that you're here and
you're trying to beat Chef Luis.
393
00:15:51,325 --> 00:15:52,368
So, what are you looking for?
394
00:15:52,368 --> 00:15:53,744
Personally, you know
how competitive I am, right?
395
00:15:53,744 --> 00:15:54,828
I know, so am I.
396
00:15:54,828 --> 00:15:56,246
And don't
you ever change that, girl,
397
00:15:56,246 --> 00:15:57,498
let me tell you.
398
00:15:57,498 --> 00:16:00,292
So, Luis has told me to
get into the countryside,
399
00:16:00,292 --> 00:16:01,961
get your hands dirty.
400
00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:05,130
And there's one ingredient that
I'm desperate to work with...
401
00:16:05,130 --> 00:16:06,882
- Tobacco leaves...
- Oh.
402
00:16:06,882 --> 00:16:09,385
Just to see
it from the sea to the plant
403
00:16:09,385 --> 00:16:12,554
and then fingers crossed,
and getting a couple of leaves
404
00:16:12,554 --> 00:16:17,142
and trying to blend
that rich tobacco flavor.
405
00:16:17,142 --> 00:16:18,769
Well, you came
to the right place because
406
00:16:18,769 --> 00:16:20,479
one of my dear friends Jose,
407
00:16:20,479 --> 00:16:23,065
is one of the best
tobacco producers in the town.
408
00:16:23,065 --> 00:16:24,191
- Really?
- So...
409
00:16:24,191 --> 00:16:26,402
What I
am noticing immediately is,
410
00:16:26,402 --> 00:16:28,404
is the sparsity.
411
00:16:28,404 --> 00:16:30,698
There's no food markets
that are flourishing.
412
00:16:30,698 --> 00:16:31,991
There's no spice markets.
413
00:16:31,991 --> 00:16:33,075
There's no butchers,
414
00:16:33,075 --> 00:16:34,493
no fishmongers,
everything's hidden.
415
00:16:34,493 --> 00:16:36,036
It's what we
would call the Cuban connection,
416
00:16:36,036 --> 00:16:38,831
who you know and who knows
who and trying to find that
417
00:16:38,831 --> 00:16:40,416
ingredient you're
trying to work with.
418
00:16:40,416 --> 00:16:41,375
Wow. Wow.
419
00:16:41,375 --> 00:16:42,626
This is gonna
be challenging for you.
420
00:16:42,626 --> 00:16:43,961
Girl,
are you trying to scare me?
421
00:16:43,961 --> 00:16:45,963
No, I'm trying to
get you ready to beat Chef Luis.
422
00:16:45,963 --> 00:16:47,214
Geez.
423
00:16:47,214 --> 00:16:48,465
Consider
me your Cuban sous chef.
424
00:16:48,465 --> 00:16:50,384
- Game on.
- Let's do it.
425
00:16:56,682 --> 00:16:59,351
Viñales is
a fertile agricultural region
426
00:16:59,351 --> 00:17:01,812
where traditional farming
methods have been practiced
427
00:17:01,812 --> 00:17:03,689
since the 17th century.
428
00:17:03,689 --> 00:17:06,400
The valley here is
known for its tobacco fields,
429
00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,527
but Mika's had me stop
in a spot where there's
430
00:17:08,527 --> 00:17:10,446
not a tobacco plant in sight.
431
00:17:10,446 --> 00:17:12,865
I'm getting the feeling
she's up to something.
432
00:17:12,865 --> 00:17:14,241
Where are we going, please?
433
00:17:14,241 --> 00:17:16,076
I'm taking you
on a little shortcut since
434
00:17:16,076 --> 00:17:17,453
that drive was so long.
435
00:17:17,453 --> 00:17:18,662
A shortcut.
436
00:17:18,662 --> 00:17:20,247
To get to
the field, the fastest way
437
00:17:20,247 --> 00:17:21,582
is through the mountain.
438
00:17:21,582 --> 00:17:23,250
Through the mountain?
439
00:17:24,585 --> 00:17:26,879
- Through there?
- Yeah.
440
00:17:26,879 --> 00:17:29,757
- And why do we need these?
- You'll see.
441
00:17:29,757 --> 00:17:32,342
Girl, you've
lost the plot, seriously.
442
00:17:32,342 --> 00:17:33,844
Watch
your head, Gordon.
443
00:17:33,844 --> 00:17:35,888
What
in the hell are we doing?
444
00:17:41,477 --> 00:17:43,604
I think I'm
gonna skip my yoga today.
445
00:17:43,604 --> 00:17:45,606
And I think there's
gonna be our little workout,
446
00:17:45,606 --> 00:17:47,649
you're gonna have to hunch down.
447
00:17:47,649 --> 00:17:48,776
[bleep].
448
00:17:48,776 --> 00:17:50,569
Careful,
watch your head, Gordon.
449
00:17:50,569 --> 00:17:52,404
My God.
450
00:17:52,404 --> 00:17:55,783
Where are we going? Seriously.
451
00:17:56,492 --> 00:17:57,993
Watch
your step, Gordon.
452
00:17:57,993 --> 00:17:59,536
What the hell?
453
00:17:59,536 --> 00:18:01,205
What are those
kayaks doing down there?
454
00:18:01,205 --> 00:18:02,748
We're kayaking.
455
00:18:02,748 --> 00:18:05,250
Oh my God.
Girl, you've lost the plot.
456
00:18:05,250 --> 00:18:06,877
It's,
it's faster, Gordon.
457
00:18:06,877 --> 00:18:08,545
You
have to be kidding me.
458
00:18:08,545 --> 00:18:09,630
Seriously.
459
00:18:09,630 --> 00:18:12,091
I just want tobacco fields.
460
00:18:12,091 --> 00:18:13,842
I don't want a
massive adventure.
461
00:18:13,842 --> 00:18:14,968
Look at these.
462
00:18:14,968 --> 00:18:16,887
I
promise it'll be worth it.
463
00:18:19,431 --> 00:18:21,350
You're mad. Seriously.
464
00:18:21,350 --> 00:18:22,392
Gordon.
465
00:18:22,392 --> 00:18:23,519
No, no, let's go. Honestly.
466
00:18:23,519 --> 00:18:25,020
We're trying to
make you work for your grub.
467
00:18:25,020 --> 00:18:26,980
Work for my grub?
468
00:18:28,065 --> 00:18:30,484
And if it's not nerve
wracking enough being
469
00:18:30,484 --> 00:18:33,278
underground in a kayak,
Mika tries to distract me
470
00:18:33,278 --> 00:18:36,115
with another nugget
of helpful information.
471
00:18:36,115 --> 00:18:38,158
You know,
consider yourself lucky that
472
00:18:38,158 --> 00:18:42,454
it's not raining today because
when the water levels go up,
473
00:18:42,454 --> 00:18:45,207
we'd technically be
underwater right now.
474
00:18:45,207 --> 00:18:48,252
And if you look up here,
there's a little bit of a,
475
00:18:48,252 --> 00:18:50,504
of a chandelier formation.
476
00:18:50,504 --> 00:18:52,714
That
is absolutely stunning.
477
00:18:52,714 --> 00:18:53,841
Don't
they actually look like
478
00:18:53,841 --> 00:18:55,425
upside down tobacco leaves?
479
00:18:55,425 --> 00:18:56,927
I
don't [bleep] know because
480
00:18:56,927 --> 00:18:58,512
I haven't seen the
tobacco field yet.
481
00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:01,849
We're
almost there, I promise.
482
00:19:01,849 --> 00:19:04,309
- Oh, sorry.
- This guy's trying to kill me.
483
00:19:04,309 --> 00:19:05,602
[bleep].
484
00:19:05,602 --> 00:19:07,938
While I do appreciate
the Cuban cave tour,
485
00:19:07,938 --> 00:19:10,357
my Scottish butt can't
wait to get out of this boat
486
00:19:10,357 --> 00:19:12,860
and into the tobacco fields.
487
00:19:12,860 --> 00:19:14,903
There's light,
there's light, girl!
488
00:19:14,903 --> 00:19:17,531
I told you I
wouldn't steer you wrong.
489
00:19:17,531 --> 00:19:20,159
I'm gonna have some
mojitos and tobacco for you.
