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Croquette. 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 li...

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 of the glass. look at all the oxygen theyre putting. i love this tradition. he doesnt even look at the glass. come on. hes...

>> jose: thats the reason coming here. >> anthony: oh, its beautiful. i expect to be accosted by some keebler elves at any moment. "we welcome you to munchkin land. munchkin land." >> jose: it moves.

>> 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 here? >> jose: everything. here, right now is the season of arbejos. which...

>> anthony: this game is rigged >> jose: that was a heckuva good shot, man. >> anthony: too much. >> anthony: theyre taking shelter. >> jose: they are? some welcome relief... or a cause for celebration. ♪ whats inside? ♪ [laughter] possibilities. what we deliver by delivering.

>> anthony: well you told me asturias was beautiful, but man, you didnt lie. it is amazing. i cant believe theres farmhouses all the way up these mountains. >> jose: they are not farmhouses. its where the shepherds stay for weeks at a time sometimes taking care of the herd. of the goats, of the sheep, of the cows. the cheeses are made with the three milks. asturias has the biggest concentration of cheesemakers anywhere in the world. period. and we use the land like nobody. especially using the c...

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 country is the most extraordinary place i can think of. >> jose: dollar bills. >> anthony: the mo...

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 energy and i like the people too. i give energy away, but sometimes i need my moments of ...

And in europe the social democracy was over. and the last strike was five years ago. the miners were the last soldiers of the working-class movement. in the last strike, the airport was closed by the miners. the highway, the sea too. they closed asturias. everybody in the streets, screaming. and the miners stayed in the fight, and the war is over when one side wins. they win. we lose. and for me that was the end of -- >> anthony: the end of organized labor. >> pablo: yes, the end of the working-...

>> jose: fast. the spider crab. where is the instagram? >> anthony: yeah. im on it, dude. im going to get the zoom shot. people complain about my pans, but im going in for a zoom. going in for the close. oh, yeah. >> jose: okay, my man. this is one of the best ive seen in a long time. >> anthony: i mean, its unbelievable. >> jose: are you smelling? smell this, smell. you understand, this is the smell of seafood. sometimes we forget that it doesnt matter how good is the seafood or fresh. i dont c...