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Everybody says asturias has the best croquette in spain. >> anthony: really? everybody says that? >> jose: everybody. especially the people in asturias. >> anthony: yeah, i would guess. >> jose: you see how creamy? good taste. ah, mussels. perfect. they make a great steak with bleu cheese, right on top. cabrales on top of the steak. its kind of the sauce happens right on the plate. its amazing. >> anthony: so you want the whole cheese -- >> jose: its heavy. its spicy. >> anthony: i like spicy. j...

Things was walking three, four hours both ways. >> anthony: imagine, how long was that hike? four hours? >> jose: no, it was like -- >> anthony: i was not sure i was going to make it. >> jose: it was like ten minutes. maybe 20. youre in very good shape, come on. this is nothing, and to eat this kind of food we need to put some exercise, always before. >> anthony: oh, wow. >> jose: what is amazing is that, if i ask you what do you

An appetizer? or is it a main course? many people would say thats a main course. >> anthony: i would say that. >> jose: we eat this in asturias as an appetizer. the first course. >> anthony: wow. and its favada? >> jose: favada. its really difficult to define a region by one dish, but without a doubt, asturias is defined by this dish. favada. >> anthony: deep, deep soulful cooking. >> jose: and you have to meet guillermina now. probably shes inside. guillermina is a very special person. 101 year...

>> anthony: wow. >> jose: its a hot day today. >> anthony yeah. >> jose: i came overdressed. >> anthony: jesus. >> jose: okay, are you hungry now? >> anthony: oh, god, are we there? >> jose: thats the town. youre going to see what the people of the mountain used to eat. >> anthony: well, to quote the great american poet robert frost, beans, beans, the

Maintain the integrity of the skin. so he grills the fish over the flesh, and then probably the skin is better than the flesh itself. oh, my, god. >> anthony: oh, man. >> jose: is it everything i told you? >> anthony: its everything you told me. the fats, ethereally suspended somehow between skin, flesh, and bone. you bite into it and just a flood of flavor explodes in your brainpan. >> jose: keep going, keep going. >> anthony: jose, this is an enchanted country, and in fact this region of the c...

Salmons. and this to me, being here in this moment, becomes really personal. >> anthony: i hear a rumor youre looking to buy a fish today? youre looking to bid on the first? >> jose: i mean, listen to me, bourdain and andres -- >> anthony: youre looking to get me into this? >> jose: "b" and "a". el campanu. between you and me we can afford it, no? >> anthony: all right, im in. im in for 50% of this fish. now whats the highest price paid for the first fish of the season? >> jose: for a campanu, 6...

Opinions. everybody has an opinion, as they should be. and nobody is going to agree with anybody, only because -- >> anthony: any place where people argue about food is a good place. so once a year, twice a year you come. >> jose: yes. at least once a year. sometimes i only show up for two, three hours. >> anthony: really? >> jose: yeah. i close my eyes, breath in, breath out, and i feel like im home. especially when i go in the mountains. i love to be around people because i have a lot of energ...

Plate you have in front of you. its the understanding of the happiness that hardship gives you. >> anthony: so were drinking cider? >> jose: thats what we should be drinking. >> anthony: it goes good with seafood? >> jose: the biggest partnership in the history of mankind. >> anthony: wow. strong words. >> jose: to me, this is probably one of the most difficult things to do. look at how hes hitting the rim

So you like the cider? >> anthony: yes. this is quite delicious. >> jose: you see how apples and seafood go hand by hand because this is very acidic. nice acidity goes so well with the saltiness, its unbelievable. >> anthony: its like ebony and ivory living together in harmony. >> jose: where do you come up with this phrases? >> anthony: thats, i think, sir paul mccartney. one of his more insipid lines. totally re-mixed. introducing the all-new volkswagen jetta.

>> anthony: astonishing. unbelievable. >> jose: i always wanted to do it. >> anthony: try that in new york. so a question -- when you were a kid, after you left here at age 5, how often did you visit? >> jose: it took me many, many years. almost like 12, 14 years to come back. you know, because to me when i left so young, its almost like meeting a family you knew you had but never met. still nothing beats these moments. always is something happening. >> anthony: what do you eat here? whats good ...