490
00:19:20,159 --> 00:19:21,952
Look at that down there,
491
00:19:21,952 --> 00:19:23,745
this is incredible by the way.
492
00:19:23,745 --> 00:19:26,415
- It is beautiful.
- Oh my goodness, me.
493
00:19:26,415 --> 00:19:28,667
You know, it's
off the beaten path but some of
494
00:19:28,667 --> 00:19:31,003
the most beautiful
places that you can visit.
495
00:19:31,003 --> 00:19:32,379
Wow. Absolutely.
496
00:19:32,379 --> 00:19:34,214
Watch out, watch out!
497
00:19:34,214 --> 00:19:35,549
Oops.
498
00:19:35,549 --> 00:19:37,050
- Damn.
- Wait.
499
00:19:37,050 --> 00:19:39,511
We made it. We made it.
500
00:19:39,511 --> 00:19:41,263
Yes!
501
00:19:43,056 --> 00:19:47,394
You think of Cuba in the smack,
bang middle of the Caribbean.
502
00:19:47,394 --> 00:19:49,688
This is a million miles away
from any Caribbean island.
503
00:19:49,688 --> 00:19:50,981
This is, this is real.
504
00:19:50,981 --> 00:19:52,983
Forget the glitz,
forget the glamour.
505
00:19:52,983 --> 00:19:54,693
This is Cuba.
506
00:19:56,904 --> 00:19:58,572
With Mika's cruise behind us,
507
00:19:58,572 --> 00:20:03,285
it's out into the fields where
she's told me tobacco awaits.
508
00:20:03,285 --> 00:20:05,704
Right about now, I'm
wondering why didn't I just
509
00:20:05,704 --> 00:20:07,873
buy a cigar back in Havana?
510
00:20:07,873 --> 00:20:09,166
Hola, Jose.
511
00:20:09,166 --> 00:20:10,167
Hello, friend.
512
00:20:10,167 --> 00:20:10,959
How are you?
513
00:20:10,959 --> 00:20:12,085
Fine and you?
514
00:20:12,085 --> 00:20:13,921
I introduce
my friend, Chef Gordon.
515
00:20:13,921 --> 00:20:14,796
It's a pleasure.
516
00:20:14,796 --> 00:20:16,006
It's a pleasure.
It's a pleasure.
517
00:20:16,006 --> 00:20:19,134
We came rowing from
the caves for tobacco leaves.
518
00:20:19,259 --> 00:20:20,886
- Sí, sí.
- He has tobacco leaves?
519
00:20:21,011 --> 00:20:22,095
You have them?
520
00:20:22,554 --> 00:20:24,097
But... he has to work.
521
00:20:24,473 --> 00:20:26,308
- By doing what?
- Oh.
522
00:20:26,308 --> 00:20:28,143
[bleep].
523
00:20:28,143 --> 00:20:29,728
Come on, Jose, seriously.
524
00:20:29,728 --> 00:20:30,896
First of all, the cave.
525
00:20:30,896 --> 00:20:32,314
Seriously? So.
526
00:20:32,314 --> 00:20:33,398
I can show.
527
00:20:33,398 --> 00:20:35,234
Yeah,
please, you demo, demo, please.
528
00:20:36,276 --> 00:20:37,653
Got you, so we're
just turning it up.
529
00:20:37,653 --> 00:20:38,737
Got you.
530
00:20:38,737 --> 00:20:40,739
- You can try now.
- Yes.
531
00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:43,075
I mean, seriously.
532
00:20:43,075 --> 00:20:44,910
But slowly. Slowly.
533
00:20:44,910 --> 00:20:47,412
Not stronger, slow.
534
00:20:47,412 --> 00:20:49,998
The tobacco leaf is like a lady.
535
00:20:49,998 --> 00:20:51,750
It's like a lady.
536
00:20:51,750 --> 00:20:53,460
You have to be slowly.
537
00:20:53,460 --> 00:20:55,879
Slowly.
Has he been smoking?
538
00:20:55,879 --> 00:20:57,464
.
539
00:20:57,464 --> 00:20:59,758
- No.
- Cigars?
540
00:20:59,758 --> 00:21:01,635
.
541
00:21:01,635 --> 00:21:03,804
A little.
A little.
542
00:21:03,804 --> 00:21:07,015
I have other things,
more easy for you.
543
00:21:07,015 --> 00:21:08,308
Easier, no,
I don't mind working.
544
00:21:08,308 --> 00:21:09,393
Trust me.
545
00:21:09,393 --> 00:21:12,145
- Rolling the cigar.
- Rolling the cigar. Shall we?
546
00:21:12,145 --> 00:21:13,897
- Let's do it.
- Let's go?
547
00:21:13,897 --> 00:21:15,691
Yes, thank you.
548
00:21:17,859 --> 00:21:19,069
Okay, shall we?
549
00:21:19,069 --> 00:21:20,195
No, no, no,
no, no, not here.
550
00:21:20,195 --> 00:21:21,405
- Ooh...
- This is my table.
551
00:21:21,405 --> 00:21:22,823
Your table.
I just want to sit down.
552
00:21:22,823 --> 00:21:24,491
I think you
tried to sit in his seat.
553
00:21:24,491 --> 00:21:26,994
- You have to sit here.
- Oh, is this your chair? Okay.
554
00:21:26,994 --> 00:21:28,161
I guess it's the...
555
00:21:28,161 --> 00:21:30,872
I'm joking,
I'm joking okay, okay, okay.
556
00:21:30,872 --> 00:21:33,333
Oh my God. Got you.
557
00:21:34,209 --> 00:21:35,627
Finally, look at those.
558
00:21:35,627 --> 00:21:37,212
These are beautiful.
559
00:21:37,212 --> 00:21:41,174
These have spent
45 days after being picked...
560
00:21:41,174 --> 00:21:44,553
...and dried in a
plastic bag to cure the leaves.
561
00:21:44,553 --> 00:21:46,054
They smell
so sweet, that's what it is.
562
00:21:46,054 --> 00:21:47,014
.
563
00:21:47,014 --> 00:21:48,098
That's incredible.
564
00:21:48,307 --> 00:21:49,349
Do the same thing I do.
565
00:21:49,558 --> 00:21:51,893
First we remove the stem.
566
00:21:52,144 --> 00:21:55,605
First,
take the stem off, gently.
567
00:21:56,940 --> 00:21:57,941
No, no... not like that.
568
00:21:58,317 --> 00:22:00,027
- Try again.
- Sí, thank you.
569
00:22:00,027 --> 00:22:01,361
Gracias.
570
00:22:01,361 --> 00:22:02,446
Ah, sí.
571
00:22:02,446 --> 00:22:04,239
There we go,
I've got it, I've got it.
572
00:22:05,198 --> 00:22:06,992
He's doing it backward.
573
00:22:06,992 --> 00:22:08,160
You're
doing it counterclockwise.
574
00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:09,661
Oh, upside down.
575
00:22:10,203 --> 00:22:11,621
- Okay.
- Oh.
576
00:22:11,997 --> 00:22:13,165
Ok, that's better.
577
00:22:13,874 --> 00:22:15,792
A lot better now.
578
00:22:15,792 --> 00:22:18,837
This is what you're gonna
use to roll the filling in.
579
00:22:18,837 --> 00:22:22,215
Right. This
reminds me of rolling pasta.
580
00:22:22,799 --> 00:22:25,218
And you place
these on the inside.
581
00:22:25,635 --> 00:22:28,430
- The waste, the ends.
- Yes. Yeah.
582
00:22:28,430 --> 00:22:29,639
And then
you start rolling it from
583
00:22:29,639 --> 00:22:31,350
the back end forward.
584
00:22:31,683 --> 00:22:32,684
I
don't need a cigarette.
585
00:22:32,684 --> 00:22:33,894
I just need to
use it for cooking.
586
00:22:35,395 --> 00:22:37,481
You have to
roll it and bring it back.
587
00:22:38,523 --> 00:22:39,858
No, no, no, just once.
588
00:22:41,109 --> 00:22:42,944
No, no, no, no.
589
00:22:43,362 --> 00:22:45,781
No, only
in one direction.
590
00:22:45,906 --> 00:22:47,324
You have to do faster.
591
00:22:47,324 --> 00:22:49,826
You just
go one direction forward.
