WEBVTT 00:00:01.840 --> 00:00:02.799 There's one on there. 00:00:02.882 --> 00:00:04.009 Yeah. It's a big one. 00:00:04.092 --> 00:00:05.927 Yes. That's heavy on there. 00:00:06.261 --> 00:00:07.387 You feel it? Yeah. 00:00:07.595 --> 00:00:08.722 Huh? 00:00:08.972 --> 00:00:11.433 Holy Here she comes. 00:00:11.516 --> 00:00:13.435 She's coming. It's totally gone mad! 00:00:13.685 --> 00:00:14.728 There you are. 00:00:14.936 --> 00:00:17.188 That is mahussive! It's a big one. 00:00:17.313 --> 00:00:18.982 Pick it up. Pick it up. 00:00:19.065 --> 00:00:20.483 Holy 00:00:25.613 --> 00:00:26.781 GORDON I'm in Europe. 00:00:26.865 --> 00:00:29.534 In the stunningly beautiful country of Croatia. 00:00:31.453 --> 00:00:34.497 This region may not be as famous as it's glamorous neighbor, Italy. 00:00:34.664 --> 00:00:37.542 But flying under the radar has kept it's landscape and 00:00:37.625 --> 00:00:39.711 culture incredibly well preserved. 00:00:41.463 --> 00:00:44.883 This week I'll be exploring the Peninsula of Istria. 00:00:44.966 --> 00:00:48.219 Where the hilly wooden interior and the sparkling Adriatic coastline 00:00:48.303 --> 00:00:50.847 are teeming with fresh local ingredients. 00:00:54.142 --> 00:00:56.311 This is my first time in Croatia. 00:00:56.394 --> 00:00:59.981 And I can't wait to discover this country's hidden culinary gems. 00:01:08.573 --> 00:01:09.699 Beautiful. 00:01:09.783 --> 00:01:13.453 Now this motorbike belongs to 00:01:13.536 --> 00:01:16.581 one of the best chef's in Croatia, David Skoko. 00:01:16.706 --> 00:01:19.000 And he's asked me to meet him by the water. 00:01:24.339 --> 00:01:26.174 Hey, Gordon! David! 00:01:26.341 --> 00:01:29.844 Come on. Just walk. Be light on your feet. 00:01:29.969 --> 00:01:31.805 Seriously? Come on. 00:01:31.888 --> 00:01:33.223 Jesus. 00:01:33.348 --> 00:01:35.600 You look like a mountain goat. 00:01:35.683 --> 00:01:37.102 This is a mine field. 00:01:37.185 --> 00:01:38.061 Careful. Careful. 00:01:38.144 --> 00:01:39.896 You said, "Meet me on the Beach." 00:01:40.146 --> 00:01:41.189 It's my kind of beach. 00:01:43.525 --> 00:01:45.026 GORDON Chef David Skoko is 00:01:45.110 --> 00:01:46.444 a Croatian food star. 00:01:46.736 --> 00:01:49.531 But at heart he's a fourth generation fisherman. 00:01:51.241 --> 00:01:53.201 With access to top quality seafood and 00:01:53.284 --> 00:01:54.786 world class chef skills, 00:01:54.869 --> 00:01:58.081 he's transformed his family's small taverner, Batelina, 00:01:58.164 --> 00:02:00.333 into one of the best restaurants in Croatia. 00:02:01.709 --> 00:02:04.003 Normally I get to meet you in a café or a taverner. 00:02:04.087 --> 00:02:05.421 No, I'm not that kind of guy. 00:02:05.505 --> 00:02:06.381 What, why are we here? 00:02:06.464 --> 00:02:08.133 I'm a fisherman's son. 00:02:09.175 --> 00:02:11.427 What can we find here that I'm not seeing? 00:02:11.511 --> 00:02:13.847 We have this kind of herb. 00:02:13.930 --> 00:02:15.390 This is sea fennel. 00:02:15.473 --> 00:02:16.808 Wow. 00:02:19.310 --> 00:02:20.645 Mm, that's delicious. 00:02:20.728 --> 00:02:21.479 Very fragrant isn't it? Very, uh... 00:02:21.563 --> 00:02:23.189 Mhm, very, very, very tasty. 00:02:23.273 --> 00:02:24.357 Sweet as well isn't it? 00:02:24.440 --> 00:02:25.817 Yeah. Really good. 00:02:25.900 --> 00:02:27.277 Welcome to Istria. 00:02:27.360 --> 00:02:30.280 I'm bouncing around these rocks just trying to get here. 00:02:30.363 --> 00:02:33.408 Totally oblivious to what was underneath my feet. 00:02:33.491 --> 00:02:34.993 This is Adriatic Citronella. 00:02:35.076 --> 00:02:38.955 It's similar to the sage. And here we have Salicornia. 00:02:39.038 --> 00:02:41.291 That's more like a, like a fern. 00:02:41.374 --> 00:02:44.002 I've got the feeling this week is gonna produce some 00:02:44.085 --> 00:02:46.546 unearthed gems that even I haven't seen before. 00:02:47.297 --> 00:02:49.299 When I told my chefs back home that I was coming to Croatia 00:02:49.382 --> 00:02:51.676 they said it's like the Sleeping Beauty. 00:02:51.759 --> 00:02:53.052 Yeah, it's still untouched. 00:02:53.136 --> 00:02:53.887 It's still untouched? 00:02:53.970 --> 00:02:57.932 I think Istria is what Italia was. 00:02:58.016 --> 00:02:58.766 Right. 00:02:58.850 --> 00:03:01.060 We try to use everything that nature offer. 00:03:01.144 --> 00:03:02.061 From the land. 00:03:02.145 --> 00:03:04.314 Everything that the fisherman's net bring up. 00:03:04.397 --> 00:03:05.607 Yeah. We try to use. 00:03:06.024 --> 00:03:07.025 The trash fish. 00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:10.153 We are not choosing our menu from our ideas. 00:03:10.236 --> 00:03:11.613 It's just choosing from the catch. 00:03:11.696 --> 00:03:13.281 Availability? Yeah. 00:03:13.364 --> 00:03:15.867 We have so, so much great stuff. 00:03:15.950 --> 00:03:18.536 But you have to put some effort in it. 00:03:18.620 --> 00:03:20.914 Go out and find some great stuff. 00:03:20.997 --> 00:03:22.624 In a week... Yes? 00:03:22.707 --> 00:03:24.542 We're gonna cook against each other. 00:03:24.626 --> 00:03:25.752 I'm very competitive. 00:03:25.835 --> 00:03:27.045 I'm very competitive. 00:03:27.128 --> 00:03:29.547 David is a cool, good looking chef. 00:03:29.631 --> 00:03:31.174 I mean he's got the tats, he pulls it off. 00:03:31.257 --> 00:03:32.550 He's got the Tom Cruise hair. 00:03:32.634 --> 00:03:33.718 What are we gonna go fishing for? 00:03:33.801 --> 00:03:35.303 I would love to tell you. 00:03:35.386 --> 00:03:36.638 I will show you. 00:03:36.721 --> 00:03:38.806 But David is one of the best chef's in Croatia. 00:03:38.890 --> 00:03:40.725 Only god knows what he's got in store. 00:03:40.808 --> 00:03:43.186 Wrong way my friend. (bleep), hell. 00:03:44.187 --> 00:03:46.439 GORDON I'm looking forward to facing off against David. 00:03:46.522 --> 00:03:48.733 As we cook for locals at the end of the week. 00:03:48.816 --> 00:03:51.736 But I know it's gonna be tough challenge. 00:03:54.614 --> 00:03:56.908 First things first. Time to go fishing. 00:03:59.994 --> 00:04:01.663 I hope to get some, some eels. 00:04:01.746 --> 00:04:04.666 Some eels? Yeah, a Conger eel. 00:04:04.749 --> 00:04:06.584 They have big Conger eels here. 00:04:06.668 --> 00:04:07.710 GORDON Of course David wants to 00:04:07.794 --> 00:04:09.379 go fishing for Conger eels. 00:04:09.462 --> 00:04:11.297 They're powerful and enormous. 00:04:11.381 --> 00:04:14.008 Just like David's competition, Croatian spirit. 00:04:14.884 --> 00:04:16.219 Is that yours? Yes, Yes. 00:04:16.302 --> 00:04:17.053 It's by beauty. 00:04:17.136 --> 00:04:18.513 Wow, that is a beautiful boat. 00:04:18.596 --> 00:04:19.389 Thank you. Alright. 00:04:19.472 --> 00:04:20.598 I'm so excited, honestly. 00:04:20.682 --> 00:04:22.934 Yeah, you're not gonna go fishing from my sailing boat. 00:04:23.017 --> 00:04:23.810 What? 00:04:23.893 --> 00:04:25.353 You're not going fishing from my sailing boat. 00:04:25.436 --> 00:04:27.063 We're going fishing with my father. 00:04:27.146 --> 00:04:28.773 Stop it. In that dingy? 00:04:28.856 --> 00:04:30.942 Yeah, it's the traditional way of fishing. 00:04:31.025 --> 00:04:32.193 Yeah but hold on a minute. 00:04:32.277 --> 00:04:33.945 No, this is for joy, fun. 00:04:34.028 --> 00:04:35.655 Let's talk about comfortable first. 00:04:36.656 --> 00:04:37.573 Is that really your father? 00:04:37.657 --> 00:04:38.825 Yeah. Good morning. 00:04:38.908 --> 00:04:40.285 Welcome. Good to see you. 00:04:40.368 --> 00:04:41.452 Are you serious. We're going fishing in that? 00:04:41.536 --> 00:04:42.620 Yes, yes. 00:04:42.704 --> 00:04:43.913 There's me thinking we were on this beautiful, 00:04:43.997 --> 00:04:46.416 glamorous sailboat that belongs to David and his family. 00:04:46.499 --> 00:04:47.750 But, no. 00:04:47.834 --> 00:04:49.585 Shit. 00:04:49.669 --> 00:04:52.171 He wants me to become Croatian quickly. 00:04:52.255 --> 00:04:54.507 Shall we set sail? Or set sink? 00:05:00.305 --> 00:05:02.682 GORDON People told me Croatia was like Italy. 00:05:02.765 --> 00:05:05.018 But none of my vacations on the Amalfi coast had me 00:05:05.101 --> 00:05:08.646 fishing in a boat, not much bigger than a bathtub. 00:05:10.440 --> 00:05:13.318 David's Dad set a line of baited hooks at dawn. 00:05:13.401 --> 00:05:15.611 To hopefully catch a Conger eel. 00:05:17.405 --> 00:05:18.698 Just be careful for the hooks. 00:05:18.781 --> 00:05:20.908 Big hooks. Be very careful. 00:05:20.992 --> 00:05:22.410 It's a dangerous thing. 00:05:22.493 --> 00:05:23.369 Shit. 00:05:23.453 --> 00:05:26.748 GORDON This line has 100 hooks set three meters apart. 00:05:26.831 --> 00:05:28.166 Big hooks. 00:05:28.249 --> 00:05:29.500 GORDON Grab the wrong spots. 00:05:29.584 --> 00:05:32.045 And you've gone from fisherman to catch of the day. 00:05:32.128 --> 00:05:34.339 You can bend on your knees if it will be easier. 00:05:34.422 --> 00:05:35.340 Yeah. Gotcha. 