Far from Civilization: Harvesting Giant Grapes High in the Mountains
An elderly couple harvests giant black and white grapes in a steep mountain vineyard, carries 44 kg home by hand, and preserves the crop using ancient village methods for winter. Before leaving for the vineyard, they cover ordinary household plates with thick clay to create handmade storage dishes. In the enormous mountain vineyard, they pick extraordinary hybrid grapes with bunches weighing nearly 3 kg and fill their baskets with ripe golden and black fruit. After carrying the heavy harvest home across steep and slippery mountain trails, they wash the grapes and begin preparing them in several traditional ways. They make grape jam, use an old sulfur-smoking method before drying golden and black raisins, seal whole bunches inside clay dishes, and bury them underground to keep the grapes fresh through winter. The harvest is also used to create a grape-shaped corn salad decorated with grape leaves. Ten days later, the dried raisins are collected and added to traditional Azerbaijani plov with aş-qara. Finally, fresh grapes are preserved in glass jars before the family shares their evening meal. Chapters: 00:00 Giant Black and White Grape Harvest Preview 00:39 Making Traditional Clay Storage Dishes 04:55 Harvesting Giant Grapes in the Mountain Vineyard 15:30 Carrying 44 KG Across Steep Mountain Trails 22:10 Grape Jam, Sulfur Smoking and Sun-Dried Raisins 31:45 Sealing Fresh Grapes Inside Clay for Winter 38:35 Grape Salad, Azerbaijani Plov and Winter Preservation Sim Village Cooking is a real-life cooking project from a mountain village. Here we cook with firewood, build our own tandoors and clay ovens, and use ingredients we grow ourselves. There is no electricity or gas — just fire, hands, and family. This is not a show or a staged video — this is how we really live. If you support our journey, like and subscribe. #simvillagecooking #grapeharvest #mountainlife #villagecooking #traditionalfood