592
00:22:52,329 --> 00:22:54,289
My children,
three years old and
593
00:22:54,289 --> 00:22:56,333
can roll better than, than you.
594
00:22:56,458 --> 00:22:58,835
I think you
won't be able to smoke.
595
00:22:59,252 --> 00:23:00,837
He said, "I don't
think you're smoking it today."
596
00:23:00,837 --> 00:23:03,465
No,
Snoop Dogg could smoke this one.
597
00:23:04,925 --> 00:23:06,676
Jose
finishes the cigar by
598
00:23:06,676 --> 00:23:09,596
rolling it in a
hand-picked outer leaf.
599
00:23:09,596 --> 00:23:12,516
This guy could
teach a master class.
600
00:23:13,350 --> 00:23:14,476
Yeah, come on.
601
00:23:14,476 --> 00:23:16,019
I mean, that is beautiful.
602
00:23:16,019 --> 00:23:18,563
Seriously, I mean,
what a work of art.
603
00:23:18,563 --> 00:23:20,524
I, I'll, I'll think of a
way I can cook with this,
604
00:23:20,524 --> 00:23:24,152
but I mean, I just, I can't
believe we get that from these.
605
00:23:24,528 --> 00:23:26,405
But I can show him
something that I've cooked,
606
00:23:26,405 --> 00:23:28,448
that we've cooked.
607
00:23:28,573 --> 00:23:30,283
Serious? As good as this?
608
00:23:30,283 --> 00:23:31,535
- Yes.
- Shall we?
609
00:23:31,535 --> 00:23:33,829
- Let's do it.
- Let's go.
610
00:23:33,829 --> 00:23:35,705
Oh
my God, how difficult was that.
611
00:23:35,705 --> 00:23:37,958
While the tobacco we
just rolled won't get smoked
612
00:23:37,958 --> 00:23:39,251
until the final cook,
613
00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:43,088
Jose shows us something that's
actually smoking right now.
614
00:23:43,922 --> 00:23:45,507
What the hell is that thing?
615
00:23:45,632 --> 00:23:47,259
Grilled pork.
616
00:23:47,551 --> 00:23:48,593
He
made you a lechona.
617
00:23:48,593 --> 00:23:49,928
- Lechona.
- Pork.
618
00:23:49,928 --> 00:23:51,596
- There's a pig in there?
- Yeah.
619
00:23:51,763 --> 00:23:53,390
Banana leaves.
620
00:23:53,390 --> 00:23:54,516
So
these are banana leaves.
621
00:23:54,516 --> 00:23:55,600
Bloody hell.
622
00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:56,852
Kind of
like in a hammock method.
623
00:23:56,852 --> 00:23:58,895
The flames hit it,
and we add guava leaves
624
00:23:58,895 --> 00:24:01,064
to give it better...
625
00:24:01,189 --> 00:24:02,607
And the
method this gentleman here,
626
00:24:02,607 --> 00:24:04,985
he's just swinging the pig?
627
00:24:05,610 --> 00:24:08,113
It has to be here
approximately 8 to 10 hours.
628
00:24:08,613 --> 00:24:09,990
I've never
seen since a glamorous pig in
629
00:24:09,990 --> 00:24:11,283
a hammock, let me tell you.
630
00:24:11,283 --> 00:24:13,076
What an amazing idea.
631
00:24:13,493 --> 00:24:14,411
Want a taste?
632
00:24:14,744 --> 00:24:15,912
- How crispy is that?
- You want to try it?
633
00:24:15,912 --> 00:24:17,998
I'd love some,
look how crispy that is there.
634
00:24:18,832 --> 00:24:22,002
We just literally
pick it off the hammock?
635
00:24:22,002 --> 00:24:23,879
Oh my God. Gracias.
636
00:24:23,879 --> 00:24:25,172
That's gold.
637
00:24:26,423 --> 00:24:27,799
Oh my God.
638
00:24:27,799 --> 00:24:29,885
And it's
a pig from the farm, too.
639
00:24:31,094 --> 00:24:32,721
Crispy.
640
00:24:34,055 --> 00:24:36,266
It's so good. Honestly.
641
00:24:36,266 --> 00:24:37,517
.
642
00:24:37,517 --> 00:24:38,852
Do you
mind if I just go and just
643
00:24:38,852 --> 00:24:40,187
take a little bit
of the pork butt?
644
00:24:40,187 --> 00:24:41,855
- Sí, sí.
- Sí, oh my Lord.
645
00:24:41,855 --> 00:24:43,273
Oh my.
646
00:24:43,398 --> 00:24:45,025
Do you like?
Did you like it?
647
00:24:45,025 --> 00:24:46,109
Oh my Lord.
648
00:24:46,109 --> 00:24:47,194
.
649
00:24:47,194 --> 00:24:48,570
That is delicious.
650
00:24:48,570 --> 00:24:52,073
Sorry, [bleep] off.
651
00:24:53,116 --> 00:24:56,036
.
652
00:24:57,370 --> 00:24:58,747
Wow.
653
00:24:58,747 --> 00:25:02,375
It's so succulent and
incredibly flavorsome, honestly,
654
00:25:02,375 --> 00:25:03,877
I just want to go in a chair,
655
00:25:03,877 --> 00:25:06,213
knife and fork, and
just sit here and eat.
656
00:25:06,213 --> 00:25:08,089
What an amazing
way to cook a pig.
657
00:25:08,089 --> 00:25:09,174
I mean, it's delicious.
658
00:25:09,174 --> 00:25:12,427
I'd love to go up against
Luis and, and use this.
659
00:25:12,427 --> 00:25:15,305
But how do I go up against
him and spend, you know,
660
00:25:15,305 --> 00:25:18,099
from 3:00 in the morning
swinging this freaking thing?
661
00:25:18,099 --> 00:25:19,893
I'll volunteer
myself as your sous chef.
662
00:25:19,893 --> 00:25:20,936
Serious?
663
00:25:20,936 --> 00:25:22,395
Yeah, I'm trying
to get you to beat Chef Luis.
664
00:25:22,395 --> 00:25:24,814
You'll swing the hammock.
665
00:25:24,814 --> 00:25:25,982
I'll
babysit your pig.
666
00:25:25,982 --> 00:25:27,067
That would be amazing.
667
00:25:27,067 --> 00:25:28,652
- Let's do it.
- One final request.
668
00:25:28,652 --> 00:25:31,488
Can I borrow
the hammock just for 24 hours?
669
00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:34,032
No.
670
00:25:39,913 --> 00:25:42,749
This belongs to the
family. We don't loan it out...
671
00:25:43,124 --> 00:25:44,501
It stays
in the family, Gordon.
672
00:25:44,501 --> 00:25:46,878
But we are
family, we look like brothers.
673
00:25:47,128 --> 00:25:48,421
But...
674
00:25:49,047 --> 00:25:50,382
I can help you build one.
675
00:25:50,382 --> 00:25:52,592
Seriously? Exactly like this?
676
00:25:52,926 --> 00:25:53,760
Yes.
677
00:25:55,345 --> 00:25:57,389
I will show
you the, the metals.
678
00:25:57,389 --> 00:25:59,349
The metals.
So, these are the...
679
00:25:59,349 --> 00:26:01,560
- To make it.
- Wow.
680
00:26:01,768 --> 00:26:02,894
The biggest ones.
681
00:26:02,894 --> 00:26:03,979
- The biggest ones.
- The biggest ones.
682
00:26:03,979 --> 00:26:06,064
Where
are these from, Jose?
683
00:26:06,064 --> 00:26:07,857
.
684
00:26:09,025 --> 00:26:10,360
From the
roof of the house.
685
00:26:10,694 --> 00:26:12,112
From the building
of the roof of the house.
686
00:26:12,112 --> 00:26:14,739
Wow.
Again, resourcefulness.
687
00:26:14,739 --> 00:26:16,825
- Ingenuity.
- Amazing.
688
00:26:16,825 --> 00:26:18,034
So, are you ready?
689
00:26:18,034 --> 00:26:19,327
Yes.
690
00:26:19,327 --> 00:26:21,329
To build a hammock,
Jose starts by laying out
691
00:26:21,329 --> 00:26:23,582
the rebar in a grid.