00:05:35.423 --> 00:05:36.341 It's a workout and a half. 00:05:36.424 --> 00:05:37.925 Yeah, good for your shoulders. 00:05:38.968 --> 00:05:39.761 There's one on there. 00:05:39.844 --> 00:05:41.304 Hm? There's one on there. 00:05:41.387 --> 00:05:42.430 Yeah. It's a big one. 00:05:42.513 --> 00:05:43.556 Yes. 00:05:43.639 --> 00:05:45.475 When you start feeling that tug all of a sudden, 00:05:45.558 --> 00:05:47.352 it's an indication that it's a Conger. 00:05:49.187 --> 00:05:51.022 (bleep), that's heavy on there. 00:05:51.898 --> 00:05:54.108 Pick it up, Pick it up. 00:05:54.192 --> 00:05:55.276 I'm feeling... 00:05:55.360 --> 00:05:58.446 Wow. 00:05:58.529 --> 00:05:59.572 That's a big one. 00:05:59.655 --> 00:06:01.574 I'm talking about a girth of your knee. 00:06:01.657 --> 00:06:03.993 I mean they're thick and they're strong and they're powerful. 00:06:04.077 --> 00:06:05.078 There's another one. 00:06:05.161 --> 00:06:06.120 There's another one down there. 00:06:06.204 --> 00:06:08.539 Yes, it's a big one. It's a big one. 00:06:09.874 --> 00:06:11.834 Shit. I can feel him. 00:06:11.918 --> 00:06:14.921 Ah! That is mahussive. 00:06:15.004 --> 00:06:16.255 There's one more on here. 00:06:16.339 --> 00:06:18.633 What is under there? 00:06:18.716 --> 00:06:21.969 The tug of a Conger eel with a hand line is huge. 00:06:22.053 --> 00:06:24.097 You can really feel that thing fighting you. 00:06:25.723 --> 00:06:27.183 That's heavy on there. 00:06:28.476 --> 00:06:29.727 Shit. 00:06:29.811 --> 00:06:31.687 There is that adrenaline, 'cause you're pulling like mad 00:06:31.771 --> 00:06:33.231 and you can feel it tug, tug, tug. 00:06:33.314 --> 00:06:34.232 Here she comes. 00:06:34.315 --> 00:06:36.442 It's coming. It's tugging like mad. 00:06:36.526 --> 00:06:38.319 GORDON This line isn't budging. 00:06:38.403 --> 00:06:41.864 David says eels here can weigh nearly 30 pounds. 00:06:41.948 --> 00:06:45.410 Which is much bigger than anything I've pulled in so far. 00:06:45.493 --> 00:06:47.745 This is massive. That's a big one. 00:06:49.956 --> 00:06:51.374 Shit. 00:06:53.167 --> 00:06:54.335 Whoo! 00:06:55.169 --> 00:06:58.881 Wow, that is a beauty. 00:06:58.965 --> 00:07:00.383 Look at the size of that thing. 00:07:00.466 --> 00:07:02.176 GORDON After my Croatian cross-fit workout, 00:07:02.260 --> 00:07:04.387 I'm definitely ready for a break. 00:07:04.470 --> 00:07:07.682 I just hope my arms have enough strength left to 00:07:07.765 --> 00:07:09.976 lift the eel from the plate to my mouth. 00:07:11.686 --> 00:07:14.730 We made some Conger eel, uh, pate. 00:07:18.609 --> 00:07:21.154 It's silky and very tasty. 00:07:21.237 --> 00:07:22.280 A little bit buttery. 00:07:22.363 --> 00:07:26.492 I had no idea it could be finesse to that level of a pate. 00:07:26.576 --> 00:07:27.368 It's really good. 00:07:27.452 --> 00:07:28.870 Our limit in the kitchen, you know, 00:07:28.953 --> 00:07:31.080 it's all in our heads. 00:07:31.164 --> 00:07:32.290 An amazing start to my journey. 00:07:32.373 --> 00:07:33.291 Let me tell you. 00:07:33.374 --> 00:07:34.876 I'll come back at the end of the week and 00:07:34.959 --> 00:07:36.002 we'll cook together. 00:07:36.085 --> 00:07:36.878 Yeah. 00:07:36.961 --> 00:07:38.004 I'll give you a run for your money. 00:07:38.087 --> 00:07:39.255 Thank you. 00:07:39.338 --> 00:07:41.799 Now, can you get me off this bloody boat? 00:07:41.883 --> 00:07:44.510 I never thought a Conger eel could set the bar. 00:07:44.594 --> 00:07:47.054 Based on the flavor of that pate, 00:07:47.138 --> 00:07:49.599 I think this guy's got other tricks up his sleeve. 00:07:49.682 --> 00:07:51.350 GORDON This is gonna be a tough final cook. 00:07:55.104 --> 00:07:58.065 I've got my surf. Now for a little turf. 00:07:59.609 --> 00:08:02.695 I'm heading to meet some of the best truffle hunters on the planet. 00:08:03.613 --> 00:08:05.698 I'm told they're very good boys. 00:08:07.116 --> 00:08:11.120 David's told me to use the region to really help elevate my dishes. 00:08:11.204 --> 00:08:13.247 So I'm coming out the gate big. 00:08:13.331 --> 00:08:14.207 Truffles. 00:08:14.290 --> 00:08:17.418 Now Istria has the reputation for some of the best truffles in the world. 00:08:17.502 --> 00:08:19.837 And I'm gonna meet a truffle expert. 00:08:19.921 --> 00:08:21.005 And her two dogs. 00:08:21.088 --> 00:08:23.925 And fingers crossed I'll get my hands on this culinary gold. 00:08:25.426 --> 00:08:26.928 Visnja! 00:08:27.011 --> 00:08:28.471 Hey Gordon! How are you? 00:08:28.554 --> 00:08:30.473 This is gorgeous. So nice to see you. 00:08:30.556 --> 00:08:31.849 Yes, so happy to have you. 00:08:31.933 --> 00:08:32.767 I'm so happy to be here. 00:08:32.850 --> 00:08:34.185 Look at this place. Did you grow up here? 00:08:34.268 --> 00:08:35.311 Yes, I grew up here. 00:08:35.394 --> 00:08:36.896 I'm the third generation in the family. 00:08:36.979 --> 00:08:37.730 Wow. 00:08:37.813 --> 00:08:38.731 Doing the truffle business and 00:08:38.814 --> 00:08:40.233 basically it's my whole life. 00:08:40.316 --> 00:08:41.526 I live with it every day. 00:08:41.609 --> 00:08:43.361 This is for you. A special vest. 00:08:43.444 --> 00:08:45.363 So, it's like a little gilet or hunter's vest. 00:08:45.446 --> 00:08:47.323 We need a special tool, 00:08:47.406 --> 00:08:48.324 which is a shovel. 00:08:48.407 --> 00:08:50.785 Gotcha. And then we need dogs. 00:08:51.869 --> 00:08:52.745 Oh my Lord. 00:08:54.288 --> 00:08:55.957 You are kidding me. 00:08:56.040 --> 00:08:58.376 Wow. What speed of them? 00:08:58.459 --> 00:09:00.920 You get them started. Bloody hell. 00:09:01.003 --> 00:09:03.506 GORDON So our fearless leaders have arrived. 00:09:03.589 --> 00:09:05.591 Tia's the black one and Broom is the brown one. 00:09:05.675 --> 00:09:06.717 Broom. Broom! 00:09:06.801 --> 00:09:08.678 GORDON I was imagining some majestic hounds 00:09:08.761 --> 00:09:11.430 would be helping us track down these edible gold. 00:09:11.514 --> 00:09:13.432 But it looks like we're got a couple of 00:09:13.516 --> 00:09:16.018 Paris Hilton's handbag dogs instead. 00:09:16.102 --> 00:09:17.853 These are special treats. 00:09:17.937 --> 00:09:18.688 Right. 00:09:18.771 --> 00:09:20.022 These you need to have in your pocket. 00:09:20.106 --> 00:09:21.649 When we find some truffles you have to reward them. 00:09:21.732 --> 00:09:22.525 Right. 00:09:22.608 --> 00:09:24.402 And the main words you have to know, 00:09:25.319 --> 00:09:26.946 means search in Croatian and, 00:09:27.989 --> 00:09:29.782 is like a "Come on. Let's go." Like, 00:09:32.451 --> 00:09:33.786 That's right. Ready to go? 00:09:33.869 --> 00:09:35.204 Absolutely. Let's go. 00:09:35.288 --> 00:09:36.998 GORDON So the game plan. 00:09:37.081 --> 00:09:39.917 Let these fluffy ping pong balls bounce around and 00:09:40.001 --> 00:09:42.920 sniff out the truffles underneath the dirt. 00:09:43.004 --> 00:09:45.131 Once they signal, I'll feed them a treat. 00:09:45.214 --> 00:09:46.757 And start digging. 00:09:46.841 --> 00:09:49.385 This is my kind of search and rescue. 00:09:49.468 --> 00:09:51.512 So first they search all around and 00:09:51.596 --> 00:09:52.638 then they sniff a bit. 00:09:52.722 --> 00:09:54.015 They go away. They come back. 00:09:54.098 --> 00:09:55.141 So multiple times. 00:09:55.224 --> 00:09:56.684 Sometimes they come on the same place. 00:09:56.767 --> 00:09:57.643 You see? 00:09:57.727 --> 00:09:59.687 And sometimes they don't wanna give us the truffle. 00:09:59.770 --> 00:10:00.980 They lie on it on the floor. 00:10:01.063 --> 00:10:02.315 Stop it. So they sit down on it. 00:10:02.398 --> 00:10:03.816 They sit down. Yeah, yeah. 00:10:03.899 --> 00:10:05.651 Hey, shoo, shoo. 00:10:05.735 --> 00:10:08.613 I mean they literally scratch, they sniff and then boom, 00:10:08.696 --> 00:10:11.115 they plant their ass and they guard it. 00:10:11.198 --> 00:10:13.451 So got get the cookie in there quick before 00:10:13.534 --> 00:10:15.453 they start eating the truffle. 00:10:15.536 --> 00:10:18.372 And slowly with the shovel we have to, uh, 00:10:18.456 --> 00:10:20.499 move the layers of the soil all around. 00:10:20.583 --> 00:10:23.169 Ah, see it here. See it? 00:10:23.252 --> 00:10:25.004 Stop it. Yeah. 00:10:25.087 --> 00:10:26.756 You'd never spot that with a naked eye would you? 00:10:26.839 --> 00:10:27.840 Yeah you see. 00:10:27.923 --> 00:10:29.592 Just a very good trained dog can do it. 00:10:29.675 --> 00:10:33.262 Ah, beautiful piece. 00:10:33.346 --> 00:10:35.598 Bloody hell. Good job Gordon! 00:10:35.681 --> 00:10:38.517 They look like these house bound pets. 00:10:38.601 --> 00:10:41.771 You've got no idea of their nose is at the forefront of a 00:10:41.854 --> 00:10:44.106 multi-million dollar business. 00:10:44.190 --> 00:10:45.983 GORDON Although truffles are a fungus that 00:10:46.067 --> 00:10:49.403 look like rotting potatoes, the white winter variety can 00:10:49.487 --> 00:10:52.323 fetch up to $3,000 a pound. 