October. Zacuscă season. Dan came to the countryside “to relax.”
MAMAJust a little help, dragă. Only 20 kilos of peppers. And the eggplants. And the onions.
DANTwenty KILOS? That's not cooking, Mama. That's a deadlift.
Step 1: peel the roasted peppers. While they're hot.
DANAU! AU! Mama, they're four hundred degrees!
MAMABlow on your fingers. I've done this every October since 1984.
Inside Dan. The early reviews.
FLEXForearms on fire! Grip endurance! Hour two of peeling! I love the countryside!
BLOBVegetables. Boring. Wake me up when the oil arrives.
Step 2: “a little oil.”
DANMama… how much is “a little oil”?
MAMAAs much as it asks for, dragă. It's asking for one more.
Step 3: stir. For four hours. Without stopping.
MAMADon't stop stirring or it sticks! And if it sticks, we start again.
DANHour four. I can't feel my arms. I can't feel my soul.
Midnight. The pantry is full. Quality control has begun.
DANJust tasting it. For quality control. Third slice. Very thorough control.
FLEXWe burned about 800 calories making this!
BLOBAnd he's eating them back one spoon at a time. The circle of life.