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Winter in Sim Village

Snowy paths, warm ovens and patient mountain cooking bring quiet comfort to the coldest days of village life.

23 videos

Cold mountain air and the warmth of the village kitchen

Seasonal video archive

Stories from winter

Full-length Sim Village Cooking videos whose landscape, harvest or daily work belongs to this season.

February 202630 min watch

20kg Calf Head on His Back — 5 Traditional Mountain Dishes from One Ingredient

Poverty sometimes makes people invent new dishes! Grandpa conquered 7 km of difficult roads, crossed dangerous roads, bought a 20 kg cow's head from a neighboring village and brought it to the village, and grandma and grandpa took 10 kg of meat from the cow's head, minced it and cooked 5 different dishes from that minced meat, lula kebab from the head of the cow, cutlets from the head of the cow, stuffed with grape leaves from the head of the cow, khash from the head of the cow, sauce from the head of the cow!

February 202644 min watch

Grandpa Risks His Life on a Snowy Cliff to Catch Quail Using an Old Trap Method

Far from civilization in the harsh mountain cold, Grandpa crosses dangerous snowy cliffs to catch wild quail with an old rope-and-bag trap after heavy snow closes every road to the village. In this remote mountain village, there is no electricity, no gas, no easy road access and no modern convenience.

February 202652 min watch

Grandpa Slips Down a 45° Snowy Mountain – Winter Survival in Deep Forest

be/Ky_gWUvmElk Grandpa ran out of food and the danger of winter was high, so he went 2-3 km to the village through the thick snow and bought 16 kg of goats and packed them in jars and put them in the basement! be/PwqKRd1AkME Grandpa risked his life and went back to the village and went through difficult and snowy roads, collected eggs from all the neighbors, filled jars, canned them and put them in the basement for storage!

December 202551 min watch

Grandpa as an Expert Walks on Deadly Cliffs to Hunt Wild Birds

Grandpa began his journey on a deadly 45–50° mountain slope, where he slipped while carrying rare mountain mushrooms and almost fell into a deep cliff. Moments later, he discovered a narrow crack in the rocks — the place where his missing chickens had disappeared days earlier.