00:10:52.406 --> 00:10:53.949 Now we check another spot. 00:10:58.704 --> 00:10:59.914 Is it here? 00:10:59.997 --> 00:11:02.583 It's not. Show us the place, where is it? 00:11:02.667 --> 00:11:03.626 Hey, come on. 00:11:03.709 --> 00:11:05.336 They know that you have cookies Gordon too, 00:11:05.419 --> 00:11:07.254 in your pocket. 00:11:08.255 --> 00:11:10.341 Oh yeah. There you are. 00:11:10.424 --> 00:11:11.634 Wait, wait, wait. 00:11:11.717 --> 00:11:12.968 Treat man. Treat man. 00:11:13.052 --> 00:11:15.346 I don't mind handling a couple of cookies for a couple of 00:11:15.429 --> 00:11:18.891 kilo of the most exquisite truffle any day. 00:11:18.974 --> 00:11:20.893 One more cookie. One more cookie. 00:11:20.976 --> 00:11:22.061 One more. Okay. 00:11:22.144 --> 00:11:23.270 For a truffle please. 00:11:23.354 --> 00:11:25.189 GORDON The dogs seem to have stopped working 00:11:25.272 --> 00:11:27.817 but I can't yell at something so damn cute. 00:11:27.900 --> 00:11:31.028 These dogs are gonna ruin my reputation. 00:11:34.907 --> 00:11:36.617 Not interested. No, no, no. 00:11:36.701 --> 00:11:38.119 GORDON It looks like the smell of treats 00:11:38.202 --> 00:11:40.287 is stronger than the smell of truffle. 00:11:40.371 --> 00:11:42.331 Broom, help us. 00:11:49.296 --> 00:11:50.172 GORDON I'm in Croatia on 00:11:50.256 --> 00:11:51.549 the hunt for truffles. 00:11:51.632 --> 00:11:52.883 Broom, Broom, Broom. 00:11:52.967 --> 00:11:53.843 Come on. 00:11:53.926 --> 00:11:55.636 Broom. Broom. Shoo. Find it. 00:11:55.720 --> 00:11:56.971 GORDON But I might have been too generous 00:11:57.054 --> 00:11:59.390 with the treats because our heroes seem like 00:11:59.473 --> 00:12:01.350 they've given up the search. 00:12:01.434 --> 00:12:03.102 He's smelling something here. 00:12:03.185 --> 00:12:04.353 Smelling something there. 00:12:04.437 --> 00:12:05.604 GORDON Then I realize they wanted 00:12:05.688 --> 00:12:07.148 treats for a reason. 00:12:07.231 --> 00:12:09.817 Ah, you see it! Ah! 00:12:11.068 --> 00:12:11.986 We were in the wrong spot. 00:12:12.069 --> 00:12:16.240 Broom. Bravo! Bravo! 00:12:16.323 --> 00:12:18.284 GORDON They were on the money the whole time. 00:12:18.367 --> 00:12:20.870 And now you deserve cookies, yes. 00:12:20.953 --> 00:12:21.996 GORDON Lesson learned. 00:12:22.079 --> 00:12:23.372 Don't trust me truffle hunting, 00:12:23.456 --> 00:12:25.458 or you'll go broke. 00:12:25.541 --> 00:12:27.418 You enjoyed? Yeah, amazing. 00:12:27.501 --> 00:12:28.669 I'm impressed with those dogs. 00:12:28.753 --> 00:12:30.921 Now it's their time to rest and we will do something 00:12:31.005 --> 00:12:33.299 with the truffles which we find. 00:12:33.382 --> 00:12:34.925 Beautiful. Oh Mom. 00:12:35.009 --> 00:12:35.843 Hey! 00:12:35.926 --> 00:12:37.219 You see? Here's my Mom. 00:12:37.303 --> 00:12:38.095 Hello. 00:12:38.179 --> 00:12:40.097 She prepared something special for you today. 00:12:40.181 --> 00:12:41.557 Our homemade Gnocchi. 00:12:41.640 --> 00:12:43.100 That is beautiful. With truffles. 00:12:43.184 --> 00:12:45.102 That looks beautiful. Shall we? 00:12:45.186 --> 00:12:48.063 Yeah. Oh my goodness me. 00:12:48.147 --> 00:12:49.982 GORDON These eye wateringly priced truffles 00:12:50.065 --> 00:12:53.319 make this some deliciously expensive Gnocchi. 00:12:53.402 --> 00:12:55.279 Dig in please. Look at that. 00:12:55.362 --> 00:12:56.822 Yeah. 00:12:56.906 --> 00:13:00.326 Seriously, I mean that is decadence beyond belief. 00:13:02.828 --> 00:13:04.622 Mm. Mom! 00:13:04.705 --> 00:13:06.123 Thank you. 00:13:06.207 --> 00:13:06.999 Oh my God! 00:13:07.082 --> 00:13:09.043 That's a first for me. Croatian truffles. 00:13:09.126 --> 00:13:12.922 I'm gonna put them up there in the Italian and the French truffles. 00:13:13.005 --> 00:13:14.089 Because they're that good. 00:13:14.173 --> 00:13:16.091 The smell and the fragrance of these things are incredible. 00:13:16.175 --> 00:13:17.343 So that's it. 00:13:17.426 --> 00:13:19.011 Italian truffles are off the menu. 00:13:19.094 --> 00:13:19.887 The first stop for me. 00:13:19.970 --> 00:13:22.181 David said get out into the region and elevate your dishes. 00:13:22.264 --> 00:13:24.683 So, can I take one of those please? 00:13:24.767 --> 00:13:25.684 Yes, of course. 00:13:25.768 --> 00:13:26.769 Do you mind if I go for the rock? 00:13:26.852 --> 00:13:28.813 You bag this one. Can I? 00:13:28.896 --> 00:13:30.689 You will need it. You will need it. 00:13:36.111 --> 00:13:38.572 GORDON Those Istrian truffles are a revelation. 00:13:39.949 --> 00:13:43.410 But now I'm off to hunt for a treasure even I can smell. 00:13:43.494 --> 00:13:45.329 Stinky cheese. 00:13:47.832 --> 00:13:50.251 I'm about to meet an amazing farmer, Ales Winkler. 00:13:50.334 --> 00:13:52.711 Who is responsible for making some of the best goat's cheese 00:13:52.795 --> 00:13:53.921 anywhere in the world. 00:13:54.004 --> 00:13:57.299 And what I'm dying to find out is what's so special about it? 00:13:58.634 --> 00:13:59.718 Ales! 00:13:59.802 --> 00:14:00.970 Gordon! How are you Sir? 00:14:01.053 --> 00:14:02.012 What a beautiful place. 00:14:02.096 --> 00:14:03.097 Nice place we have here, no? 00:14:03.180 --> 00:14:04.265 Oh my goodness me. 00:14:04.348 --> 00:14:07.518 We have 250 hectares and 250, 300 goats. 00:14:07.601 --> 00:14:08.853 They are lucky goats. Talking about goats. 00:14:08.936 --> 00:14:10.312 They are lucky goats. That looks incredible. 00:14:10.396 --> 00:14:11.146 Can I have a quick look? 00:14:11.230 --> 00:14:13.023 Yeah, but can you just give me a hand? 00:14:13.107 --> 00:14:15.943 We must now, push them into the stable. 00:14:16.026 --> 00:14:17.069 You want them herded up first? 00:14:17.152 --> 00:14:18.404 I will open the doors there. 00:14:18.487 --> 00:14:19.822 If you can just push them inside. 00:14:19.905 --> 00:14:22.658 Ah, I'll start down this end here at first. Yes? 00:14:22.741 --> 00:14:24.368 Just from the back, 00:14:24.451 --> 00:14:25.703 from the backside to go and... 00:14:25.786 --> 00:14:27.162 What's the secret of herding all these goats? 00:14:27.246 --> 00:14:29.957 Just run around them and drive them into there. 00:14:30.040 --> 00:14:32.126 Run around them? Come on. A little run. 00:14:32.209 --> 00:14:34.211 Okay, and what's the words in Croatian? 00:14:34.295 --> 00:14:35.546 What, what, what do we say? 00:14:39.258 --> 00:14:40.426 Hey. 00:14:41.969 --> 00:14:43.262 Hey! 00:14:43.345 --> 00:14:44.763 Goats can be pretty stubborn. 00:14:44.847 --> 00:14:46.140 We're not talking about a dozen goats here. 00:14:46.223 --> 00:14:47.600 We're talking about 250 of them. 00:14:47.683 --> 00:14:49.101 Hey, come on. 00:14:50.060 --> 00:14:50.895 Come on. 00:14:53.397 --> 00:14:54.315 Hey. 00:14:54.398 --> 00:14:55.774 Thank God for the wolves. 00:14:55.858 --> 00:14:57.693 My saving grace was the dogs. 00:14:57.776 --> 00:14:59.528 Without them I'd have been screwed. 00:14:59.612 --> 00:15:01.155 Go, go, go, go, go. 00:15:01.238 --> 00:15:04.325 Come on. Come on. 00:15:04.408 --> 00:15:07.411 Hey! Hey! 00:15:07.494 --> 00:15:12.666 Wow. Come on. Hey, hey! 00:15:12.750 --> 00:15:13.918 Come here, come here, come here. 00:15:14.001 --> 00:15:15.169 Hey, hey, hey. 00:15:15.252 --> 00:15:16.295 Woo. shit. 00:15:16.378 --> 00:15:17.171 Come on. 00:15:17.254 --> 00:15:20.049 I almost got there and then one, one goat escaped. 00:15:20.132 --> 00:15:21.842 Come here. Come here. 00:15:21.926 --> 00:15:22.801 Come on. 00:15:22.885 --> 00:15:24.178 GORDON As I get closer to the gate 00:15:24.261 --> 00:15:26.347 the goat suddenly bolts for the hills. 00:15:26.430 --> 00:15:30.476 Come here. Come on. Shit. 00:15:30.559 --> 00:15:32.144 GORDON There was no way I was keeping up 00:15:32.227 --> 00:15:33.145 with that thing. 00:15:33.228 --> 00:15:34.438 It was like a sling shot. 00:15:34.521 --> 00:15:35.648 Igor! 00:15:35.731 --> 00:15:37.399 Come here. Come here. 00:15:37.483 --> 00:15:39.443 GORDON Thankfully we had fitter and 00:15:39.526 --> 00:15:41.904 smarter canine athletes to help me out. 00:15:41.987 --> 00:15:42.988 Come on. 00:15:43.072 --> 00:15:44.615 Okay, just don't push them now. 00:15:44.698 --> 00:15:45.741 Then you will be okay. 00:15:45.824 --> 00:15:47.952 GORDON Saved by the fur again. 00:15:48.035 --> 00:15:50.079 Wow. That's not so hard. 00:15:50.162 --> 00:15:52.206 Bloody hell. Huge respect now for goats. 00:15:52.289 --> 00:15:54.583 Let me tell you because they move faster than Usain Bolt. 00:15:54.667 --> 00:15:57.920 Even in London, they talk about how good this cheese is. 00:15:58.003 --> 00:16:00.089 We have 180 different plants. 00:16:00.589 --> 00:16:02.091 And goats eat only outside. 00:16:02.466 --> 00:16:04.218 So that means that every day they can choose, 00:16:04.301 --> 00:16:06.553 you know, what's the right plant for today? 00:16:06.637 --> 00:16:07.471 Beautiful. Try here. 00:16:07.554 --> 00:16:09.765 This is ricotta. 