Anthony Bourdain digs deep into the proud, often misunderstood culture of West Virginia, as he traverses a 5,000-foot mine, observes the demolition derby-like.
they created is barely hanging on. the first stop on my appalachian trail brings me here in full camo with a shotgun. jesus. stay tuned. if the history of this show teaches us anything, this doesn t go well. this is chicken the woods. i smell that. marcus ogilvie is a mountainman, actor, comedian. this isn t the first time he has taken me outdoors. he is taking me outdoors to hunt for his dad s squirrel gravy. that s right. squirrel gravery. i want you to try to do a squirrel quali. logistic. just like that. close your hand. that s good. squirrels are is he making fun of us?
my finger went in a hole. mike, marcus dad, is the chef. a master of coalfield cuisine where you make good with what you got. in this case, venice son, biscuit, and that sweet squirrel gravy. before you start making fun of appalachians eating squirrel, this is not an everyday meal anymore. squirrel is how they teach newbies to hunt. they re doing this for me. my welcome to the family. wow. all right. there we go. nice. give it a shot. make sure you don t get some buckshot. no buckshot. i think it passed. i think it passed. you have to have a lot of skills. that s the thing i m starting the learn living out here. necessity is a good teacher. well, i grew up in the coal fields. and there were no deer. and the only thing that my dad taught us how to hunt was squirrels and rabbits.