The Man who Lives alone above the clouds - Primitive Life - Ep.2 [DOCUMENTARY]

Have the cows arrived there, the cows... Your cows are not here. Could you look towards the direction of Tumbina (a place name)? Alright, alright. That place is Yanguni, that place is Tumbina. Further up is Dudidi. There is a stone there. We call it Kiblekfa (the Qibla stone). So, towards the Qibla direction? Yes, there is a flat stone facing towards the Qibla This place is called Koyunbayırı. That place is called Çukur. Tumbi Dervişoğlu Tumbina They have such names. Do you know about Centuseri? I don't know, is that possible? I'm just a shepherd. I worked in Centuseri back in the day. Let's do it in the evening then. Do you have any corn? We bought corn. How do you do it? First, you will boil the water. Çok kaynayacak Then, you will add corn flour. After the flour is partially cooked, you will mash it. You will mash it until it reaches the right consistency. What is its name? centuseri What is it best eaten with? Story: a guest goes to the shepherd's side. He said to the shepherd, "Prepare for me whatever you are eating." The shepherd is making Centuseri. He pours milk over it. He gives a spoon as well and says, "Please enjoy." The man starts to eat. The guest says, "Oh, the most delicious food in the world exists, and it has been left to the shepherd.'' Actually, we didn't intend to come here today. We were going to return to Istanbul, but we couldn't leave this place. Where could the cows be? Them? Those were his own cattle; he is taking them to the barn. Where are yours? I was herding until 2 o'clock, and then I came here at 2. They were coming out from this side of the house. They didn't come this way; sometimes they go up to the upper road. The other day, they went up there too, and I encountered them up there. I brought the cows down, and they had gone on that day too. "The weather can change instantly in the Black Sea highlands; fog can suddenly turn into rain and then the sun may come out." They were here before it was even noon. Belki döndüler öteki tarafa doğru gittiler Uncle Abdullah is waving at us... and actually, we were going to set off that day, but after staying for 5 days straight, we couldn't leave that place either and returned... The word "organic" written on supermarket shelves could be proof that it has no relation to the organic quality here... Real grass, real dung, soil aerated in the same place for years... I think it's impossible to replicate this in the city. The use of chemical fertilizers, the rain falling after gases emanate from a car junkyard... the chances of being organic are quite slim. After eating this potato in the evening, I said to myself that it was the first time I had ever eaten a potato. Leaving everything aside, the most important thing is the absence of negative energy around; I think this is the biggest factor... What are you going to plant here? Potatoes You have chickens, you have potatoes. I couldn't take care of the potatoes this year; they all turned out small. - Cabbage? I grew the cabbage in the highland above; I didn't grow it here The cow entered and ate the cabbages. Do you plant like this every year? Every year, you will dig and plant the potatoes like this. I will take care of the weeds. Make sure these don't remain in the soil. - Then I'll throw them away. I'm throwing them down below. You can throw them. - I know my way around this job. :) - The soil here is good. I'm applying cow manure. It grows completely organic. - Well then, we'll put potatoes in the oven in the evening We will. There aren't many thick ones, but there are always thin ones. That's okay, the purpose is to eat what comes from the soil. Eating your own produce is the best. The potatoes used to be so good here, we cooked them every night. There was an old man in the house at the very bottom who used to come here all the time We would sit with him, have tea, potatoes. Back then, the potatoes used to be bigger than this. - We got quite a lot again. Yes, they are coming out. - Don't you plant anything else here? There used to be cabbage, Swiss chard, onion, and green onion. And also garlic. - When does it snow here? Is it heavy snow? When does the first light snow usually start? It's unpredictable; these days it falls little by little. The heaviest snowfall usually occurs in November and December. The soil is really very good. I worry about the cows in foggy weather. This needs to boil a bit more; I'll take it out when it starts to froth. It will stay like this until then. This footpath goes all the way to the houses you see across They used to migrate between two highlands, and everyone used this path in the past. Now that there's a road, no one uses this path anymore. Now, they rarely pass through here, just occasionally It's a very beautiful path. Now it's closed; in the past, loads of mules would pass through here. This wood is dry; you can take it and burn it in the evening I'll take it on my way back. Did you use to make pine resin? Before? We were doing a lot The other day I went to the other hill and walked down I looked but couldn't find much I couldn't go down because I couldn't go back up the hill. Are you traveling alone? yes alone is risky but I took the dog with me Uncle Abdullah calls out to his cows Didn't they hear? I can't hear very well that's enough Will you go to Soci side? yes we will go Then you can go tomorrow evening we are down Uncle Abdullah will prepare the "centuseri" local shepherd's dish that he described to us. with her milk in the evening She makes wooden spoons, we don't have any spoons right now. I am good It hasn't snowed yet, it has fallen very little, it has melted in the courtyard today - is it cold? Of course it's cold, it's cold Today I grazed the cows by the spring above, there was no snow during the day. I am careful in the cold, I do not stay near the cows all the time, I look at them from time to time. I came home to pray They came later Don't worry nothing will happen to me There is strong, clean air here, even if it is cold, people will not get sick. - Keep your fire burning and don't miss it I burn my wood Should we put milk in here? Pour the milk into it, put it in the middle put some okay Uncle Abdullah came to visit almost every evening and always brought the milk he milked in the evening. And it was definitely the most delicious milk I've ever had in my life... How was it, Murat? Thank you, just as you described. A very filling meal Do you usually do it? I don't do it much now, but I used to do it all the time when I was a shepherd. For example, I don't have bread, I would make this right away, quickly. And is this eaten with butter? It's also good with butter You will put the butter there and it will melt. you will eat with it God bless your hands