00:16:09.848 --> 00:16:11.600 Look at how firm that is. Thank you. 00:16:11.684 --> 00:16:13.644 Pure Istrian ricotta. 00:16:13.727 --> 00:16:15.980 Mm, that's delicious. 00:16:16.063 --> 00:16:18.315 Very light. That's classical from... 00:16:18.399 --> 00:16:20.067 Thank you. 00:16:20.150 --> 00:16:22.569 Bloody hell. That is delicious. 00:16:22.653 --> 00:16:24.571 GORDON All the rumors I heard are true. 00:16:24.655 --> 00:16:26.615 This cheese is excellent. 00:16:26.699 --> 00:16:30.911 Depends on what they're eating depends on the climate, humidity. 00:16:30.995 --> 00:16:33.372 Basically every day it's another type of cheese. 00:16:33.455 --> 00:16:34.957 This is serious stuff. 00:16:35.040 --> 00:16:38.085 That blend and getting that taste and the way they're rolled and 00:16:38.168 --> 00:16:40.170 the way they're cured and the way they're pressed. 00:16:40.254 --> 00:16:41.338 Oh my God. 00:16:41.422 --> 00:16:43.424 I was gob-smacked. 00:16:43.507 --> 00:16:46.719 This cook for me is important. David is highly competitive. 00:16:46.802 --> 00:16:48.053 I'd love to take some with me. 00:16:48.137 --> 00:16:48.929 Okay. 00:16:49.013 --> 00:16:50.514 I've got some things to sort of cultivate and 00:16:50.597 --> 00:16:51.807 get those ideas going. 00:16:51.890 --> 00:16:54.268 It's all starting to sort of come together. 00:16:54.351 --> 00:16:56.645 I've got to start thinking about how do I blend that 00:16:56.729 --> 00:16:59.314 amazing cheese into those final dishes? 00:16:59.398 --> 00:17:01.608 Because honestly, from that tasting, 00:17:01.692 --> 00:17:03.235 the cheese is good enough to stand alone. 00:17:03.318 --> 00:17:04.319 Excellent. Good to see you. 00:17:04.403 --> 00:17:05.404 Thank you. 00:17:06.947 --> 00:17:08.407 GORDON I've just some had great success on land. 00:17:08.490 --> 00:17:11.493 And now it's time for me to return to the sea. 00:17:12.870 --> 00:17:15.497 With two days left until the big cook I'm on my way to meet 00:17:15.581 --> 00:17:17.374 up with a local fisherman. 00:17:18.834 --> 00:17:22.046 The Adriatic Sea is actually teeming with delicious fish. 00:17:22.129 --> 00:17:24.923 But there is one local inhabitant here that could be 00:17:25.007 --> 00:17:26.884 a real boost for my final menu. 00:17:26.967 --> 00:17:28.010 Cuttlefish. 00:17:28.093 --> 00:17:30.095 The ink is messy but, trust me, 00:17:30.179 --> 00:17:31.597 it could be a game changer, 00:17:31.680 --> 00:17:33.640 especially up against someone like David. 00:17:33.724 --> 00:17:35.059 Gentlemen, good morning. 00:17:35.142 --> 00:17:36.810 Good morning sir. What a beautiful boat. 00:17:36.894 --> 00:17:37.811 Come on board. Thank you. 00:17:37.895 --> 00:17:38.687 Good to see you. 00:17:38.771 --> 00:17:39.646 Good to see you. 00:17:39.730 --> 00:17:41.106 Captain! This is Roman. 00:17:41.190 --> 00:17:42.441 He's going to drive us today. 00:17:42.524 --> 00:17:44.109 Excellent. Shall I untie? 00:17:44.193 --> 00:17:45.110 Yes please. Help me with that. 00:17:45.194 --> 00:17:46.528 Excellent. 00:17:47.529 --> 00:17:48.655 Let's go. Turn. 00:17:49.823 --> 00:17:50.783 GORDON Cuttlefish are like 00:17:50.866 --> 00:17:53.660 the fatter, uglier cousin to the squid. 00:17:53.744 --> 00:17:56.872 Their ink is one of the most sought after ingredients in the world. 00:17:56.955 --> 00:17:59.792 If I can reel in just one of these babies I'll have a much 00:17:59.875 --> 00:18:03.712 better chance of turning votes in my direction at the final cook. 00:18:06.632 --> 00:18:09.468 This is the reef. Now they're drifting that way. 00:18:09.551 --> 00:18:10.594 Gotcha. 00:18:10.677 --> 00:18:13.305 So we're gonna cast 90 degrees on the drift. 00:18:13.388 --> 00:18:14.640 Right. 90 degrees. 00:18:14.723 --> 00:18:16.683 Yeah. Perfect. 00:18:16.767 --> 00:18:19.895 Slowly drag your lure on the bottom. 00:18:19.978 --> 00:18:21.980 Gotcha. Are you a patient man? 00:18:22.064 --> 00:18:23.440 No, not very patient. 00:18:23.524 --> 00:18:24.983 Are you a competitive guy? 00:18:25.067 --> 00:18:26.860 Yes. Should we do a bet? 00:18:26.944 --> 00:18:29.029 Hold on, I've never been cuttle-fishing before. 00:18:30.197 --> 00:18:32.741 The bet is if I catch the first cuttlefish, 00:18:32.825 --> 00:18:35.035 you have to dive off the boat naked. 00:18:35.119 --> 00:18:36.537 Okay. I can go with that. 00:18:36.620 --> 00:18:38.705 GORDON We never discussed what I would have 00:18:38.789 --> 00:18:40.582 to do if I lost the bet. 00:18:40.666 --> 00:18:42.042 But that's okay. 00:18:42.126 --> 00:18:44.962 I have no intention of letting that happen. 00:18:45.045 --> 00:18:48.382 I got one. I got one. Oh shit, really? 00:18:48.465 --> 00:18:50.634 And I don't think I'm gonna jump. 00:18:50.717 --> 00:18:54.263 No damn. Okay, let's go up. 00:18:54.346 --> 00:18:55.848 I'm so excited to see it. 00:18:55.931 --> 00:18:57.683 Look at that. That's beautiful, wow. 00:18:57.766 --> 00:18:58.892 GORDON Thankfully for me, 00:18:58.976 --> 00:19:00.310 and more importantly the viewer, 00:19:00.394 --> 00:19:03.480 Nikola doesn't ask me to dive off the boat naked. 00:19:03.564 --> 00:19:05.732 Today we all win. 00:19:05.816 --> 00:19:07.568 Right. One. Nil. 00:19:07.651 --> 00:19:08.944 Yeah. Croatia One. 00:19:09.027 --> 00:19:10.529 Scotland Zero. 00:19:12.197 --> 00:19:13.157 Come on. 00:19:13.240 --> 00:19:14.825 Oh, I just had a bite, seriously. 00:19:14.908 --> 00:19:16.869 Go for it. You have it. 00:19:16.952 --> 00:19:18.579 I have it on. Yes sir. 00:19:18.662 --> 00:19:19.997 I have it on. Oh shit. 00:19:20.080 --> 00:19:21.248 You lost it? I think I've lost it. 00:19:21.331 --> 00:19:23.375 Try, you need to be a touch quicker with the net. 00:19:23.458 --> 00:19:25.669 If the net was quicker I would have got it earlier. 00:19:25.752 --> 00:19:27.087 But don't worry. 00:19:27.171 --> 00:19:28.589 Cuttlefish are very difficult to catch. 00:19:28.672 --> 00:19:29.590 Let's make that absolutely clear. 00:19:29.673 --> 00:19:31.008 They're very, uh, they're delicate. 00:19:31.091 --> 00:19:32.092 And you don't strike. 00:19:32.176 --> 00:19:33.218 You just lift up with the motion. 00:19:33.302 --> 00:19:34.303 You do it like this, look. 00:19:35.470 --> 00:19:37.222 Oh, right there is one. 00:19:37.306 --> 00:19:38.515 Now. 00:19:38.599 --> 00:19:40.392 Yes sir. Yes? I think so. 00:19:40.475 --> 00:19:41.852 It's a baby but it counts. 00:19:41.935 --> 00:19:43.812 Trust me. It does count. 00:19:43.896 --> 00:19:46.023 GORDON At first I was hell bent on 00:19:46.106 --> 00:19:47.608 catching the first cuttlefish. 00:19:47.691 --> 00:19:50.652 But now my mission is to catch just one. 00:19:50.736 --> 00:19:54.615 With no dog to save me, it looks like I'm on my own. 00:19:54.698 --> 00:19:56.450 Come on cuttlefish, please? 00:19:56.533 --> 00:19:57.993 Can you feel the ledge on your rod? 00:19:58.076 --> 00:19:58.911 Yes. 00:19:58.994 --> 00:20:00.287 That's the most important part. 00:20:02.414 --> 00:20:03.832 Yes, I've got one on. 00:20:03.916 --> 00:20:05.751 Yes sir. Okay. Here we go. 00:20:05.834 --> 00:20:08.003 It's a decent size one as well. Okay. 00:20:08.086 --> 00:20:11.423 Pick up the net please. Don't this one up. 00:20:12.799 --> 00:20:14.384 Please! 00:20:22.184 --> 00:20:23.310 Yes, I've got one on. 00:20:23.393 --> 00:20:25.604 Yes sir. Okay, here we go. 00:20:25.687 --> 00:20:27.022 GORDON I'm on the sea in Croatia. 00:20:27.105 --> 00:20:30.525 Showing off my calm, cool and collected cuttlefish skills. 00:20:30.609 --> 00:20:34.154 Okay. Pick up the net please. 00:20:34.238 --> 00:20:35.530 Don't this one up. 00:20:36.573 --> 00:20:38.033 Please! 00:20:38.116 --> 00:20:40.702 Oh, you're gonna win with this one sir. 00:20:40.786 --> 00:20:43.038 Yes! Yes! 00:20:43.121 --> 00:20:44.456 Yes you did it. 00:20:44.539 --> 00:20:45.499 That's a decent sized one, right? 00:20:45.582 --> 00:20:47.125 Yeah, yeah, yes. That's the biggest one. 00:20:47.209 --> 00:20:48.210 Look at that. 00:20:48.293 --> 00:20:49.920 They look almost like prehistoric don't they? 00:20:50.003 --> 00:20:51.505 Look. Gotcha. 00:20:51.588 --> 00:20:53.715 This is what you want to have in your risotto. 00:20:53.799 --> 00:20:56.051 Gotcha yeah. Wow. 00:20:56.134 --> 00:20:57.886 When you're fishing, it's not a race. 00:20:57.970 --> 00:21:00.180 It's how you finish. Not how you start. 00:21:00.264 --> 00:21:03.433 And my cuttlefish has to be the biggest. 00:21:03.517 --> 00:21:06.520 Now, I'm complete. I've got everything I want. 00:21:06.603 --> 00:21:09.022 And more importantly how fresh are they? 00:21:09.106 --> 00:21:10.649 They're super mega fresh. 00:21:10.732 --> 00:21:11.733 But you're not done yet. 00:21:11.817 --> 00:21:12.901 What do you mean I'm not done? 00:21:12.985 --> 00:21:14.903 Roman is not here just for driving. 00:21:14.987 --> 00:21:15.779 Right. 00:21:15.862 --> 00:21:16.989 He's gonna take you diving. 00:21:17.072 --> 00:21:18.365 Diving? Yeah, diving. 