692
00:26:23,582 --> 00:26:25,083
It's almost like you're
laying the foundation down
693
00:26:25,083 --> 00:26:28,044
where you would normally put
cement in something like this.
694
00:26:28,044 --> 00:26:29,129
Mm-hmm.
695
00:26:29,254 --> 00:26:30,213
We need...
696
00:26:30,380 --> 00:26:31,464
To
hold it all together,
697
00:26:31,464 --> 00:26:33,508
Jose heads back into the
pile of construction leftovers
698
00:26:33,508 --> 00:26:35,510
as one does in Cuba.
699
00:26:36,303 --> 00:26:38,805
...wire to weave it.
700
00:26:39,180 --> 00:26:40,765
But
the MacGyver like thinking
701
00:26:40,765 --> 00:26:42,601
doesn't stop there.
702
00:26:42,601 --> 00:26:44,519
So, you're
kind of seeing the nail there,
703
00:26:44,519 --> 00:26:45,812
and then he's using
the nail to kind of
704
00:26:45,812 --> 00:26:48,148
spin the wire to grab it.
705
00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:50,859
Tighten it
until it's a strong hold.
706
00:26:52,402 --> 00:26:53,236
He's good.
707
00:26:53,361 --> 00:26:55,572
You do this more
better than rolling the cigar.
708
00:26:55,572 --> 00:26:57,240
Finally,
I'm in his good books.
709
00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:58,950
That means a lot.
710
00:26:58,950 --> 00:27:01,161
Seriously, this morning
we came out for tobacco,
711
00:27:01,161 --> 00:27:03,955
now I'm making a
hammock for a pig.
712
00:27:05,957 --> 00:27:08,084
What an amazing technique.
713
00:27:08,084 --> 00:27:10,920
I'll tighten them
up back at the cook.
714
00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:12,589
Seriously, I'm so grateful.
715
00:27:12,589 --> 00:27:15,300
- Mucho gracias.
- Gracias, Jose.
716
00:27:15,467 --> 00:27:16,176
You're welcome.
717
00:27:16,176 --> 00:27:17,677
The
lechon is the heartbeat.
718
00:27:17,677 --> 00:27:20,680
I mean, that's, that's
the one missing ingredient
719
00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:22,641
I needed for this final cook.
720
00:27:22,641 --> 00:27:25,226
Not just the flavor of
that beautiful baby pig
721
00:27:25,226 --> 00:27:27,729
but the technique, the hammock.
722
00:27:27,729 --> 00:27:29,564
And now I've got a sous chef.
723
00:27:29,564 --> 00:27:31,858
She's just gonna swing
that pig in the hammock.
724
00:27:31,858 --> 00:27:34,235
So Luis said, "Get
your hands dirty."
725
00:27:34,235 --> 00:27:36,154
I've gone above and
beyond getting my hands dirty.
726
00:27:36,154 --> 00:27:37,614
I'm in it.
727
00:27:41,660 --> 00:27:44,746
With only one day left
before the final cook,
728
00:27:44,746 --> 00:27:49,542
I'm heading west of Havana out
to an organic farm to get myself
729
00:27:49,542 --> 00:27:52,545
some very special
Cuban ingredients.
730
00:27:52,545 --> 00:27:53,922
And there she is there.
731
00:27:53,922 --> 00:27:55,006
Annabelle!
732
00:27:56,091 --> 00:27:58,593
- Hola.
- Hola.
733
00:27:58,593 --> 00:28:01,221
Oh, man. Good to see you.
734
00:28:01,221 --> 00:28:02,305
- Cómo estás.
- Are you well?
735
00:28:02,305 --> 00:28:03,390
Finally you made it.
736
00:28:03,390 --> 00:28:04,474
I finally made it.
737
00:28:04,474 --> 00:28:05,558
It's so nice to
see you, darling.
738
00:28:06,726 --> 00:28:09,104
My pleasure.
Welcome to Picato Gan Suca.
739
00:28:09,104 --> 00:28:10,313
It is beautiful.
740
00:28:10,313 --> 00:28:12,065
My goodness, me.
741
00:28:13,650 --> 00:28:15,568
One day left before the cook
and I want to get my hands on
742
00:28:15,568 --> 00:28:18,488
something that is
gonna surprise Luis.
743
00:28:18,488 --> 00:28:21,574
- Okay.
- What makes this farm so unique?
744
00:28:21,574 --> 00:28:25,328
We arrived here
10 years ago and decided to
745
00:28:25,328 --> 00:28:27,080
establish an
organic family farm.
746
00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,082
- So, all organic?
- Yeah.
747
00:28:29,082 --> 00:28:31,084
And
then staples, plantain.
748
00:28:31,084 --> 00:28:33,378
And many others.
749
00:28:33,378 --> 00:28:34,754
Uh, plantain...
750
00:28:34,754 --> 00:28:37,048
Is it, uh, is it the season now?
751
00:28:37,048 --> 00:28:38,800
- You have one here.
- Where?
752
00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:40,135
Do you
think that can work for you?
753
00:28:40,135 --> 00:28:41,970
Ah, yes.
754
00:28:41,970 --> 00:28:43,555
Annabelle, what's the
best way to cut them there,
755
00:28:43,555 --> 00:28:44,639
so I don't destroy it?
756
00:28:44,639 --> 00:28:47,308
Well, you're a tall
guy so I think you can just grab
757
00:28:47,308 --> 00:28:49,269
it a little bit
and clean cut, please.
758
00:28:49,269 --> 00:28:51,646
- So, up there?
- Yeah.
759
00:28:53,606 --> 00:28:55,191
Amazing.
760
00:28:55,191 --> 00:28:56,526
All good.
761
00:28:56,526 --> 00:28:58,027
Very good indeed. Thank you.
762
00:28:58,027 --> 00:28:59,487
Yes.
763
00:28:59,487 --> 00:29:01,448
Annabelle's
farm is the outdoor equivalent
764
00:29:01,448 --> 00:29:03,074
of a grocery store.
765
00:29:03,074 --> 00:29:06,536
The only thing I'm missing is a
four wheel drive shopping cart.
766
00:29:06,536 --> 00:29:08,079
- Is that fresh tamarind?
- Yes.
767
00:29:08,079 --> 00:29:09,539
Wow. Look at that.
768
00:29:09,539 --> 00:29:11,166
As much as you want.
769
00:29:11,166 --> 00:29:13,251
That is beautiful.
770
00:29:13,710 --> 00:29:15,420
God, it's so ripe
as well, look at that.
771
00:29:15,420 --> 00:29:17,297
You, you must
go the opposite way like...
772
00:29:17,297 --> 00:29:18,381
.
773
00:29:18,381 --> 00:29:20,216
- Okay.
- Yeah, just pull it.
774
00:29:20,216 --> 00:29:22,969
That's all right. Man.
775
00:29:22,969 --> 00:29:24,053
Let me try one.
776
00:29:24,053 --> 00:29:25,555
- Mm.
- Mmm.
777
00:29:25,555 --> 00:29:26,639
Perfect.
778
00:29:26,639 --> 00:29:27,974
That is so tasty.
779
00:29:27,974 --> 00:29:29,058
Yeah.
780
00:29:29,058 --> 00:29:30,935
So, plantain,
tamarind, is there anything
781
00:29:30,935 --> 00:29:32,771
else on this beautiful farm?
782
00:29:32,771 --> 00:29:34,147
Follow me.
783
00:29:34,147 --> 00:29:35,231
Another surprise. Where?
784
00:29:35,231 --> 00:29:37,609
Yeah.
And these, you will love.
785
00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:45,033
So, do you know what it is?
786
00:29:45,033 --> 00:29:46,868
- This?
- Yes.
787
00:29:46,868 --> 00:29:48,119
Yeah, it's a tree stump.
788
00:29:48,119 --> 00:29:49,788
Stop it, mushrooms. Come on.
789
00:29:49,788 --> 00:29:51,873
No,
you're not even close.
790
00:29:51,873 --> 00:29:53,041
- Really?
- Yeah.
791
00:29:53,041 --> 00:29:54,083
Go on.
792
00:29:54,083 --> 00:29:56,377
Just look
around a little bit closer.
793
00:29:56,377 --> 00:29:58,421
And let me show you.
