Sulawesi is that when someone dies, their body is reserved and it can often their body is reserved and it can ofte n ta ke their body is reserved and it can often take months, sometimes years, when the funeral takes place. From the start, this programme contains images of corpses which some viewers may find disturbing. Its the great unspoken. A taboo. Something that ive had to face up to recently myself. Most of us dont know how to think or talk about death. But there are some people who do think they know. On the indonesian island of sulawesi, centuries old customs make the dead a constant part of day to day life. I have come here to learn more about these remarkable practices, which blur the line between this world and the next. A Morbid Obsession . Or a healthier way to deal with the grief of losing a loved one . Tana toraja in indonesia is an extraordinary place. Here, Ancient Animist Beliefs intertwine with new religions, resulting in unique rituals. At this traditional torajan fu
from an ancient housekeeper. yeah. called maria. yeah. and that way, i got all the cuisine from the people. yeah, of course. then i put all the things together and i start just experimenting. once i would like to learn how to make pastry. yeah. i start only make pastry. so if you invite myself to a dinner yeah. i would just show up with one of my cakes and say, oh, this is for you. right. you became obsessive. yeah, obsessive. yes. over the last few years, nino s obsession has driven him to turn this remote area into his culinary playground. so this is where you do your foraging? yeah. i used to walk along the river and then go also higher into the mountain. uh-huh. but here you can find a lot of special things. this is the water mint. it s wild and has a strong citrus taste, orange taste.
family a thousand miles away from here, nino s keen interest in traditional calabrian cooking came as a bit of a surprise to his friends and family. you didn t train as a chef? i am a self-taught chef. but at the same time, in the past, i had opportunity to learn from an ancient housekeeper. yeah. called maria. yeah. and that way, i got all the cuisine from the people. yeah, of course. then i put all the things together and i start just experimenting. once i would like to learn how to make pastry. yeah. i start only make pastry. so if you invite myself to a dinner yeah. i would just show up with one of my cakes and say, oh, this is for you. right. you became obsessive. yeah, obsessive. yes. over the last few years, nino s obsession has driven him to turn this remote area into his culinary playground. so this is where you do your foraging? yeah. i used to walk along the river and then go also
came as a bit of a surprise to his friends and family. you didn t train as a chef? i am a self-taught chef. but at the same time, in the past, i had opportunity to learn from an ancient housekeeper. yeah. called maria. yeah. and that way, i got all the cuisine from the people. yeah, of course. then i put all the things together and i start just experimenting. once i would like to learn how to make pastry. yeah. i start only make pastry. so if you invite myself to a dinner yeah. i would just show up with one of my cakes and say, oh, this is for you. right, you became obsessive. yeah, obsessive. yes. over the last few years, nino s obsession has driven him to turn this remote area into his culinary playground. so this is where you do your foraging? yeah, i used to walk along the river and then go also higher into the mountain. uh-huh. but here you can find a lot of special things.
and working out here since 2016, making food that celebrates the unique biodiversity of this mountain. and this land s been in your family for many generations? i think we are sixth generation. did you grow up here? i grew up in rome. but i ve never stopped being a calabrian child. growing up in a well-to-do family a thousand miles away from here, nino s keen interest in traditional calabrian cooking came as a bit of a surprise to his friends and family. you didn t train as a chef? i am a self-taught chef. but at the same time, in the past, i had opportunity to learn from an ancient housekeeper. yeah. called maria. yeah. and that way, i got all the cuisine from the people. yeah, of course. then i put all the things together and i start just experimenting. once i would like to learn how to make pastry. yeah. i start only make pastry. so if you invite myself to a dinner yeah.