00:21:18.448 --> 00:21:19.866 Oxygen? No oxygen. 00:21:19.950 --> 00:21:20.742 Free diving. 00:21:20.826 --> 00:21:22.035 Free diving? You are fit. 00:21:22.119 --> 00:21:23.161 You don't need oxygen. 00:21:23.245 --> 00:21:24.579 Trust me. You will see. 00:21:24.663 --> 00:21:26.415 Let's go Captain. 00:21:26.498 --> 00:21:28.709 GORDON I was happy with my cuttlefish ink. 00:21:28.792 --> 00:21:31.336 But the Istrian Sea has more in store for me. 00:21:31.420 --> 00:21:34.381 I'm going diving for Noah's Arc and Sea Truffles. 00:21:34.464 --> 00:21:37.259 Two types of local mollusks that just might be the thing 00:21:37.342 --> 00:21:39.094 to give my final meal a boost. 00:21:46.810 --> 00:21:48.061 You just follow me down... 00:21:48.145 --> 00:21:49.271 ...and keep an eye on me. 00:21:49.354 --> 00:21:50.105 Right. Okay? 00:21:50.188 --> 00:21:51.732 Okay. Are we ready? 00:21:55.986 --> 00:21:57.487 GORDON I get going down and 00:21:57.571 --> 00:21:59.698 down until the sun disappears. 00:21:59.781 --> 00:22:01.533 And with it my air. 00:22:13.170 --> 00:22:15.130 Once I finally make it to the sea floor, 00:22:15.213 --> 00:22:18.425 the shells are buried under the sand and seaweed. 00:22:18.508 --> 00:22:20.344 While my eyes are willing to do the work, 00:22:20.427 --> 00:22:22.095 my lungs are not. 00:22:23.930 --> 00:22:26.850 Shit. He's still down there. 00:22:27.976 --> 00:22:29.186 GORDON While I remain on the surface, 00:22:29.269 --> 00:22:31.938 trying to catch my breath. 00:22:32.022 --> 00:22:33.774 I've been up twice. 00:22:33.857 --> 00:22:34.983 GORDON I make a mental note to 00:22:35.067 --> 00:22:37.235 check Roman for gills. 00:22:38.195 --> 00:22:39.029 Seriously. 00:22:40.447 --> 00:22:41.365 How are you? How are you? 00:22:42.449 --> 00:22:43.241 That's the one. 00:22:43.700 --> 00:22:44.451 You're insane. 00:22:44.534 --> 00:22:46.036 Look at that, it looks like a mussel. 00:22:46.119 --> 00:22:47.204 Yeah. 00:22:47.287 --> 00:22:48.038 How the hell are we supposed to 00:22:48.121 --> 00:22:49.498 spot that thing down there? 00:22:49.581 --> 00:22:50.707 It's covered in weed. 00:22:50.791 --> 00:22:52.667 And now you go and find yourself one. 00:22:53.001 --> 00:22:53.668 This is mine. 00:22:58.215 --> 00:23:00.175 GORDON I make it down to the sea floor. 00:23:00.258 --> 00:23:04.429 But only long enough to realize I need to leave again. 00:23:06.807 --> 00:23:08.016 You're doing everything okay. 00:23:08.100 --> 00:23:09.726 But you have to slow it down. 00:23:09.810 --> 00:23:11.853 Try to relax as much as possible. 00:23:12.354 --> 00:23:13.146 Right. 00:23:13.230 --> 00:23:14.898 He stayed down there for over three minutes. 00:23:14.981 --> 00:23:16.566 I came up three times. 00:23:16.650 --> 00:23:19.111 You swallow a couple of mouthfuls of water and 00:23:19.194 --> 00:23:21.321 you start panicking a little bit. 00:23:21.738 --> 00:23:23.115 Okay, I'm ready. Mhm. 00:23:27.661 --> 00:23:29.037 GORDON I try to take Roman's advice to 00:23:29.121 --> 00:23:30.497 stay calm and relaxed. 00:23:32.499 --> 00:23:34.668 But I don't think either is in my DNA. 00:23:37.921 --> 00:23:40.841 But determination is. 00:23:40.924 --> 00:23:44.010 So I force myself to expand less energy and 00:23:44.094 --> 00:23:46.054 I'm able to stay on the bottom long enough to 00:23:46.138 --> 00:23:48.432 nab my very first Noah's Arc. 00:23:50.725 --> 00:23:52.144 Whoo! 00:23:52.227 --> 00:23:54.354 Yes. Yes. Good job. 00:23:54.438 --> 00:23:55.730 Good job, excellent. 00:23:55.814 --> 00:23:57.190 Damn that's hard. Yeah. 00:23:57.274 --> 00:23:58.775 Now we've actually caught them 00:23:58.859 --> 00:24:00.277 I can't wait to taste them. 00:24:01.236 --> 00:24:03.029 GORDON One small mollusk. 00:24:03.113 --> 00:24:04.322 That's it. 00:24:04.406 --> 00:24:06.533 Roman's got half a dozen Noah's Arc. 00:24:06.616 --> 00:24:10.328 Which are best served grill and a few of the coveted sea truffles 00:24:10.412 --> 00:24:13.790 which he says are delicious right out of the shell. 00:24:14.791 --> 00:24:16.793 Having gorged on amazing truffles on land, 00:24:16.877 --> 00:24:19.754 these clam like mollusks have a lot to live up to. 00:24:19.838 --> 00:24:21.548 Beautiful, thank you. 00:24:26.803 --> 00:24:28.638 That's delicious. 00:24:28.722 --> 00:24:29.973 Wow. So tasty. 00:24:30.056 --> 00:24:32.476 And the actual saltiness is absolutely spot on. 00:24:32.559 --> 00:24:35.312 They are utilizing everything that's in front of them. 00:24:35.395 --> 00:24:38.982 From the Noah's Arc to the sea truffle to the conger eel. 00:24:39.065 --> 00:24:41.151 I'm a little bit on the back-foot already because 00:24:41.234 --> 00:24:43.236 it's ingredients I've never worked with that much. 00:24:43.320 --> 00:24:45.489 I have to be very careful what I choose to cook. 00:24:50.827 --> 00:24:52.162 GORDON After a day on the sea, 00:24:52.245 --> 00:24:55.040 I'm back on dry land and heading for the hills. 00:24:55.123 --> 00:24:58.293 But this time cheese isn't the dairy I'm after. 00:24:59.628 --> 00:25:02.631 I'm off to a farm, where a local guide named Kristina is 00:25:02.714 --> 00:25:05.008 gonna lead me to some amazing milk. 00:25:06.885 --> 00:25:09.262 So we're here to taste some good milk, right? 00:25:09.346 --> 00:25:11.473 Yeah, but it may not be what you think it is. 00:25:11.556 --> 00:25:12.849 Really? Yes. 00:25:12.933 --> 00:25:14.559 Hello. Hi, hello. 00:25:14.643 --> 00:25:16.019 How are you? I'm Tanja. 00:25:16.102 --> 00:25:17.229 Tanja. Gordon, nice to see you. 00:25:17.312 --> 00:25:18.146 Nice to meet you. 00:25:18.230 --> 00:25:18.980 Beautiful farm by the way. 00:25:19.064 --> 00:25:20.398 Yes, it's my paradise. 00:25:20.482 --> 00:25:23.610 I'm dying to taste the, uh, delicious milk please. 00:25:23.693 --> 00:25:24.611 The milk, okay. 00:25:24.694 --> 00:25:27.572 We start. No milk. 00:25:27.656 --> 00:25:28.740 We have to milk it. 00:25:28.823 --> 00:25:31.368 I thought the cows and goats get milked in the morning? 00:25:31.451 --> 00:25:32.285 Yes. 00:25:32.369 --> 00:25:34.829 But you're not gonna milk cows or goats. 00:25:34.913 --> 00:25:36.248 You're gonna milk donkeys. 00:25:36.331 --> 00:25:37.666 Donkeys. Yes. 00:25:39.709 --> 00:25:42.045 You milk donkeys? Yes, it's not easy. 00:25:42.128 --> 00:25:43.255 But you can try. 00:25:43.338 --> 00:25:45.006 I've ridden one. Mhm. 00:25:45.090 --> 00:25:46.550 Uh, I've never milked one. 00:25:46.633 --> 00:25:47.801 No? No. 00:25:47.884 --> 00:25:49.719 Let's go. 00:25:49.803 --> 00:25:51.680 Milking a donkey, in Croatia. 00:25:51.763 --> 00:25:54.266 What's the word in Croatian to call a donkey? 00:25:54.349 --> 00:25:55.308 I call them, 00:25:56.810 --> 00:25:59.020 It's like, "Baby. Come, Come. Baby." 00:26:01.898 --> 00:26:04.234 We separate mom from the baby. 00:26:04.317 --> 00:26:05.944 I milk three, maybe. 00:26:06.027 --> 00:26:07.529 Three. Okay. Yes. 00:26:07.612 --> 00:26:09.197 So, (speaking in native language)? 00:26:10.323 --> 00:26:13.326 First of all, where the are they? 00:26:13.410 --> 00:26:14.452 You call him. 00:26:22.419 --> 00:26:24.629 I don't know how to call in Croatian, but 00:26:26.172 --> 00:26:28.925 It's exactly the same sound as my one year son does 00:26:29.009 --> 00:26:30.719 when he's filled his diaper. 00:26:34.639 --> 00:26:36.391 They are coming. Okay. 00:26:36.474 --> 00:26:38.143 Come here all together. 00:26:38.226 --> 00:26:39.144 Okay, they're coming. 00:26:39.227 --> 00:26:40.812 See, why don't we just jump on it and ride it there? 00:26:40.895 --> 00:26:43.732 You should run, run! I run. Okay. 00:26:43.815 --> 00:26:45.567 Yes, yes, faster. Okay, gotcha. 00:26:45.650 --> 00:26:48.153 Okay. Right. 00:26:48.236 --> 00:26:50.071 Then they came quickly. 00:26:50.155 --> 00:26:52.824 Okay, now you separate only the Mom. 00:26:52.907 --> 00:26:54.743 Okay. Here you are. 00:26:54.826 --> 00:26:55.785 Here you go. 00:26:55.869 --> 00:26:56.661 What's that for? 00:26:57.704 --> 00:26:59.497 This is a stallion outside. 00:26:59.581 --> 00:27:01.291 Okay. Only Linda inside. 00:27:02.917 --> 00:27:03.752 So... 00:27:05.378 --> 00:27:06.796 Oh we go behind. We go behind. 00:27:06.880 --> 00:27:09.799 Yes, but slowly. Oh shit. 00:27:09.883 --> 00:27:13.011 They were sort of almost cornered and then bang. 00:27:13.094 --> 00:27:14.929 In a split second they disappeared. 00:27:17.349 --> 00:27:18.600 Man, this is crazy. 00:27:18.683 --> 00:27:20.143 If anyone says donkeys move slow. 00:27:20.226 --> 00:27:21.686 Trust me. They're fast. 00:27:21.770 --> 00:27:23.188 And they're nimble, let me tell you. 00:27:26.107 --> 00:27:28.360 Come on. Let's go. Kristina go right. 00:27:28.443 --> 00:27:30.445 Okay. No! 00:27:30.528 --> 00:27:32.864 Donkeys forgot running around like a blue ass fly. 00:27:32.947 --> 00:27:36.368 I was running like blue ass Scotsman, herding donkeys. 00:27:36.451 --> 00:27:38.662 Tanja! 00:27:38.745 --> 00:27:41.081 Honestly, it's like being back in Hell's Kitchen. 