794
00:29:58,421 --> 00:29:59,756
[bleep].
795
00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:01,925
It's a beehive.
796
00:30:01,925 --> 00:30:04,135
Yeah, yeah.
But no, no worry.
797
00:30:04,594 --> 00:30:05,804
These are Meliponas.
798
00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:07,514
Friendly bees,
which I call them...
799
00:30:07,514 --> 00:30:08,848
...or "earth" bees.
800
00:30:09,766 --> 00:30:11,017
These ones are no stingers.
801
00:30:11,559 --> 00:30:14,813
You can be around
without any special suit.
802
00:30:14,813 --> 00:30:16,147
There's a beehive in there?
803
00:30:16,147 --> 00:30:17,690
- Yeah.
- And they don't sting?
804
00:30:17,690 --> 00:30:19,984
They don't.
So, give me a hand.
805
00:30:19,984 --> 00:30:21,528
I have these tools here.
806
00:30:21,528 --> 00:30:24,072
I pull one side
and you do the other.
807
00:30:24,531 --> 00:30:26,032
Watch out, you see already?
808
00:30:26,032 --> 00:30:27,617
Oh my God.
809
00:30:27,617 --> 00:30:30,411
- They're all there.
- Bloody hell.
810
00:30:30,411 --> 00:30:31,955
Cracking that thing open,
811
00:30:31,955 --> 00:30:34,332
I honestly thought to begin
with she was messing around.
812
00:30:34,332 --> 00:30:37,460
beehive,
bees that don't sting.
813
00:30:37,460 --> 00:30:39,462
This is a beautiful,
814
00:30:39,462 --> 00:30:43,716
beautiful hive we found,
you have here some pollen.
815
00:30:43,716 --> 00:30:46,135
You can see you
have also some honey.
816
00:30:46,135 --> 00:30:47,428
And that,
is that pollen there?
817
00:30:47,428 --> 00:30:48,513
- Yeah.
- Is that pollen?
818
00:30:48,513 --> 00:30:49,722
Yes.
819
00:30:49,722 --> 00:30:50,807
Can we lay it down?
820
00:30:50,807 --> 00:30:53,309
Can you help
me to open it a little bit more?
821
00:30:53,309 --> 00:30:55,228
So, yeah. Oh, watch out.
822
00:30:55,228 --> 00:30:57,272
There you go, oh, whoa,
watch out, watch out.
823
00:30:57,272 --> 00:30:58,940
Slow, slowly, slowly.
824
00:30:58,940 --> 00:31:00,608
There we go.
825
00:31:00,608 --> 00:31:01,943
In
any other country,
826
00:31:01,943 --> 00:31:05,530
I'd be wrapped up in a bloody
bee suit, uh, scared
827
00:31:05,530 --> 00:31:07,657
about those bees
creeping in under the suit.
828
00:31:07,657 --> 00:31:08,992
But that was majestic.
829
00:31:08,992 --> 00:31:10,410
That was just incredible.
830
00:31:10,410 --> 00:31:11,661
Would
you like to try that?
831
00:31:11,661 --> 00:31:13,204
I have some.
832
00:31:13,204 --> 00:31:14,956
[bleep].
833
00:31:14,956 --> 00:31:18,459
- There you go.
- No. Are you?
834
00:31:18,459 --> 00:31:21,087
I am
very serious, man.
835
00:31:21,087 --> 00:31:22,755
Oh my God. Oh my God.
836
00:31:22,755 --> 00:31:24,173
This is the
way my daughters likes to
837
00:31:24,173 --> 00:31:26,092
have some honey.
838
00:31:26,092 --> 00:31:27,302
Your,
your daughter does this?
839
00:31:27,302 --> 00:31:28,845
Every morning.
840
00:31:28,845 --> 00:31:30,263
Thank you.
841
00:31:30,263 --> 00:31:31,389
That is extraordinary.
842
00:31:31,389 --> 00:31:32,640
There you go.
843
00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:35,393
And don't be scared.
844
00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:41,274
That is delicious.
845
00:31:41,274 --> 00:31:44,944
I thank them
every day for the honey.
846
00:31:46,279 --> 00:31:48,406
That is unreal.
847
00:31:48,406 --> 00:31:51,367
That is un-[bleep]-believable.
848
00:31:52,994 --> 00:31:55,872
And bursting that little
comb and then sucking that
849
00:31:55,872 --> 00:31:58,291
incredible honey,
I mean, you can't,
850
00:31:58,291 --> 00:31:59,834
you can't buy that [bleep].
851
00:31:59,834 --> 00:32:02,962
You just, there's, there's,
there's no amount of dollars
852
00:32:02,962 --> 00:32:05,798
anywhere on the planet
that can buy that experience.
853
00:32:05,798 --> 00:32:08,134
Try
some pollen also.
854
00:32:08,134 --> 00:32:11,137
What do you taste here?
855
00:32:11,137 --> 00:32:12,972
- Citrus.
- Yeah.
856
00:32:12,972 --> 00:32:14,182
That's incredible.
857
00:32:14,182 --> 00:32:16,476
What a gift,
thank you. Seriously.
858
00:32:16,476 --> 00:32:19,729
May I take some
honey and some pollen?
859
00:32:19,729 --> 00:32:20,897
Yeah, definitely.
860
00:32:20,897 --> 00:32:22,732
Two very
incredible secret weapons
861
00:32:22,732 --> 00:32:23,816
up my sleeve.
862
00:32:23,816 --> 00:32:25,485
Luis has got no
idea this one's coming.
863
00:32:25,485 --> 00:32:27,362
Definitely,
he will be surprised.
864
00:32:27,362 --> 00:32:28,446
Please.
865
00:32:28,446 --> 00:32:30,073
This country's been
shut down for decades.
866
00:32:30,073 --> 00:32:31,950
I've opened the safe.
867
00:32:31,950 --> 00:32:34,452
I've gone in and on every layer,
868
00:32:34,452 --> 00:32:36,496
there's another trinket
box full of majestic,
869
00:32:36,496 --> 00:32:39,332
amazing ingredients
that I've never seen before.
870
00:32:39,332 --> 00:32:42,251
But the big shock,
the bees, the honey.
871
00:32:42,251 --> 00:32:44,504
I'd never quite
experienced anything like that.
872
00:32:44,504 --> 00:32:46,005
From a chef's
point of view, honestly,
873
00:32:46,005 --> 00:32:47,882
it doesn't get better than that.
874
00:32:53,054 --> 00:32:55,556
Now,
it's the day of the big cook.
875
00:32:55,556 --> 00:32:59,185
Mika was kind enough to get that
pig started for me this morning.
876
00:32:59,185 --> 00:33:01,229
She's been up since the
crack of dawn swinging that
877
00:33:01,229 --> 00:33:03,147
delicious pig in that hammock.
878
00:33:03,147 --> 00:33:06,025
Fingers crossed
we've made headway.
879
00:33:06,025 --> 00:33:10,154
Now, Luis may know
this island inside out,
880
00:33:10,154 --> 00:33:13,116
but I think I've got some
amazing local ingredients that
881
00:33:13,116 --> 00:33:15,451
just may take him down.
882
00:33:19,455 --> 00:33:21,541
Luis. Mika. We good?
883
00:33:21,541 --> 00:33:24,043
- Hey. Hey!
- Good to see you, bud.
884
00:33:24,043 --> 00:33:25,503
Oh
my goodness, me. You good?
885
00:33:25,503 --> 00:33:26,754
Yes,
I feel too good.
886
00:33:26,754 --> 00:33:28,297
How we doing?
Early start this morning?
887
00:33:28,297 --> 00:33:30,008
- Hell, yeah.
- That looks beautiful.
888
00:33:30,008 --> 00:33:31,092
How's it doing?
889
00:33:31,092 --> 00:33:32,343
Good,
it's looking really good.
890
00:33:32,343 --> 00:33:34,137
Let me get
a quick look, just to check.
891
00:33:34,137 --> 00:33:35,513
Oh my Lord.
892
00:33:35,513 --> 00:33:38,891
We're having a roasted pig
in a hammock, how cool is that?
893
00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:41,853
How was your week?
894
00:33:41,978 --> 00:33:43,187
It
was extraordinary.
895
00:33:43,187 --> 00:33:45,606
You said get your hands dirty.
