killed. maya s dad was all those things, an educated landowner and part of the rural tribal administration from the selassie time. most people who had the means left the country. petros: i know this guy who is appointed, you know, as a governor of the region, killed 60 people in the region. in three year s time. maya: nobody knows when he s coming. anthony: right. maya: so he could, he d just knock our door and my mom, she gets it every time he comes. he gave her bullets. he tells her, this bullet next time is yours if don t bring your husband. so my dad always came to visit us in nighttime, so he never been really home or around during the daytime. anthony: so for most of that time your father had to live in hiding. maya: yeah. petros: yeah, and then we all survived by the grace of god, and we are blessed for this.
ason. this is a play on some garlic crabs, but this is shrimp butter instead of garlic butter, and then you have that play of, you know, the french influence into the cuisine right here. anthony: the flavors and textures and food ways of west africa are all over southern cooking. and there are few better places to see how short the line between there and here than gullah culture. anthony: i m really enjoying this, i got to tell you. sean: this is so delicious. ashley: oh my goodness. anthony: how african is traditional gullah cooking? ashley: well, i think what happens is you change the location of the people, but you do not change who the people were. you did not change the information that they came with, with their traditions. sean: if you look at the history of american food and you ll you ll quickly see that this is this is one of the first true cuisines of america. anthony: oh what s that?
marcus: oh, they changed it. maya: they changed it, they made it big. marcus: yes. anthony: i leave marcus alone with his father. this is between them. marcus: yes. tsegay: aberagodana. marcus: aberagodana? i like it. i like aberagodana. maya: he wants us to see your foot actually. he wanted to see how you guys look alike. marcus: i wasn t ready for this. maya: they look alike. marcus: yeah. proof! proof.
state bird is the mosquito. anthony: right, so i want to be covered head to toe. salesman: next thing we need to get your face covered up. anthony: i m going into waffle house wearing this. this is totally me. salesman: we do have some turkey vests. anthony: a turkey vest, yes, i just gotta have it. [ imitating arnold schwarzenegger ] this is your last day on earth, mr. turkey. you will die now. prepare to meet your maker. here s the thing about hunting. the likelihood of me successfully shooting even the stupidest animal on camera are about the same as donald trump being gracious to anybody or adam sandler making a good movie. basically, a magical unicorn is
anthony: when you looked to the west, were there american musicians who spoke to you? mahmoud: [ speaking amharic ] anthony: combining elements of jazz, swing, r&b, and distinctive ethiopian scales and time signatures, and the always killer horn section, well, listen for yourself.