00:27:47.837 --> 00:27:49.589 Come on. Let's go. Kristina go right. 00:27:49.673 --> 00:27:52.842 Okay. No! donkeys. 00:27:52.926 --> 00:27:54.260 GORDON I'm in the Croatian countryside 00:27:54.344 --> 00:27:56.346 where I've come to milk a donkey. 00:27:56.429 --> 00:28:00.183 But they're avoiding me like I'm about to judge their risotto. 00:28:00.266 --> 00:28:02.143 Come here. Okay. 00:28:02.227 --> 00:28:03.395 Come here, I call them. 00:28:03.478 --> 00:28:05.021 Well that didn't work did it? 00:28:05.105 --> 00:28:06.898 They're not gonna come to my calling. 00:28:09.776 --> 00:28:12.570 No please. Be quiet, quite. 00:28:16.408 --> 00:28:17.283 I'll hide here. 00:28:18.993 --> 00:28:20.036 I'll hide in the bush. 00:28:20.120 --> 00:28:22.163 Because they are scared now. 00:28:23.832 --> 00:28:24.624 Here they come. Here they come. 00:28:24.708 --> 00:28:25.542 Hide. Hide. 00:28:28.878 --> 00:28:31.631 Tanja is definitely the donkey whisperer. 00:28:33.591 --> 00:28:36.594 And she just came out, almost like, you know, Jesus. 00:28:36.678 --> 00:28:37.929 And they just come to her. 00:28:38.012 --> 00:28:40.306 GORDON Apparently the difference between a donkey and 00:28:40.390 --> 00:28:42.684 a jackass of 16 Michelin stars. 00:28:43.727 --> 00:28:44.686 I'll come from behind. 00:28:44.769 --> 00:28:46.354 Yes. 00:28:46.438 --> 00:28:48.440 Dude, dude. 00:28:48.523 --> 00:28:52.694 No. Dude. No. No. No. No. 00:28:52.777 --> 00:28:54.154 Tanja! 00:28:55.572 --> 00:28:56.948 Please, please. You stay there. 00:28:57.031 --> 00:28:58.366 GORDON The cows wanted a piece of me. 00:28:58.450 --> 00:29:00.326 But the donkeys not so much. 00:29:00.410 --> 00:29:01.411 Inside. 00:29:01.494 --> 00:29:03.246 GORDON I lost three pounds of sweat chasing them. 00:29:03.329 --> 00:29:05.790 But Tanja only needed to call out twice and 00:29:05.874 --> 00:29:07.959 two of them went straight into the pen. 00:29:08.042 --> 00:29:09.294 Show off. 00:29:10.587 --> 00:29:12.839 She's name is Olga. She is beautiful. 00:29:12.922 --> 00:29:15.425 Now I love you dearly. I'm not gonna ride you. 00:29:15.508 --> 00:29:16.801 And we're certainly not gonna eat you. 00:29:16.885 --> 00:29:18.136 We're just gonna drink you. 00:29:21.598 --> 00:29:22.724 Push. Oh yeah. 00:29:22.807 --> 00:29:26.644 You see? Oh, it's going. 00:29:28.146 --> 00:29:29.689 You can look down. 00:29:29.773 --> 00:29:31.816 I'm scared to look down in case she does something. 00:29:31.900 --> 00:29:35.695 Last time I was milking I got some crap flaked in my face. 00:29:35.779 --> 00:29:37.322 No. Yes. 00:29:37.405 --> 00:29:38.364 Please Olga. 00:29:38.448 --> 00:29:39.324 Please Olga. 00:29:39.407 --> 00:29:40.366 And now’s the time not for a number two. 00:29:40.450 --> 00:29:42.285 Keep going. 00:29:42.368 --> 00:29:43.620 Yes. Yes. 00:29:44.245 --> 00:29:45.288 It's enough milk. 00:29:45.789 --> 00:29:48.958 Hey good girl. Thank you Olga. 00:29:49.042 --> 00:29:49.959 Cheers. 00:29:50.043 --> 00:29:51.336 Cheers. Cheers. 00:29:54.589 --> 00:29:55.381 Mm, sweet. 00:29:55.465 --> 00:29:57.383 It's very sweet, wow. Really sweet. 00:29:57.467 --> 00:29:59.385 But it's not creamy is it? It's not, uh... 00:29:59.469 --> 00:30:00.470 It's very light. Yeah. 00:30:00.553 --> 00:30:02.347 Very light. Yeah, I like it. 00:30:02.430 --> 00:30:05.517 I want to apologize now on all those people I've been upset with... 00:30:05.600 --> 00:30:06.810 Calling them a donkey. 00:30:06.893 --> 00:30:09.103 'Cause right now, in my eyes, 00:30:09.187 --> 00:30:12.315 especially in Croatia, donkeys are asses. 00:30:12.398 --> 00:30:13.399 Not assholes. 00:30:13.483 --> 00:30:16.319 Sweet, light but really tasty. 00:30:17.320 --> 00:30:19.697 The taste was like a sort of a warm, 00:30:19.781 --> 00:30:22.367 sweet semi skimmed milk. 00:30:22.450 --> 00:30:23.368 How do I cook with that? 00:30:23.451 --> 00:30:25.787 Do I poach? Do I think of a desert? 00:30:25.870 --> 00:30:26.871 I don't know yet. 00:30:26.955 --> 00:30:28.206 But it's certainly got me going. 00:30:28.289 --> 00:30:29.040 Thank you. 00:30:29.123 --> 00:30:31.000 Thanks. Thanks. Cheers. 00:30:34.796 --> 00:30:36.005 GORDON This was an amazing week, 00:30:36.089 --> 00:30:38.466 exploring Istria. 00:30:38.550 --> 00:30:39.843 David was right. 00:30:39.926 --> 00:30:41.177 That if I put in the effort 00:30:41.261 --> 00:30:43.805 I'll find some amazing and unique ingredients. 00:30:46.266 --> 00:30:48.184 But I'm not done just yet. 00:30:50.728 --> 00:30:51.938 Right, it's the day of the final cook. 00:30:52.021 --> 00:30:55.275 And I'm feeling really happy about the plan for my meal. 00:30:55.358 --> 00:30:58.152 But there's one addition that I know 00:30:58.236 --> 00:31:00.321 will take everything to the next level. 00:31:00.405 --> 00:31:02.115 And that's the local olive oil. 00:31:02.198 --> 00:31:03.992 Now they say that Istria produces some of 00:31:04.075 --> 00:31:06.160 the best olive oil anywhere in the world. 00:31:06.244 --> 00:31:07.871 And trust me I know my oils. 00:31:07.954 --> 00:31:12.083 So I'm dying to see and taste what all the fuss is about. 00:31:15.378 --> 00:31:16.588 Lena! 00:31:16.671 --> 00:31:18.172 Oh hey. How are you? 00:31:18.256 --> 00:31:19.382 Hi. Good, good. 00:31:19.465 --> 00:31:20.675 What an amazing place. 00:31:20.758 --> 00:31:21.509 It is. 00:31:21.593 --> 00:31:23.469 Now this week has been an incredible journey. 00:31:23.553 --> 00:31:25.763 I think I've got some of the best ingredients. 00:31:25.847 --> 00:31:28.808 But olive oil is that final stroke. 00:31:28.892 --> 00:31:29.893 That... Absolutely. 00:31:29.976 --> 00:31:31.269 That bit that lifts it. 00:31:31.352 --> 00:31:33.021 What is so special about your olive oil? 00:31:33.104 --> 00:31:35.023 It's, um, the place we're in. 00:31:35.106 --> 00:31:37.358 The micro-climate. The proximity of the sea. 00:31:37.442 --> 00:31:39.110 The very rich soil. 00:31:39.193 --> 00:31:40.820 We are in the middle of the summer so I'm doing a 00:31:40.904 --> 00:31:43.281 bit of, uh, clipping or pruning the trees. 00:31:43.364 --> 00:31:44.115 Yes. 00:31:44.198 --> 00:31:47.619 We are doing it so we can provide some air to the tree. 00:31:47.702 --> 00:31:50.371 And the sunlight to every single leaf. 00:31:50.455 --> 00:31:51.915 Wow. Do you wanna try it? 00:31:51.998 --> 00:31:53.416 I mean, you might as well. 00:31:53.499 --> 00:31:54.751 What is that there? I'm just worried about... 00:31:54.834 --> 00:31:55.585 So, this here... 00:31:55.668 --> 00:31:57.253 Do they break do they, do they snap in half? 00:31:57.337 --> 00:31:58.504 It's, it's pretty safe. 00:31:58.588 --> 00:31:59.339 So it's called a, 00:32:01.382 --> 00:32:02.884 It's a traditional way to do it. 00:32:02.967 --> 00:32:04.594 How old are these ladders? 00:32:04.677 --> 00:32:06.429 Uh, more than a 100 years old. 00:32:06.512 --> 00:32:07.555 Stop it. Yeah. 00:32:07.639 --> 00:32:08.556 I'm worried about cutting the bush with 00:32:08.640 --> 00:32:09.682 the olives on there. 00:32:09.766 --> 00:32:11.309 Uh, yeah, please don't do that. 00:32:11.392 --> 00:32:12.185 Yeah. 00:32:12.268 --> 00:32:13.853 Try to pick the ones that don't have olives. 00:32:13.937 --> 00:32:14.729 Yeah. 00:32:14.812 --> 00:32:15.939 Not that one. 00:32:16.022 --> 00:32:17.357 Not that one? Just go a bit up. 00:32:17.440 --> 00:32:19.734 Further up? Yeah, further up. 00:32:19.817 --> 00:32:21.736 GORDON Pruning branches isn't very hard. 00:32:21.819 --> 00:32:24.656 But trying to keep my size 15 feet on this narrow ladder 00:32:24.739 --> 00:32:27.825 is one of the most terrifying things I've done all week. 00:32:27.909 --> 00:32:30.161 This is, this is insane. 00:32:30.244 --> 00:32:32.372 Every tree like this needs to be pruned? 00:32:32.455 --> 00:32:34.916 Every tree. So you spend what? 00:32:34.999 --> 00:32:36.250 Three or four hours on each tree? 00:32:36.334 --> 00:32:38.628 No, we do it in an hour, 45 minutes. 00:32:38.711 --> 00:32:39.712 What? Yeah. 00:32:39.796 --> 00:32:43.132 At this speed, three hours maybe. 00:32:43.216 --> 00:32:44.425 You'll be done with one tree. 00:32:44.509 --> 00:32:45.551 That's slow. 00:32:45.635 --> 00:32:46.594 Yeah, but you see how high. 00:32:46.678 --> 00:32:47.762 We wouldn't employ you. 00:32:49.514 --> 00:32:52.266 So I'm not an olive bush pruner. 00:32:52.350 --> 00:32:54.227 Bloody hell. They move quick. 00:32:54.310 --> 00:32:55.645 They spend 45 minutes. 00:32:55.728 --> 00:32:58.940 I spent 45 minutes in one area. 00:32:59.023 --> 00:33:02.235 Clearly not good at trimming bushes. 00:33:03.903 --> 00:33:05.279 That is beautiful, thank you. 00:33:05.363 --> 00:33:06.698 It's very complex aroma. 00:33:06.781 --> 00:33:08.408 Oh my Lord. Two varieties. 00:33:08.491 --> 00:33:09.617 Look how dark that is though. 00:33:13.121 --> 00:33:16.374 Mm. Oh boy. Mhm. 00:33:16.457 --> 00:33:18.835 It's got a very bitter, nutty flavor. 