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Where does our language ♪ ♪ have its origins? perhaps it was sent up from ♪ ♪ the bottom of the sea the basque country is like ♪ ♪ the sea it's always old and it's always new ♪ >> anthony: this place, deep in the etxeondo valley about a hour outside of san sebastian is etxebarri one of the greatest, most iconoclastic and most loved by chefs restaurants in the world. it is in every way extraordinary. >> anthony: sometimes with chefs we sit around and we play this game, if you had to die at one restaurant you know what would your last meal -- what restaurant would you like your las...

>> aitor: so the most we use is parsley. of course garlic and onion all the way. because people have the idea if you add many spices and herbs to something that you are cooking here, you might be suspicious that maybe they're not so fresh. >> anthony: right. >> pablo: you want to take this food and put in another country maybe moscow, maybe new york, it's impossible to cook in this way and people don't understand. ♪ >> anthony: someone i was talking to yesterday had a theory. she said, the men talk about the difference between things, the difference between this bicycle and that bicycle, the...

Gastronomical societies, though that gender rule has changed with the times. but it is still strictly basque, and strictly members only. >> anthony: so was everybody born here, are you from san sebastian? >> aitor: yes, san sebastian. >> anthony: most everybody. >> aitor: we are very lucky that we are just here surrounded by the sea, by the mountains, the green mountains, so in just one hour distance you have any kind of fresh product. >> antonio: we consider food as a part of our culture. i mean the importance it has in our everyday life i mean-- >> aitor: this is the best example right here....

>> anthony: the bones, tiny scraps of the sweetest meats clinging to them. >> aitor: crunchy, gelatinous. >> anthony: one dish a mosaic of many distinct flavors and textures all of them epically delicious. >> anthony: this is like an anatomy lesson. >> xavier: yeah absolutely. ♪ ♪ ♪ (vo) treating others like we'd like to be treated has always been our guiding principle.

Sink, if you fall overboard you die. >> xavier: you die. >> anthony: if the boat capsizes you die. >> xavier: everybody dies. you have to tow that whale to the land, rowing, a 60 ton whale. >> anthony: 60 tons? >> xavier: 60 tons metric, you know is like big. >> anthony: so what happens if everything goes well? >> xavier: well you become very rich. >> anthony:this place is the famous elkano in the seaside village of getaria, a place known and loved by chefs all over the world for what they call their paleolithic cooking. this straight up application of fire and a very few ingredients to make w...