00:30Thanks to a tradition, almost everyone who has been in Pai for any length of time knows each other.
00:47The expat people from different countries gather every Thursday in one of the popular cafes.
00:54This is a kind of speech club.
01:00Or you can drink tea while you chat with people that are sitting at neighboring tables.
01:10As an extra treat, you can get to listen to local musicians as well.
01:14For example, this man, June.
01:16This man is from Japan, and he has lived here for several years.
01:21He performs in these types of places in the evenings together with his group for voluntary donations.
01:32Between musical breaks, people come up and talk about themselves or about things that are of interest to them.
01:39Sometimes they give a prepared talk and a presentation.
01:43Others perform impromptu or ad-lib.
01:46In either case, newcomers are always welcome, and they're invited to speak.
01:51The audience is very outgoing in Pai.
02:18We received a lot of useful information after we mentioned in our speech that we are looking for interesting people and unusual places.
02:28Very soon, you will learn what special people we were advised to meet with, along with what unique places we were advised to visit.
02:37Coming soon in Going Beyond, we will see how craft shoes are made.
02:58We will learn what a kambu is, and make a special contribution to the greening of our planet.
03:09I gave a life for a new tree.
03:12Good luck, buddy.
03:13In Pai, at night markets, I met with a master who is working with a natural leather, and he invited me to his workplace to see how he's making shoes.
03:36Hi, Sabadi Kap. I'm Maria. Do you remember me?
03:42I remember you.
03:44Show me how you do it. What is the step-by-step of making shoes.
03:47All that is needed to produce these handcrafted shoes are a simple set of tools, a couple of stumps instead of a table, a few types of quality leather, and most importantly, a talented master.
04:04Using sewing patterns, cutting out leather, gluing different types of layers together, he sews these materials all at once, and then he burns figures into the leather with a soldering iron, and finally, he burns in a stamp of his mark of quality.
04:31Everything is made by hand, and that's why this work is very laborious and painstaking.
04:39He works all day over one pair of shoes.
04:43And how much your shoes cost?
04:45Shoes go for $50, sandals for $30.
04:48What was the most expensive pair you sell?
04:52These are the most expensive. They cost $70.
04:56Did you like what you do? Do you enjoy your work?
04:59Of course, it makes sense to do something that brings joy. Everyone lives like this here.
05:08It's very interesting and important for me to learn something new.
05:13And today, I found this old shy man who are making shoes from leather.
05:18It's very expensive and very good quality stuff that are exporting to our countries and selling there.
05:24I think he has magic hands.
05:26Here in Pai, everyone is very friendly with the mother nature, and I'm not surprised that I found a farm of fermentation.
05:48Here they do kefir, sauerkraut, sauer veggies, and also they teach people how to make it.
05:55And now we're going to talk about the workshop that they do.
05:58Fermented foods are products produced with the help of a specific fermentation process.
06:05It is believed that fermented foods are very useful.
06:09This is because the body easily absorbs them, and there are more vitamins in them than in fresh foods.
06:15It is a healthy and dietary food.
06:17This is a person who knows how to cook them.
06:21Lance, I come from northern Saskatchewan in Canada, and come to Thailand nine years ago.
06:28A natural food and a healthy lifestyle fan talks about his business.
06:33We make pickles, dill pickles, Spanish sauerkraut, German sauerkraut, Russian-Ukrainian sauerkraut, Polish sauerkraut, Chinese sauerkraut.
06:50In general, you understand.
06:51Here we see any product can be made fermented.
06:55Anything you like can be soured and pickled.
06:57For example, vegetables are put into salt water and placed into a regular plastic bag.
07:04The main thing here is to be telling everything with an air of importance, telling guests the secret of using a plastic bag and a rubber band.
07:15And it spreads all the way around to even the outside.
07:18For sure, everything is under that brine.
07:21The process is actually very simple.
07:23But Masterclass visitors make notes on everything in huge workbooks with considerable details.
07:32These types of workshops have an advantage as you can always taste something during the training.
07:37Although the taste sampling does not always look that appetizing.
07:44Kimchi is a famous Korean dish.
07:47In fact, it is simply fermented Chinese cabbage with spices.
07:52But it's considered a staple of the Korean cuisine.
07:57This is fermented asparagus.
07:59These are mushrooms.
08:04It is not only food that can be fermented, but also drinks.
08:08This is kombucha, an interesting drink from China.
08:12It is known as butch to everyone in Eastern Europe.
08:14Symbionic community of bacteria and yeast.
08:21And that's what it is.
08:23If we put this creature that is similar to a brown jellyfish in a sweet tea,
08:27it will then turn into a slightly aerated liquid with the taste of an apple fizz in a few days.
08:33If we take this slick little creature from the jar several times a day with rather dirty hands,
08:40it is likely that the tea will ferment even faster.
08:44Overall, this drink is not to everyone's taste.
08:48While the students are diligently making notes of new recipes,
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