00:33:18.918 --> 00:33:20.086 Yeah, artichoke, nutty, exactly. 00:33:20.169 --> 00:33:21.212 Wow. Artichoke. 00:33:21.295 --> 00:33:22.880 When it's, uh, here, it's tingling. 00:33:22.964 --> 00:33:23.756 Tingling here, yeah. Yeah. 00:33:23.840 --> 00:33:24.966 A little spiciness here. 00:33:25.049 --> 00:33:25.842 Yeah. Aye, aye, aye. 00:33:25.925 --> 00:33:28.553 Yeah, the spiciness that you feel is the antioxidants 00:33:28.636 --> 00:33:31.889 with the Polyphenols, uh, that are found in the olive oil. 00:33:31.973 --> 00:33:32.807 Delicious. 00:33:32.890 --> 00:33:35.935 That, for me, was the crème de la crème. 00:33:36.019 --> 00:33:38.563 I mean that will go up against any fine olive oil 00:33:38.646 --> 00:33:40.773 from Italy or Spain any day. 00:33:40.857 --> 00:33:43.860 And it's given me that perfect little singular note that 00:33:43.943 --> 00:33:46.112 I know can lift a few of my dishes. 00:33:46.195 --> 00:33:47.280 Here you go. Honestly? 00:33:47.363 --> 00:33:48.281 Thank you so much. 00:33:48.364 --> 00:33:49.949 I mean it's like now I've got my secret weapon. 00:33:50.033 --> 00:33:51.993 And next time I meet an Italian that tells me 00:33:52.076 --> 00:33:53.703 they produce the best olive oil in the world. 00:33:53.786 --> 00:33:56.122 You tell an Italian what's the best oil. 00:33:56.205 --> 00:33:57.373 Thank you darling. 00:33:57.457 --> 00:33:58.583 Take care. Thank you. 00:33:58.666 --> 00:33:59.751 Bye. 00:34:10.970 --> 00:34:12.597 GORDON It's the day of the big cook. 00:34:12.680 --> 00:34:15.391 Heading off an amazing island but forget the beauty. 00:34:15.475 --> 00:34:17.268 Let the battle commence. 00:34:21.731 --> 00:34:22.815 Thank you very much. 00:34:23.733 --> 00:34:27.737 David. What? Really? 00:34:27.820 --> 00:34:30.656 GORDON That is definitely not the David I remember. 00:34:37.914 --> 00:34:41.042 David! What? Really? 00:34:41.125 --> 00:34:42.752 You met my son. 00:34:42.835 --> 00:34:44.545 How are you Captain? You good? 00:34:44.629 --> 00:34:45.588 You have a new sous chef? 00:34:45.671 --> 00:34:46.422 Yeah. 00:34:46.506 --> 00:34:47.340 What are you doing there? 00:34:47.423 --> 00:34:48.883 I'm cutting up some cuttlefish. 00:34:48.966 --> 00:34:49.884 Right and what are you doing with that thing? 00:34:49.967 --> 00:34:53.638 Uh, I will cut it and prepare it for the fish stew. 00:34:53.721 --> 00:34:54.764 It's our traditional dish. 00:34:54.847 --> 00:34:55.890 Don't tell me, your son. 00:34:55.973 --> 00:34:57.642 Mom and Dad will be coming as well? I mean. 00:34:57.725 --> 00:34:58.518 Yeah, everyone. Whole family. 00:34:58.601 --> 00:34:59.435 They said you were a big boy. 00:34:59.519 --> 00:35:00.436 You didn't need any help. 00:35:00.520 --> 00:35:02.188 Really? Right. 00:35:02.271 --> 00:35:04.774 Okay the heat is on. 00:35:06.192 --> 00:35:08.152 So he had his son as a sous chef the minute 00:35:08.236 --> 00:35:09.362 I arrived on the dock. 00:35:09.445 --> 00:35:11.280 That's fine. Trust me. 00:35:11.364 --> 00:35:12.115 Scotland. 00:35:12.198 --> 00:35:13.074 Croatia. 00:35:13.157 --> 00:35:14.826 Don't cross that line. 00:35:14.909 --> 00:35:16.744 GORDON Well, two can play that game. 00:35:18.246 --> 00:35:19.372 Anton! Yeah. 00:35:19.455 --> 00:35:20.790 I need you in two minutes please. 00:35:20.873 --> 00:35:22.083 Okay. I'll be ready. 00:35:22.166 --> 00:35:24.001 Yes? Get this right, young man. 00:35:24.085 --> 00:35:25.920 And you're coming to London for the weekend. 00:35:26.003 --> 00:35:26.921 Maybe. 00:35:27.004 --> 00:35:28.965 I'll show you some really good food, okay? 00:35:29.048 --> 00:35:31.092 And by the way, I have three daughters. 00:35:32.468 --> 00:35:34.262 All single. 00:35:34.345 --> 00:35:35.847 GORDON If David wants to play dirty. 00:35:35.930 --> 00:35:37.181 I'll play dirtier. 00:35:37.265 --> 00:35:39.267 Anton! Two seconds please. 00:35:39.350 --> 00:35:41.811 GORDON And I'm not above creating a family rift. 00:35:41.894 --> 00:35:42.687 Okay. 00:35:42.770 --> 00:35:43.855 Touch of flour in the hands like this. 00:35:43.938 --> 00:35:45.231 Yeah. Clap. 00:35:45.314 --> 00:35:46.816 And then we're gonna make this, 00:35:46.899 --> 00:35:48.359 what do you call, it? 00:35:48.442 --> 00:35:49.277 Pljukanci, yeah. 00:35:49.360 --> 00:35:51.612 Loo, look'n see? Pljukanci. 00:35:51.696 --> 00:35:53.781 GORDON Pljukanci is a Croatian hand rolled pasta, 00:35:53.865 --> 00:35:55.575 specific to Istria. 00:35:55.658 --> 00:35:59.453 I'm using it to make a black truffle pasta the locals will love. 00:35:59.537 --> 00:36:00.454 I'll give you a race. 00:36:00.538 --> 00:36:02.456 First to ten, ready? 00:36:02.540 --> 00:36:04.083 Yeah. Ready, steady go. 00:36:04.167 --> 00:36:07.420 One, two. 00:36:07.503 --> 00:36:08.296 GORDON I was worried about 00:36:08.379 --> 00:36:10.047 the dish being too time consuming. 00:36:10.131 --> 00:36:13.176 But thanks to David's sous chef this will go quickly. 00:36:13.259 --> 00:36:14.468 Eight. 00:36:15.636 --> 00:36:17.847 You're competing with a child. 00:36:17.930 --> 00:36:19.140 Nine. 00:36:19.223 --> 00:36:21.142 Oh, you got it. You've done it. 00:36:21.225 --> 00:36:22.768 Well done. Good job. 00:36:22.852 --> 00:36:25.646 Yeah, you too. Well done. 00:36:25.730 --> 00:36:27.732 Okay that looks a little bit awkward that one, right? 00:36:27.815 --> 00:36:29.775 Yeah and this one. Very good. Very good. 00:36:29.859 --> 00:36:30.735 And that, what happened there? 00:36:31.694 --> 00:36:32.570 It looks like a tadpole, huh? 00:36:32.653 --> 00:36:33.446 Yeah. 00:36:33.529 --> 00:36:34.322 Was that yours or mine? 00:36:34.405 --> 00:36:35.615 Yours. Are you sure? 00:36:35.698 --> 00:36:36.490 Yeah. 00:36:36.574 --> 00:36:37.366 But dude really? 00:36:37.450 --> 00:36:39.035 Yeah. Dude, hello. 00:36:39.118 --> 00:36:40.411 Thank you son. 00:36:40.494 --> 00:36:42.038 Now it's time for big boys cooking. 00:36:42.121 --> 00:36:43.414 Okay. See you. 00:36:45.166 --> 00:36:45.917 Beautiful. 00:36:46.000 --> 00:36:47.501 GORDON Now it's mano y mano. 00:36:47.585 --> 00:36:50.379 And it's time to kick the competition into high gear. 00:36:50.463 --> 00:36:51.631 How competitive are you? 00:36:51.714 --> 00:36:53.341 Very competitive. Seriously. 00:36:53.424 --> 00:36:54.675 Yeah. 00:36:54.759 --> 00:36:57.094 I compete even with my Mom in the kitchen. 00:36:57.178 --> 00:36:58.221 You don't compete with your Mom, 00:36:58.304 --> 00:36:59.138 for God's sakes, really? 00:36:59.222 --> 00:37:00.932 Yes, it happens, I cannot help myself. 00:37:01.015 --> 00:37:03.184 Not your Mom. Come on David. 00:37:03.267 --> 00:37:04.477 Sweat that down. 00:37:04.560 --> 00:37:06.354 Now I'm gonna start the risotto next. 00:37:06.437 --> 00:37:10.816 Yeah, I'm gonna use that beautiful ink. 00:37:10.900 --> 00:37:12.526 Right risotto. 00:37:12.610 --> 00:37:15.112 GORDON In addition to the truffle Pljukanci pasta, 00:37:15.196 --> 00:37:17.114 I'm using another ace card. 00:37:17.198 --> 00:37:18.699 The cuttlefish. 00:37:18.783 --> 00:37:20.451 Okay, ink's gonna go in there now. 00:37:20.534 --> 00:37:23.371 The prized jewel inside my risotto. 00:37:23.454 --> 00:37:25.289 GORDON I'm using the flesh and 00:37:25.373 --> 00:37:27.667 the ink to make a black risotto. 00:37:29.752 --> 00:37:32.046 I'm feeling good about my ingredients but I can see 00:37:32.129 --> 00:37:34.799 David showed up with a full arsenal too. 00:37:34.882 --> 00:37:36.509 This is my special ingredient. 00:37:36.592 --> 00:37:37.385 What's that? 00:37:37.468 --> 00:37:39.011 Yeah, it's a spider crab, a local spider crab. 00:37:39.095 --> 00:37:39.845 A spider crab. 00:37:39.929 --> 00:37:41.222 I've putting it in the Brudet. 00:37:41.305 --> 00:37:44.350 Right, as in sort of the base of the fish stew? 00:37:44.433 --> 00:37:45.476 Yes. 00:37:45.559 --> 00:37:47.186 GORDON David is making a spider crab and 00:37:47.270 --> 00:37:48.771 conger eel stew. 00:37:48.854 --> 00:37:51.023 This has definitely got me nervous. 00:37:51.107 --> 00:37:55.695 Because that man knows how to cook his conger. 00:37:55.778 --> 00:37:56.988 Listen David. 00:37:57.071 --> 00:37:58.447 I just want to beat you on your own soil. 00:37:58.531 --> 00:38:00.032 Scotland verses Croatia. 00:38:00.116 --> 00:38:01.409 That's not, that's not gonna happen. 00:38:01.492 --> 00:38:02.743 Scotland verses Croatia, okay? 00:38:02.827 --> 00:38:04.870 Yes, but we are looking for my people. 00:38:04.954 --> 00:38:07.748 Yes, with Croatian ingredients. 00:38:07.832 --> 00:38:09.625 GORDON This is definitely not gonna be easy. 00:38:09.709 --> 00:38:13.129 But we all know how much I love a good challenge. 00:38:13.212 --> 00:38:14.964 I'm making the truffle pasta and 00:38:15.047 --> 00:38:18.301 David makes ricotta gnocchi with truffles as well. 00:38:20.219 --> 00:38:21.304 Now you're chopping super-fast. 00:38:21.387 --> 00:38:22.638 Slow down, it's not about the speed. 00:38:22.722 --> 00:38:23.514 It's about the control. 