♪ the real people who are actually living peacefully inside the this is a mixture of sugar and country. you know? >> this is the first time that and eventually in the future of we have experienced such thing. the world, we and americans have a very special place in this, giving oneself over to the creative urge to stand and sing out to no one in particular. maybe, but not okay apparently you cannot play a game without considering iran as a friend. >> stay away from the glass. ♪ ♪ >> one of his passions is to film. ancient persia, culinary >> please come this way. history, and he is writing a book on the subject. please follow me.ums ] how do you pronounce the specialty here? dizi? >> dizi, it's the name of the pot. >> it's like earthenware. >> this is one of the dishes of humankind. >> please stop filming. it goes back to mesopotamia 6,000 years ago. >> potato, chick peas, water, lamb cooked together. >> thank you. good to be here finally. it's taken some time. gotta go. add a little fat. yep. mash it up with potatoes and gotta go. the road back to tehran. chickpeas. along the way, reminders of just in the country how far back this culture goes. have in common?