Unseen Eurasia VILLAGE FOOD! Beef Dolma + RICE PILAF in Paradise Mountains!

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Rating: 4.6; Vote: 3

Ismayilli is one of the most beautiful mountainous regions of Azerbaijan and today we re hiking to a remote village for food. We ll be making a type of rice pilaf and also a hand chopped meat dolma in the mountains. It s going to be an amazing day of food and I can t wait to share it all with you! #Azerbaijan #ExperienceAzerbaijan Qafqaz Riverside Resort Hotel - First though to begin the day, we were treated to a gigantic Azerbaijani breakfast at the top of the mountain. We took the ski lift to the top where Chef had prepared a huge buffet of local delicacies from fruits and breads to eggs and qutubs. It was an amazing day and we needed some serious energy for the hike ahead. We then took about a 2 hour hike in the mountains to a remote village that s only accessible by foot and horse. The hike to get there was impressive, so beautiful. Our host family was so welcoming and hospitable. As soon as we arrived we were greeted with tea and a local herbal tea using herbs from the mountain. They live a pretty much self-sustaining life, growing and raising all their own food. We got started cooking immediately, hand chopping the beef for the special mountain pip dolma. The meat was chopped then seasoned and wrapped in local pickled hornbeam leaves, then steamed for an hour. Seeing the entire process was a learning experience. Aunty had already prepared a type of local pilaf with fluffy rice and chicken before our arrival. The rice was so fluffy and fragrant, butter and the flavor of natural chicken. I love the extras cucumber and tomatoes and purple basil on the table, picked fresh from the garden. The dolmas wrapped in hornbeam leaves and served with yogurt were outstanding. This was one of the most memorable food days in Azerbaijan, village food and cooking in a remote mountain village of only 28 people. The hospitality, natural beauty and delicious food made it spectacular. Rachel: Before you go out of Azerbaijan kindly dont miss kendi heyati or Kanaan baldov in that country. Kanaan baldov lives near the Caspian see and also near some airport he normally shows the plains passing over his compound He is a very lively guy with his young daughter. Please please?
Date: 2022-10-22

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Comments and reviews: 14

Shantena
Oh Mark thank you so much for help bringing Azerbaijan to the World. And tomatoes and eggs are one of my favorites too. Yummy! Thank you to everyone that was involved in the production. What a beautiful countryside. I can't wait to visit. Beautiful country and even more beautiful are the people. Blessings to All!
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mikepette
Amazing series! And look how big Micah is its incredible I just watched a n old video and he was just a little baby crazy stuff you are so lucky to be able to take your family wherever you go.
nothing like wild blackberries! that was a gorgeous hike and village experience.
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food
Mark thank you for showing how amazing Muslim countries are and how rich our culture is. The western media makes us believe that the Muslim countries are all war torn and inhabited by animals. Thank you again. Let's hope the masses wake up to this reality.
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food
Most people read about their ancestry, I get to watch it since my father was from there and I spent my childhood on these mountains during my summers, but they seem more advanced in their methods of living and cooking from 50 years ago
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Serdal
Cok guzel yer, cok yahsi aile, cok yahsi lezzedli yemekler. Hepiniz de sagolun, ellerinize saglig. Ganada'dan sevgiler.
Awesome place, a gorgeous family, extremely delicious foods. Thank you all. Regards from Kanada.
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Flaming
Y'all should listen to episode 388 of Wise Traditions podcast. Dr. Paul Saladino gives a detailed analysis of what the carnivore diet actually is and demonstrates the hypocrisy of the vegan community.
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QYtj
Thank you for bringing this video! Azerbaijan is really stunning and definitely top on my list to visit soon. I am incredibly hungry now too lol the food looks sooo good and the hospitality seems great
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Flaming
Mark Wiens should be a future guest on the following podcasts:
1) Wise Traditions
2) Zero To Travel
3) The Atlas Obscura Podcast
4) Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
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Jacob
It's like you get to have ThanksGiving every day or like you get to go to Grandma's house and eat. It reminds me of holidays as a kid as I sit here in the Beacon. It's a homeless day shelter.
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Elizabeth
It s so cool that the auntie chopped that meat by hand you can relieve so much stress that way. Auntie probably doesn t have any stress! Those dolmas look SO GOOD!
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Nava
Is it true that you met a young woman when you were a teenager that traveled around the world eating great food and that's when you said that's what you want to do?
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Nunila
Thank you Mark for introducing me to so many different cultures. You have provided me with so much happiness and new found appreciation of the world.
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food
Does anyone know how the name of the berry Mark is talking about at 25: 30 is spelled? I've been trying to spell it out, but I'm not getting it right.
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Shyam
Unbelieve stuff #MarkWiens The content is so realistic and honest and always you respect all the cultures and food. #FoodAndFoodiesShallPrevail
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