00:38:23.597 --> 00:38:24.348 Yeah, yeah. 00:38:24.432 --> 00:38:26.100 And I'm gonna try and grill the, uh, cuttlefish 00:38:26.183 --> 00:38:28.102 on the open grill. 00:38:28.185 --> 00:38:29.812 Can I just say it's the first time this week 00:38:29.895 --> 00:38:30.688 I've seen you sweat. 00:38:30.771 --> 00:38:32.273 Yeah. Are you under pressure? 00:38:32.356 --> 00:38:33.774 A little bit, yes. Ah-ha-ha. 00:38:33.858 --> 00:38:35.651 GORDON David's Croatian armor is finally 00:38:35.735 --> 00:38:37.361 starting to show some cracks. 00:38:37.445 --> 00:38:40.614 I'm not gonna lie. I don't mind it one bit. 00:38:40.698 --> 00:38:41.615 My Brudet is almost done. 00:38:41.699 --> 00:38:42.450 Right. 00:38:42.533 --> 00:38:45.119 I will put some conger eel in it. 00:38:45.202 --> 00:38:46.537 GORDON As I'm putting on the final touches 00:38:46.620 --> 00:38:49.040 I feel like things are coming along. 00:38:49.123 --> 00:38:51.375 But apparently David is already done. 00:38:51.459 --> 00:38:54.420 Ah! Ready? No, I'm not. 00:38:54.503 --> 00:38:56.422 Slow down please. 00:38:56.505 --> 00:38:58.007 You said it's not a race, right? 00:38:58.090 --> 00:38:59.842 It is a race. 00:39:11.562 --> 00:39:12.605 The guests are arriving. 00:39:12.688 --> 00:39:14.940 I'm slicing this cuttlefish super thin. 00:39:15.024 --> 00:39:16.275 Can I try it? Yes please. 00:39:16.359 --> 00:39:17.109 Is it done? 00:39:17.193 --> 00:39:18.444 Yeah, well I just marked it, grilled it. 00:39:18.527 --> 00:39:19.737 Very nice. 00:39:19.820 --> 00:39:20.988 You know it's super sweet! 00:39:21.072 --> 00:39:22.448 Isn't it lovely? Yeah. 00:39:22.531 --> 00:39:24.950 Olive oil, in. 00:39:25.034 --> 00:39:26.702 Oh, our guests is coming. 00:39:26.786 --> 00:39:28.621 Guest are coming? They're coming, yeah. 00:39:28.704 --> 00:39:30.164 GORDON It's the final stretch and 00:39:30.247 --> 00:39:33.501 the people who helped me throughout the week are here to judge this meal. 00:39:33.584 --> 00:39:36.295 It's time to get my dishes on the plate and 00:39:36.379 --> 00:39:38.130 pray for the best. 00:39:38.214 --> 00:39:40.091 Oh, look at that. You good? 00:39:41.258 --> 00:39:42.301 You sound like you're having an orgasm. 00:39:42.385 --> 00:39:44.845 This truffle is like, it's really orgasmic. 00:39:44.929 --> 00:39:48.224 Oh boy. Oh man. 00:39:48.307 --> 00:39:49.225 Almost done? 00:39:49.308 --> 00:39:50.434 One more dish to go for me. 00:39:50.518 --> 00:39:51.352 The risotto. 00:39:51.435 --> 00:39:52.686 Ah-ha! Goat's cheese. 00:39:52.770 --> 00:39:54.855 It's gonna give it that nice little bit of bite. 00:39:54.939 --> 00:39:56.482 Beautiful. 00:39:56.565 --> 00:39:57.733 GORDON Despite David trying to mess with 00:39:57.817 --> 00:39:59.985 my head, I've made a cuttlefish risotto. 00:40:00.069 --> 00:40:03.823 And a truffle Pljukanci pasta with crème fresh sauce. 00:40:05.366 --> 00:40:07.910 David has made a stew with conger eel and 00:40:07.993 --> 00:40:10.246 spider crab to rival my cuttlefish. 00:40:10.329 --> 00:40:13.541 And a ricotta gnocchi, he's not so secretly praying, 00:40:13.624 --> 00:40:15.459 will beat my pasta. 00:40:15.543 --> 00:40:17.128 That's looking fantastic. 00:40:17.211 --> 00:40:20.214 Well done. Best of luck. Good job. 00:40:23.509 --> 00:40:26.554 Okay, so nice to see you all, um. 00:40:26.637 --> 00:40:29.849 Wow the colors look incredible, um... 00:40:29.932 --> 00:40:32.226 Down here we have a beautiful cuttlefish risotto. 00:40:32.309 --> 00:40:34.562 Finished with an, it's almost like a marinated cuttlefish salad. 00:40:34.645 --> 00:40:38.232 And then onto the beautiful truffle, uh, excuse me, the name? 00:40:38.315 --> 00:40:40.109 Pljukanci, Pljukanci. Pljukanci, uh... 00:40:40.192 --> 00:40:41.986 With a light truffle crème fresh sauce. 00:40:42.069 --> 00:40:45.739 So I was making our Brudet with some polenta. 00:40:45.823 --> 00:40:48.325 And we have a ricotta gnocchi with truffles. 00:40:48.409 --> 00:40:49.785 So I hope you will enjoy. 00:40:49.869 --> 00:40:51.412 Yes, thank you for the truffles. 00:40:51.495 --> 00:40:52.705 Thank you for the cuttlefish. 00:40:52.788 --> 00:40:53.831 Bon appétit. 00:40:54.957 --> 00:40:56.709 Thank you. 00:41:07.511 --> 00:41:08.429 Yeah, they're digging in. 00:41:08.512 --> 00:41:10.389 Mhm. Silence is good right? 00:41:10.473 --> 00:41:12.475 Yeah, on the table, silence is the best. 00:41:12.558 --> 00:41:13.976 Silence is the best. They're enjoying it. 00:41:14.059 --> 00:41:15.895 Your risotto looks beautiful. 00:41:15.978 --> 00:41:17.897 David, you know that secret there for me 00:41:17.980 --> 00:41:19.732 was that ink sack, the flavor from that... 00:41:19.815 --> 00:41:21.108 Yeah, incredible. 00:41:24.612 --> 00:41:25.613 That person's smiling. 00:41:26.238 --> 00:41:27.490 That's on my dish. 00:41:28.616 --> 00:41:30.242 It is. 00:41:34.747 --> 00:41:35.873 Happy faces. 00:41:35.956 --> 00:41:37.124 Very happy. Yes. 00:41:37.208 --> 00:41:38.000 Goo... 00:41:39.084 --> 00:41:41.337 Um, which one's the Mom? 00:41:41.420 --> 00:41:44.089 She's mine. It's my daughter. 00:41:44.173 --> 00:41:45.466 This gorgeous girl is your daughter. 00:41:45.549 --> 00:41:46.342 Yeah. 00:41:46.425 --> 00:41:47.885 So you've got one doing the secret tasting. 00:41:47.968 --> 00:41:49.303 And your son helping as sous chef. 00:41:49.386 --> 00:41:50.387 I'm on my own. 00:41:50.471 --> 00:41:51.889 No, this is a family thing. 00:41:51.972 --> 00:41:54.016 Family thing. How was the food? 00:41:54.099 --> 00:41:56.060 It was great. I love that. 00:41:56.143 --> 00:41:58.020 He's seriously competitive, okay? 00:41:58.103 --> 00:41:59.688 So who has the edge today? 00:41:59.772 --> 00:42:04.401 Well I think in the battle of pasta and truffles, uh, Gordon won. 00:42:04.485 --> 00:42:05.569 The secret was the truffle. 00:42:05.653 --> 00:42:06.445 Trust me, thank you Visnja. 00:42:06.529 --> 00:42:09.281 Gnocchi are a little chewy. 00:42:09.365 --> 00:42:12.535 Sorry Dad. Sorry Dad. Okay, thank you. 00:42:13.911 --> 00:42:14.870 Okay. 00:42:14.954 --> 00:42:17.289 When the chef's daughter confirms that your pasta dish is 00:42:17.373 --> 00:42:21.043 better than Dad's I know I've struck gold here in Croatia. 00:42:21.126 --> 00:42:22.920 Did you like the, the Brudet? The fish stew? 00:42:23.003 --> 00:42:24.380 Yeah, very good. 00:42:24.922 --> 00:42:28.092 You can feel that you've grown up with the ingredients. 00:42:28.175 --> 00:42:31.387 You can feel the experience. 00:42:31.720 --> 00:42:33.097 Nikola, cuttlefish? 00:42:33.180 --> 00:42:35.224 There is a little bit of goat cheese inside? 00:42:35.307 --> 00:42:37.851 Just a touch. It's a touch too much. 00:42:37.935 --> 00:42:39.937 Touch too much? Sorry. 00:42:40.020 --> 00:42:42.439 But I didn't really feel the cuttlefish. 00:42:42.523 --> 00:42:44.233 Although it's great, it's a great meal. 00:42:44.316 --> 00:42:47.653 But I cannot feel the ink because of the goat cheese. 00:42:47.736 --> 00:42:49.029 Right. Take him away. 00:42:51.031 --> 00:42:53.534 Before I depart, put him out of his misery. 00:42:53.617 --> 00:42:55.119 Who, who won today? 00:42:55.202 --> 00:42:56.662 You, you did great. 00:42:56.745 --> 00:43:00.791 I would say that, uh, in a meal like the Brudet you can 00:43:00.874 --> 00:43:04.795 feel that somebody understands, uh, the essence of it. 00:43:04.878 --> 00:43:06.589 The essence of our kitchen and 00:43:06.672 --> 00:43:08.132 you can feel the experience here. 00:43:08.215 --> 00:43:09.550 So I would say David. 00:43:09.633 --> 00:43:11.719 In pasta definitely Gordon. 00:43:11.802 --> 00:43:14.305 In the rest David. 00:43:14.388 --> 00:43:16.640 For me, the Brudet won today. 00:43:16.724 --> 00:43:19.101 Sorry. 00:43:19.184 --> 00:43:21.687 It's sort of a draw, but Croatia has the edge. 00:43:21.770 --> 00:43:22.938 Yes. 00:43:23.022 --> 00:43:23.897 Thank you. 00:43:23.981 --> 00:43:24.732 Thank you buddy. 00:43:24.815 --> 00:43:26.400 Yes, look after yourself. 00:43:26.483 --> 00:43:28.193 Next time in London. Next time in London. 00:43:28.277 --> 00:43:31.030 Okay, thank you, take care, bye. 00:43:34.366 --> 00:43:35.409 GORDON Croatia's been one of 00:43:35.492 --> 00:43:37.244 the most exciting adventures ever. 00:43:37.328 --> 00:43:38.120 I've learned a lot. 00:43:38.203 --> 00:43:39.913 Noah's Arc, Conger eel. 00:43:39.997 --> 00:43:42.791 If I see any of those hitting the shores of the UK, 00:43:42.875 --> 00:43:45.502 the good news is I'll be in front of every chef in 00:43:45.586 --> 00:43:47.421 the UK because I know what to do with them now. 00:43:47.504 --> 00:43:50.883 But to see ingredients I use back home, on a daily basis, 00:43:50.966 --> 00:43:52.843 olive oil and truffles. 00:43:52.926 --> 00:43:56.305 But here has blown me away with the quality and 00:43:56.388 --> 00:44:00.142 that will always continue to bring me back here to Croatia. 00:44:00.225 --> 00:44:01.935 And now onto my next adventure.