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Side was the dictator franco, and it was forbidden to speak in basque. on the french side it's true that there was a little less pressure about talking basque, because a lot of people were coming from paris, from a big town for retirement, we're losing the basque language. >> anthony: do we drink spanish wine do we drink french wine? we drink french wine. >> marielle: french wine. >> anthony: good. ♪ >> anthony: we're in the town of ahetze at la ferme ostalapia. marielle gurtner was born and in spanish basque country but raised in france. >> marielle: we've got a very good quality of life he...

>> olatz: so the obsession and i think a male obsession with quality is also something which happens with sports just like with the food. ♪ ♪ >> anthony: basque language and culture exist on both sides of a border. unsurprising is they predate both countries. this maybe france but it's still pais basque >> marielle: here in the french basque country, the basque country is divided by a frontier but were talking about the same country. the french basque country, and the spanish basque country. >> anthony: is there a difference between the french and the spanish side? >> marielle: well on the...

That there was a little less pressure about talking basque, because a lot of people were coming from paris, from a big town for retirement, we're losing the basque language. >> anthony: do we drink spanish wine do we drink french wine? we drink french wine. >> marielle: french wine. >> anthony: good. ♪ >> anthony: we're in the town of ahetze at la ferme ostalapia. marielle gurtner was born and in spanish basque country but raised in france. >> marielle: we've got a very good quality of life here. the sea, the mountain, the sun.

They pass some days bouncing the ball for the match, and they need to know which one is the best for the match and how it behaved. so the obsession, and i think male obsession, with quality is also something that happens in the sport just like with the food. >> basque language and culture exists on all sides of the border. not surprising as they predate both countries. this may be france, but it's

Don't come here. >> i recently sat down with anthony bourdain to discuss the food and the culture explored in tonight's episode. >> people have been trying to figure out how old is the basque language, who are the basque, where do they come from, do they have any relatives genetically anywhere else on earth, and apparently no. they've always been there, their language might go back to cavemen times, and pound for pound, that region, in my experience, might have the best or the highest concentration of great food of anywhere on earth. it's absolutely -- they're food crazy, they demand absolutel...