Vídeo: Prazeres simples em Gabala: Desde kebabs com 2000 anos a passeios de moto-quatro de montanha

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[Music] welcome to gabala I’m in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains an outdoor playground for adventure junkies I’ll be getting my adrenaline fixed this trip but first I want to learn more about the fascinating history of this [Music] region my first stop is the village of chukur gabala it’s the site of the ancient capital of Caucasian Albania one of the oldest cities in azaran the East Towers was built in 10th Century it was the main entrance of this ancient town the Fortified city was built on top of a hill protected by rivers in the east and west this Southern entrance is Lookout Towers were a crucial Safeguard from potential attackers the place we’re standing is the most important and valuable side in our history so this is where our ancestors lived a Caucasian albanians these people is supposed to be our great-grandfathers and they lived here 2,500 years ago archaeologists have been Excavating the ruins here for nearly 100 years the artifacts they found showed just how advanced Caucasian Albanian civilization really was in different parts of this territory we took uh archaeological excavations and found these tubes uh pipelines actually takes back nearly 8th Century these pipelines might have used used for two different purpose a canalization or um an irrigation system you can still see remnants of this ancient culture in present de gabala for example many of the Region’s culinary Traditions date back to Antiquity to learn more I’m visiting a local restaurant where they make gaba’s famous dashar rasi Kebab which literally translates to Kebab cooked between Stones this unique technique is said to be 2,000 years old and not just any Stone will do the lightning makes the stone especially heat resistant wow it’s super heavy here for speech Chef elor walked me through the ancient recipe first we cut some lamb tail fat or guug and placed it on the griddle to render then we prepared our local vegetables and seasoned our meat which was a mix of lamb and beef a lot is that enough yeah so he’s saying the fat has rendered and so now we’re going to be able to cook the meat and the vegetables in the fat which is going to make them really really [Music] flavorful finally the moment of truth you going to let me do it all right do I put put it here setting this very heavy Stone on top of the meat and vegetables to soak up all the flavor we added some slices of bread to the grill wow it smells incredible it smells so good chef elor says people come from around the world to try his dashar rasi Kebab it’s a technique that only exists in gabala I think my work here is done I’ve gotten enough in his way thank you so much Chef for letting me cook with you CH I’m going to go wait my food soy bulag is one of the few restaurants in the world that cooks dasari [Music] Kebab M so tender before leaving the region I had to take in its incredible views the Caucasus Mountains are a natural border between Asia and Europe formed by the violent Collision of tectonic plates 200 million years ago look at that view I want to cover a lot of ground to see as much of the mountain as possible that’s why I’m opting for some faster Transportation same word why is quad biking a great way to see the mountain we geared up and hit the trails in our Offroad buggy heading up the mountain at tufandag Mountain Resort in the winter these slopes are used for skiing I let same wood take the wheel for the more technical bits what a cool way to see the mountain it really feels like you’re in the middle of nature you can feel the air you can you can see the views it’s an incredible experience gabala has been a breath of fresh air with its spectacular views Rich culture and even richer Cuisine this cradle of Caucasian history will stay with me long after I’ve returned back home