896
00:33:45,606 --> 00:33:47,233
They got battered and bruised.
897
00:33:47,233 --> 00:33:49,610
But the most amazing
week honestly, Luis.
898
00:33:49,610 --> 00:33:50,695
Yes.
899
00:33:50,695 --> 00:33:52,488
And the
car came back in one piece.
900
00:33:52,780 --> 00:33:53,740
Incredible.
901
00:33:55,616 --> 00:33:58,494
What is that?
Ah, what are you making?
902
00:33:58,786 --> 00:33:59,704
La ropa vieja.
903
00:33:59,829 --> 00:34:00,830
- La ropa vieja, ah.
- Sí.
904
00:34:00,830 --> 00:34:03,041
Ropa vieja translates directly
905
00:34:03,041 --> 00:34:04,709
to old clothes.
906
00:34:04,709 --> 00:34:07,920
But it's actually a delicious
recipe made from shredded beef.
907
00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:10,131
It's also Cuba's national dish.
908
00:34:10,131 --> 00:34:11,799
I'm doing something similar.
909
00:34:12,133 --> 00:34:13,593
What kind of
ropa vieja are you making?
910
00:34:13,593 --> 00:34:15,094
I'm
gonna do a classic,
911
00:34:15,094 --> 00:34:17,055
but I'm gonna lift
it up a little bit.
912
00:34:17,055 --> 00:34:19,474
I'm gonna put a bit of,
a bit of a twist on it.
913
00:34:19,474 --> 00:34:20,892
I'm gonna put a
little bit of lechon,
914
00:34:20,892 --> 00:34:24,353
I'm gonna serve that with
some beautiful, amazing honey.
915
00:34:24,353 --> 00:34:25,480
Yeah?
916
00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:27,273
It's from
the bee that doesn't sting you.
917
00:34:27,273 --> 00:34:29,567
.
918
00:34:29,567 --> 00:34:31,027
He's laughing
that you're putting pork in
919
00:34:31,027 --> 00:34:32,320
the ropa vieja.
920
00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:34,155
.
921
00:34:34,155 --> 00:34:35,656
He's under the
impression that you're making
922
00:34:35,656 --> 00:34:37,408
a lechon Wellington.
923
00:34:37,408 --> 00:34:38,701
A Well...
924
00:34:38,701 --> 00:34:39,827
.
925
00:34:39,827 --> 00:34:42,872
No, I'm not going to
make any Wellington, seriously.
926
00:34:42,872 --> 00:34:44,957
I don't think that'd go
down too well here, trust me.
927
00:34:44,957 --> 00:34:46,793
The lechon is the
star of the show.
928
00:34:46,793 --> 00:34:49,212
So, Luis seems to have
thoughts about other ways
929
00:34:49,212 --> 00:34:50,963
to put it to use.
930
00:34:50,963 --> 00:34:52,298
I think he's
gonna make his fish there and
931
00:34:52,298 --> 00:34:54,675
pray that pork fat kind
of falls into his fish.
932
00:34:54,675 --> 00:34:56,177
I love that.
933
00:34:56,969 --> 00:34:58,763
Are you using any tobacco?
934
00:34:58,763 --> 00:35:00,056
I want to
put some of it in the fire
935
00:35:00,056 --> 00:35:01,307
and smoke the meat with it.
936
00:35:01,849 --> 00:35:04,727
Mika, could you get
me some pork, please, darling?
937
00:35:04,727 --> 00:35:05,937
Yeah, of course.
938
00:35:05,937 --> 00:35:07,396
Gonna
start shredding that.
939
00:35:07,396 --> 00:35:09,023
We'll start off with the
butt I think, you know that.
940
00:35:09,023 --> 00:35:11,484
See this, how beautiful is that?
941
00:35:11,484 --> 00:35:13,319
Nice.
942
00:35:13,319 --> 00:35:15,905
Look at that, thank you.
943
00:35:15,905 --> 00:35:18,032
Thank you, darling.
Great job, thank you.
944
00:35:18,032 --> 00:35:20,535
What cut is he,
what cut would he like?
945
00:35:20,535 --> 00:35:21,786
.
946
00:35:21,786 --> 00:35:23,246
I think he's gonna
hit the back, too, of the pork.
947
00:35:23,246 --> 00:35:24,330
Is that right?
948
00:35:24,330 --> 00:35:26,541
Oh my God. So beautiful.
949
00:35:26,707 --> 00:35:27,875
I need
you to make the tostones.
950
00:35:27,875 --> 00:35:29,377
Gordon, do
you mind doing me a favor and
951
00:35:29,377 --> 00:35:30,837
holding this rope really quick?
952
00:35:30,837 --> 00:35:32,004
- Seriously?
- Yeah.
953
00:35:32,004 --> 00:35:34,090
I need
to help Luis, too. Yeah.
954
00:35:34,090 --> 00:35:35,174
For how long?
955
00:35:35,174 --> 00:35:36,467
Just
for a little bit.
956
00:35:36,467 --> 00:35:37,593
Hey, seriously.
957
00:35:37,593 --> 00:35:39,637
I'm helping him
make tostones over here, Gordon.
958
00:35:39,637 --> 00:35:40,721
Is
he running behind?
959
00:35:40,721 --> 00:35:42,098
I think
I'm on team Cuba now.
960
00:35:42,098 --> 00:35:44,267
I mean, seriously, girl.
961
00:35:44,267 --> 00:35:49,105
So, I'll just multitask and
do some leg exercises and pull
962
00:35:49,105 --> 00:35:50,898
and stretch at the same time.
963
00:35:50,898 --> 00:35:52,859
Okay.
964
00:35:52,859 --> 00:35:54,902
Bloody hell, that is hot, man.
965
00:35:54,902 --> 00:35:56,445
That's very hot.
966
00:35:56,445 --> 00:35:57,780
- Woo.
- What, what?
967
00:35:57,780 --> 00:35:59,115
You make
tostones back in London?
968
00:35:59,115 --> 00:36:00,283
What, what's he doing?
969
00:36:00,283 --> 00:36:02,535
Where, where, hey, seriously.
970
00:36:02,535 --> 00:36:04,203
Now you're his sous chef.
971
00:36:04,203 --> 00:36:05,454
Okay,
now I'm gonna go to you.
972
00:36:05,621 --> 00:36:07,039
Can
you pass me the tongs?
973
00:36:07,206 --> 00:36:08,666
Just
take the, take the...
974
00:36:08,666 --> 00:36:10,001
Wait, wait, I
need to help him one more time.
975
00:36:10,001 --> 00:36:11,419
Oh, for God's sake.
976
00:36:11,419 --> 00:36:15,131
.
977
00:36:15,131 --> 00:36:17,425
What the,
what the, what, what?
978
00:36:19,552 --> 00:36:20,636
What does that mean?
979
00:36:20,636 --> 00:36:21,762
He's
singing his lullabies from
980
00:36:21,762 --> 00:36:23,347
his parents to the pig now.
981
00:36:23,347 --> 00:36:25,474
Okay,
listen, forget the lullabies.
982
00:36:25,474 --> 00:36:27,560
Okay, I'll help
you out, Gordon, I'll help you.
983
00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:29,520
Well,
take over the pig, please.
984
00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:32,273
- I'm Team Gordon again.
- Okay, thank you.
985
00:36:32,273 --> 00:36:33,816
Singing
lullabies to a pig that
986
00:36:33,816 --> 00:36:36,235
I'm pretty sure is in
the deepest of sleeps,
987
00:36:36,235 --> 00:36:38,738
Cuba continues to surprise me.
988
00:36:38,738 --> 00:36:40,740
It's time to unleash the
Scottish surprise and show
989
00:36:40,740 --> 00:36:43,534
him that I, too,
can get creative.
990
00:36:43,534 --> 00:36:44,744
- Luis.
- Yes.
991
00:36:45,828 --> 00:36:47,038
Two seconds.
992
00:36:47,038 --> 00:36:49,540
At the beginning of the week,
you said be resourceful.
993
00:36:49,540 --> 00:36:55,421
I'm taking the fat from the pig
and tenderizing my lechon ropa.
994
00:36:55,421 --> 00:36:56,505
Wow!
995
00:36:56,505 --> 00:36:58,633
In
the what, in the what?
