Планета вкусов - Season 1

They say that the character of people is largely determined by the land, the soil on which they live. The land of Armenia is all mountains and stones that instill perseverance in people. So, it is not surprising that very laborious recipes arose here.

Imagine that you are in an unfamiliar country, on the streets of a foreign city. And you are so hungry! Where to find some food that will reward a tired wanderer for all his misery? Arriving in Salerno, a city in southern Italy, Anton Zaitsev tried a new method for himself. A severe hunger prompted him to go to the most reputable person in town and find out where and what is yummy here!

Nothing is easier than getting hungry here, in Berlin, where our gourmet journey begins. Anton Zaitsev wants to find food that can be called "traditional." Yet, it is not as easy as it seems - as long as international cuisine is on top here, and it pushes the local one on all fronts.

Some dishes are just delicious but taste of the others is truly legendary. And... well, some dishes are both! Take, for instance, famous Sevan crayfish. Those who have tried it, can't stop admiring its flavor. Anton Zaitsev opens the Sevan crayfish hunting season!

Anton Zaitsev is going to study the culinary phenomena of Salerno. He wants to find antique garum sauce. This sauce has not been made by wholesale since Roman Empire! Nowadays the garum is made only in Salerno and can't be found anywhere else in Italy.

The Berlin metro is organised in a very interesting way. Places with some sipid national cuisine are concentrated at almost every station as well as near it. So, you can make a culinary trip around the world while using the subway! .

Anton Zaitsev came to a very remarkable place for everyone who likes to eat. Only here you can observe three countries at the same time: France, Switzerland and Germany. Let's check if it's possible to have breakfast, lunch and dinner in three different countries in one day. But we'll not just eat - we are also going to learn something interesting about local cooking!

Anton Zaitsev arrived on the island of Aphrodite, hoping to find an ancient dish called "kleftiko", which means... well, basically, "stolen meat." And it's not just a metaphor!

There are popular dishes, there are famous ones, and there are legendary ones. Probably none of you tried a dish called "hash". Seven cities fought for the right to be considered the homeland of Homer. And all seventy-seven are ready to fight for hash. But we are not going to interfere in this centuries-old debate. Our mission is to find a real hash and learn how to cook it. To do that, Anton Zaitsev came to Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.

The city of Hamburg is very much like human. Almost 80% of it is water! There are a lot of canals in Hamburg, more than in Amsterdam and Venice put together, and locals usually work an appetite by walking along them. So you see why our culinary journey today is connected with water!

People of Caucasus love cooking and know how to do it properly. Special attention in Adyghe cuisine is paid to chicken. Anton Zaitsev is going to find out that a chicken dish can also be a real culinary adventure!

Old Cologne dishes have one really interesting feature that complicates the task of the taster - they have either deceptive or too poetic names, so you can't even guess how they have been cooked or what ingredients are. Anton Zaitsev makes a culinary journey into the past to find out what the dishes of the 18th and 19th centuries consist of.

The traveler, who found himself in the German city of Munich at the end of September, needs just one second to feel: there is a great celebration here. It attracts citizens and visitors of all gender, age and rank. This is Oktoberfest - the biggest and the most famous annual feast in the world! Anton Zaitsev tries to find out what seven million guests of Oktoberfest actually eat!

Dresden is the art capital of the world. This city is jam-packed with priceless paintings, sculptures and architecture. And, probably, this is the best place to find one of the most beautiful and artistic German dishes!