996
00:36:58,633 --> 00:37:00,927
- Ropa vieja.
- It's ropa vieja.
997
00:37:00,927 --> 00:37:02,178
Ropa vieja.
998
00:37:02,178 --> 00:37:03,888
I think
you're becoming Cuban.
999
00:37:04,263 --> 00:37:05,723
That is,
does he like the idea?
1000
00:37:05,723 --> 00:37:07,642
.
1001
00:37:07,642 --> 00:37:09,393
He loves it, he says
you're being very resourceful.
1002
00:37:09,393 --> 00:37:10,561
There's
more grease in here than
1003
00:37:10,561 --> 00:37:11,854
there is in Roberto's hair.
1004
00:37:14,607 --> 00:37:15,608
Well, unfortunately,
1005
00:37:15,608 --> 00:37:16,817
I have no more hair.
1006
00:37:18,027 --> 00:37:19,403
It's cool,
think of the money you're saving
1007
00:37:19,403 --> 00:37:20,780
on shampoo and conditioner.
1008
00:37:20,780 --> 00:37:22,073
Indeed, saving a lot.
1009
00:37:22,365 --> 00:37:24,116
Exactly,
resourcefulness again.
1010
00:37:24,116 --> 00:37:26,619
While Cuba has
surprised me at every turn,
1011
00:37:26,619 --> 00:37:29,580
it seems Luis is
determined to keep it coming.
1012
00:37:29,705 --> 00:37:32,041
I
made a mango sauce.
1013
00:37:32,959 --> 00:37:34,126
Oh, it's lovely.
1014
00:37:34,126 --> 00:37:35,461
I'm
going to put some of
1015
00:37:35,461 --> 00:37:36,879
the mango sauce on my pork.
1016
00:37:37,088 --> 00:37:38,422
See, I
never thought you'd be
1017
00:37:38,547 --> 00:37:40,716
serving mango with pork.
1018
00:37:40,925 --> 00:37:41,884
See how good?
1019
00:37:42,551 --> 00:37:43,678
These
are lechon croquets.
1020
00:37:44,053 --> 00:37:45,596
I love the idea
of that mango with the pork.
1021
00:37:45,596 --> 00:37:46,847
You serving it on the pig skin?
1022
00:37:46,847 --> 00:37:50,059
No, now he's getting all posh.
1023
00:37:50,059 --> 00:37:52,853
Ah, you got the pig, wow,
he's got the pork fat underneath
1024
00:37:52,853 --> 00:37:54,772
that now, so it's
acting like a little trivet.
1025
00:37:54,772 --> 00:37:56,232
Oh, nice.
1026
00:37:56,232 --> 00:37:58,401
I think you got to
be scared, Gordon.
1027
00:37:58,693 --> 00:38:00,945
The guests
are due to arrive any minute.
1028
00:38:00,945 --> 00:38:03,155
And I think we're
both feeling the heat.
1029
00:38:03,155 --> 00:38:05,616
And while it's easy for
us to fuss over the lechon,
1030
00:38:05,616 --> 00:38:08,577
we can't forget about
the beautiful lionfish.
1031
00:38:08,577 --> 00:38:11,289
Now, I've drudged these
lionfish in some smoked paprika,
1032
00:38:11,289 --> 00:38:13,708
and I'm gonna get them
really nice and crispy,
1033
00:38:13,708 --> 00:38:17,420
almost like a nice little
sort of lionfish goujon.
1034
00:38:17,545 --> 00:38:18,838
How did
you use the tamarind?
1035
00:38:18,838 --> 00:38:22,508
I roasted it first and
I stuck it in the ropa vieja.
1036
00:38:22,842 --> 00:38:24,010
It's a fusion.
1037
00:38:24,010 --> 00:38:25,011
A fusion.
1038
00:38:25,011 --> 00:38:26,512
They're adding a
little bit of sweetness to it.
1039
00:38:26,512 --> 00:38:28,723
I think you'll
return home more Cuban than me.
1040
00:38:29,807 --> 00:38:31,017
Hope so.
1041
00:38:31,017 --> 00:38:32,643
Just as I'm
finishing the fish dish.
1042
00:38:32,643 --> 00:38:33,894
Beautiful.
1043
00:38:33,894 --> 00:38:36,564
Suddenly,
Annabelle and her husband along
1044
00:38:36,564 --> 00:38:38,232
with Roberto and
the other members of
1045
00:38:38,232 --> 00:38:39,400
the car club are here.
1046
00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:40,484
Nice to see you.
1047
00:38:40,484 --> 00:38:42,278
Welcome!
I hope you like the flavors.
1048
00:38:42,862 --> 00:38:43,946
Hi, guys.
1049
00:38:43,946 --> 00:38:44,822
This is good.
1050
00:38:45,656 --> 00:38:47,950
Their
arrival is a harsh wake up call.
1051
00:38:47,950 --> 00:38:50,786
Time to pull it all together.
1052
00:38:53,789 --> 00:38:55,416
Okay, Luis, we good?
1053
00:38:55,416 --> 00:38:57,752
You got the use of my fryer.
1054
00:38:57,752 --> 00:39:00,671
Would you like some help? Luis.
1055
00:39:05,801 --> 00:39:07,887
Yeah, over here
also... moving little by little.
1056
00:39:08,346 --> 00:39:09,764
Moving fast, Gordon.
1057
00:39:09,764 --> 00:39:12,600
Always. [bleep].
1058
00:39:12,600 --> 00:39:14,852
It's a race to the finish
as we put our final touches
1059
00:39:14,852 --> 00:39:16,187
on our dishes.
1060
00:39:16,187 --> 00:39:18,189
Chef Luis, do
you want help with the fish?
1061
00:39:18,356 --> 00:39:20,066
Yes,
keep it moving for me.
1062
00:39:20,316 --> 00:39:21,567
Would
you like some help?
1063
00:39:21,776 --> 00:39:23,194
No. No help.
1064
00:39:23,694 --> 00:39:25,946
While a touch
of honey finishes off one dish,
1065
00:39:25,946 --> 00:39:29,742
Chef Luis borrows
Mika to help plate his.
1066
00:39:35,206 --> 00:39:36,707
- Luis.
- Yay.
1067
00:39:36,707 --> 00:39:37,792
- Well done.
- Gordon.
1068
00:39:37,792 --> 00:39:39,585
- Bravo.
- Okay.
1069
00:39:39,585 --> 00:39:41,754
Good job, girl. Amazing.
1070
00:39:41,754 --> 00:39:43,631
Thank God you got a sous chef.
1071
00:39:43,631 --> 00:39:44,715
Good luck, guys.
1072
00:39:44,715 --> 00:39:47,218
Right. Let's go.
1073
00:39:48,969 --> 00:39:49,970
Hola.
1074
00:39:49,970 --> 00:39:51,055
Hola.
1075
00:39:51,055 --> 00:39:52,223
Wow.
1076
00:39:52,723 --> 00:39:54,433
Dinner has arrived!
1077
00:39:54,683 --> 00:39:55,684
Excellent.
1078
00:39:55,684 --> 00:39:58,229
Welcome everybody,
so nice to see you.
1079
00:39:58,229 --> 00:40:01,774
Luis is serving a
traditional beef ropa vieja,
1080
00:40:01,774 --> 00:40:03,526
paired with glazed plantain,
1081
00:40:03,526 --> 00:40:06,153
grilled lionfish, served
with pineapples, peppers,
1082
00:40:06,153 --> 00:40:07,655
parsley and lemon and
1083
00:40:07,655 --> 00:40:10,908
a caramelized lechon
served with a mango sauce,
1084
00:40:10,908 --> 00:40:14,412
cinnamon and a touch
of that precious honey.
1085
00:40:14,412 --> 00:40:18,332
My take on the ropa vieja
features tobacco smoked lechon
1086
00:40:18,332 --> 00:40:21,252
and tamarind and it's served
with pork stuffed croquettes
1087
00:40:21,252 --> 00:40:22,837
drizzled with honey.
1088
00:40:22,837 --> 00:40:25,339
My lionfish has been
seasoned and deep fried and
1089
00:40:25,339 --> 00:40:27,842
paired with a
roasted guava salsa.
1090
00:40:27,842 --> 00:40:30,219
And my crispy lechon
comes with a mojo sauce
1091
00:40:30,219 --> 00:40:32,388
of citrus and herbs.
1092
00:40:32,388 --> 00:40:34,014
Amazing. Mucho gracias.
1093
00:40:34,014 --> 00:40:35,808
Bon
appetit and enjoy it.
1094
00:40:35,933 --> 00:40:37,476
Thank you,
thank you very much, chef.
1095
00:40:44,066 --> 00:40:45,359
I can't
tell which one is...
1096
00:40:45,359 --> 00:40:47,236
It's really good.
1097
00:40:47,570 --> 00:40:48,863
Wow,
they're digging in, aren't they?
1098
00:40:48,863 --> 00:40:51,323
And it's so nice to
see Roberto's, uh, mates
1099
00:40:51,323 --> 00:40:52,575
from the car club.
1100
00:40:52,575 --> 00:40:53,659
I
think they like it...
1101
00:40:53,659 --> 00:40:56,162
.
1102
00:40:56,162 --> 00:40:57,538
He said that
they're really liking his food
1103
00:40:57,538 --> 00:40:58,706
a lot more than yours he thinks.
1104
00:40:58,706 --> 00:40:59,790
Well.
1105
00:40:59,790 --> 00:41:01,625
This fish is good,
but I prefer this one.
1106
00:41:01,625 --> 00:41:03,586
Mm-hmm, I, I prefer
that one, yes, that one, no.
1107
00:41:03,586 --> 00:41:06,422
- This one is not dry at all.
- Yeah, yes.
1108
00:41:06,422 --> 00:41:07,798
The taste
is amazing, the sauce.
1109
00:41:07,798 --> 00:41:10,176
- Wow.
- The sauce is amazing.
1110
00:41:10,176 --> 00:41:12,094
It all
started with the lechon.
1111
00:41:12,094 --> 00:41:14,972
What I'd like to do is
take the rest of that pig
1112
00:41:14,972 --> 00:41:16,599
back in my suitcase home.
1113
00:41:16,599 --> 00:41:18,267
Take the
head in your carry-on.
1114
00:41:18,392 --> 00:41:20,603
Take the
head, leave him the body.
1115
00:41:21,312 --> 00:41:24,565
I preferred Luis's
ropa vieja, it's very good.
1116
00:41:24,565 --> 00:41:28,360
But to be honest,
Gordon's is good, too,
1117
00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:31,530
so it's a bit like, almost tied.
1118
00:41:31,530 --> 00:41:33,032
But I tried
this with the mango sauce
1119
00:41:33,032 --> 00:41:34,617
and it's really nice.
1120
00:41:34,617 --> 00:41:37,286
The meat is
not so soft, but the sauce,
1121
00:41:37,286 --> 00:41:40,414
the flavor and the
onions are amazing.
1122
00:41:40,414 --> 00:41:42,208
Right,
it looks like they're done,
1123
00:41:42,208 --> 00:41:43,292
and it's time to
find out the verdict.
1124
00:41:43,292 --> 00:41:44,543
I'll see you again in Miami.
1125
00:41:44,543 --> 00:41:46,295
I'm more than
happy to show you our country.
1126
00:41:46,295 --> 00:41:47,880
Right. You
ready to prepare your misery?
1127
00:41:47,880 --> 00:41:49,298
- Yeah.
- Yes? You ready?
1128
00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:53,552
- Okay, wow.
Well then.
1129
00:41:53,552 --> 00:41:55,221
We want
to have a round of,
1130
00:41:55,221 --> 00:41:57,139
of applause for both of you.
1131
00:41:57,139 --> 00:41:58,599
Well done, guys.
1132
00:41:58,599 --> 00:42:01,602
Because we
have enjoyed this a lot.
1133
00:42:01,602 --> 00:42:04,939
I mean, it was difficult for
us to decide, being very honest.
1134
00:42:04,939 --> 00:42:09,193
Okay, so the pork, both
were fantastic, we're,
1135
00:42:09,193 --> 00:42:11,987
we're giving the edge to Luis.
1136
00:42:11,987 --> 00:42:13,072
It was very good.
1137
00:42:13,072 --> 00:42:14,281
Bravo.
1138
00:42:14,281 --> 00:42:16,116
.
1139
00:42:16,116 --> 00:42:19,995
The mango sauce as a
secret ingredient was fantastic.
1140
00:42:19,995 --> 00:42:21,789
Yeah, beautiful. Congrats.
1141
00:42:21,789 --> 00:42:23,123
Seriously, I'm happy for you.
1142
00:42:23,123 --> 00:42:24,583
But it's early days.
1143
00:42:24,583 --> 00:42:26,835
So, the second dish.
1144
00:42:26,835 --> 00:42:30,548
The fish, we all
voted for this one over here
1145
00:42:30,548 --> 00:42:31,632
and it was Gordon's.
1146
00:42:31,632 --> 00:42:33,884
I mean, it was fantastic.
1147
00:42:33,884 --> 00:42:36,178
We loved it.
1148
00:42:36,178 --> 00:42:40,224
So, one, one, it all
comes down to the ropa vieja.
1149
00:42:41,058 --> 00:42:43,060
And
both are fantastic.
1150
00:42:43,060 --> 00:42:48,315
But we have to be honest, we
fell for Gordon's ropa vieja.
1151
00:42:48,315 --> 00:42:50,109
Yeah. Come on.
1152
00:42:50,109 --> 00:42:51,944
- We, we have to.
- Congratulations.
1153
00:42:51,944 --> 00:42:54,572
Yes. Just amazing man.
1154
00:42:54,572 --> 00:42:55,823
Both of you are great.
1155
00:42:55,823 --> 00:42:58,492
We were amazed
because ropa vieja is like
1156
00:42:58,492 --> 00:43:02,454
our national dish, and for you
being for the first time in Cuba
1157
00:43:02,454 --> 00:43:05,541
and having done that,
you did a great job.
1158
00:43:05,541 --> 00:43:08,210
It's been a dream to
be part of this experience.
1159
00:43:08,210 --> 00:43:11,589
You said get your hands
dirty and fingers crossed I've,
1160
00:43:11,589 --> 00:43:14,842
I've done justice to
your incredible country.
1161
00:43:14,842 --> 00:43:16,677
I'm going to miss you
all and especially you.
1162
00:43:16,677 --> 00:43:17,928
- Ciao, ciao.
- Ciao, ciao, ciao.
1163
00:43:17,928 --> 00:43:19,013
- Bravo.
- Ciao, ciao.
1164
00:43:19,013 --> 00:43:20,139
Thank you, God bless.
1165
00:43:20,139 --> 00:43:21,515
.
1166
00:43:21,515 --> 00:43:23,892
Wow, I've
had the most amazing week here
1167
00:43:23,892 --> 00:43:26,103
in Cuba, and seeing
this stunning island from
1168
00:43:26,103 --> 00:43:27,771
a chef's perspective, honestly,
1169
00:43:27,771 --> 00:43:30,107
it's a once in a
lifetime opportunity.
1170
00:43:30,107 --> 00:43:33,193
I've ventured to the coast
through caves and countryside to
1171
00:43:33,193 --> 00:43:36,155
find some truly unique,
extraordinary ingredients from
1172
00:43:36,155 --> 00:43:38,574
{\an8}going spear fishing
for venomous lionfish to
1173
00:43:38,574 --> 00:43:40,200
{\an8}making a hammock for a pig,
1174
00:43:40,200 --> 00:43:42,453
{\an8}to sucking honey
straight from a beehive,
1175
00:43:42,453 --> 00:43:45,247
{\an8}this country has really
opened my eyes and shown me that
1176
00:43:45,247 --> 00:43:48,417
{\an8}nothing is impossible if
you set your sights on it.
1177
00:43:48,417 --> 00:43:51,670
{\an8}The resourcefulness, the
ingenuity and the creativity
1178
00:43:51,670 --> 00:43:53,797
{\an8}from the Cuban people
is second to none.
1179
00:43:53,797 --> 00:43:55,424
{\an8}And as they say
here on this island...
1180
00:43:55,424 --> 00:43:57,051
See you later.
1181
00:43:57,051 --> 00:43:58,969
{\an8}Off to my next adventure.